Kitchen Manager
Levy | SEC Glasgow
Salary: £35000 + Benefits
At Levy, we deliver exceptional food experiences at some of the UK's most iconic venues - and the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) Glasgow is one of our busiest and most exciting. We're now looking for a Kitchen Manager with a sharp eye for detail and strong commercial acumen to oversee stock control, food costs and kitchen systems across this large-scale, event-led operation.
The Role
As Kitchen Manager, you'll sit at the heart of the culinary operation, ensuring robust controls, accurate stock management and cost efficiency across multiple kitchens and outlets. Working closely with Head Chefs, Lead Chefs and operational teams, you'll support high-volume food delivery while maintaining tight financial and compliance controls.
This is an ideal role for someone who understands kitchens inside out and enjoys driving performance through systems, data and organisation.
Key Responsibilities
Oversee all food stock control processes across SEC kitchens
Manage ordering, deliveries, storage and stock rotation in line with food safety standards
Monitor food costs, margins and GP, identifying and addressing variances
Support menu costing, portion control and waste reduction initiatives
Lead stock takes, audits and reporting, ensuring accuracy and accountability
Work closely with culinary and finance teams to drive cost efficiency
Ensure compliance with food safety, allergen, HACCP and health & safety standards
Support continuous improvement of kitchen systems and processes
About You
Proven experience as a Kitchen Manager, Back of House Manager or Senior Chef with strong stock and cost control responsibility
Strong understanding of food cost management, GP control and stock systems
Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
Confident communicator able to influence and support kitchen teams
Strong knowledge of food safety, compliance and audit requirements
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, event-driven environment
Why Join Levy at SEC Glasgow?
Work at one of the UK's most iconic and diverse event venues
Be part of Levy, a market leader in premium hospitality and event catering
Access to development, training and career progression across Compass Group
A dynamic, high-volume operation where your impact is visible every day
If you're commercially minded, operationally strong and passionate about driving standards and efficiency in kitchens at scale, we'd love to hear from you.
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