Kitchen Manager
Department: Students' Union
Salary: Starting from £26,707, rising to £30,378
Closing date: Sunday 09 November 2025
The Students' Union is looking for a dedicated and experienced Kitchen Manager to join the team at the Plug & Tub bar. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a small, fast-paced kitchen and contribute to the high standards of food quality, safety, and service that define the University of Baths catering experience.
About the role
Youll oversee a small call-order kitchen operating daily from 128pm, managing a team of approximately 10 staff. Your responsibilities will include:
- leading all aspects of kitchen operations
- ensuring compliance with financial controls, food safety (HACCP), Health & Safety, and staffing procedures in line with university guidelines
- producing high-quality food to menu specifications in a high-turnover environment
- supporting on-site functions and banquets as needed
- ensuring staff adhere to roles outlined in the Food Safety Management System (FSMS)
About you
Were seeking someone who:
- has proven experience in kitchen management
- is passionate about food quality, safety, and service
- can lead and motivate a team effectively
- is eager to contribute to the development of our food and beverage offering, customer service, and operational excellence
Youll work closely with the management team and participate in training initiatives to help shape the future of our culinary operations.
Further information
This is a full-time role, working an average of 48 hours per week (5 out of 7 shift pattern) during term-time only, on an annualised basis, with 3 months off to enjoy the summer!
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kelly Sheppard, Deputy Commercial Manager.
At the University of Bath, we aim to create an inclusive and supportive working environment. If you're passionate about food, thrive in a team, and are ready to take ownership of a dynamic kitchen, wed love to hear from you!
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality, receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, an accredited Disability Confident Leader and an autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.
What we can offer you
We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us, and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:
- Free counselling services through Health Assured
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Staff discount at Team Bath gym
- Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
- Staff discount on language courses
- Generous employer contributory pension schemes
- Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
- A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities, including Apprenticeships, Learning and more
- Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
- Local discounts and more
- A family-friendly workplace
- An excellent rewards package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
- Relocation allowance
Find out more about our benefits on our website and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work, as well as following us on X.
Right to Work in the UK: We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship, and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.
Anonymous shortlisting: We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details, such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.
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