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Our Kitchen Managers play an essential role in delivering an exceptional customer experience across our restaurants - delivering tasty food, ensuring food hygiene, maintaining high operational standards, and achieving commercial targets.
Responsibilities
1. Leading the kitchen team, ensuring efficient service within budget and compliant with standards.
2. Ensuring meals are presented to a high standard and served on time.
3. Maintaining a fully compliant kitchen with statutory health & safety and food hygiene requirements.
4. Inspiring your team to deliver excellent food service and customer experience.
5. Creating a fun and productive environment, fostering development opportunities for your team.
Who We Are Looking For
1. Experience in food service management.
2. Commercial awareness, including budgeting, profitability, and sales growth.
3. Ability to identify training needs and coach staff effectively.
4. Adaptability to changing priorities, regulations, and workload.
5. Positive leadership, capable of motivating through seasonal changes.
6. Alignment with our values: teamwork, continuous improvement, positivity, passion for gardens, and customer focus.
What We Offer
1. Generous annual leave with flexible holiday usage.
2. Uncapped store discounts: 50% in restaurants, 25% in garden centres, 10% in food halls.
3. Access to Wagestream for financial wellbeing support.
4. Support from Retail Trust for confidential advice, virtual GP, counselling, and rewards.
5. Development opportunities via Dobbies Academy.
6. A passionate, diverse, and supportive team environment.
About Us
Founded in 1865, Dobbies is the UK’s only garden centre retailer with stores nationwide. We celebrate garden living year-round, offering products, services, and community events. We are committed to being a great place to work, encouraging colleagues to grow and succeed together.
Additional Details
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Management and Manufacturing
* Industry: Retail
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