Aramark UK is looking for a hands-on, enthusiastic Kitchen Manager to lead the kitchen at the iconic Warwick Castle Hotel.
If you're passionate about delivering high-quality food, developing teams, and creating memorable guest experiences in a high-volume, fast-paced environment, this could be the perfect role for you!
Youll oversee day-to-day kitchen operations, supporting the hotel's food and beverage offering. With service ranging from 30 to 300 covers depending on the season, you'll manage a young and dynamic team, ensuring consistently high standards in food quality, safety, and presentation, while contributing to menu execution and continuous improvement
Key Responsibilities
* Deliver consistent, high-quality buffet food and maintain presentation and service flow
* Monitor guest feedback and implement improvements
* Ensure full compliance with food safety, hygiene, and health & safety legislation
* Lead a strong food safety culture and manage audits, documentation, and daily controls
* Manage stock leavels, rotation, and portion control to minimise waste
* Support cost control through planning and asherence to procurement processes
* Lead, motivate, and develop a predominantly young kitchen team
* Manage rotas, labour planning, and team performance
* Execute centrally produced menus to brand standards
* Contribute ideas for buffet presentation, menu trials, and seasonal improvements
Skills & Experience Required
Essential
* Proven experience as a Kitchen Manager or Senior Kitchen Leader in a high-volume buffet or similar operation
* Strong track record of leading and developing young or entry-level kitchen teams
* Excellent knowledge of food safety, hygiene, and compliance standards
* Experience operating within centrally managed menus and procurement frameworks
* Strong organisational, communication, and people management skills
* Ability to remain calm, structured, and quality-focused during peak trading periods
Desirable
* Experience within hotels, resorts, attractions, or large-scale leisure environments
* Formal culinary qualifications and food safety certification
* Experience contributing to menu development or refinement within a branded operation
Personal Attributes
* Guest focused with a passion for quaiity and consistency
* A confident, approachable leader who enjoys developing others
* Detail-oriented with strong operational discipline
* Flexible and adaptable to seasonal trading patterns
* Professional, resilient, and values-driven
Pay and Benefits
You will be working full time on 40 hour a week contract, earning a yearly salary of £30,000. We don't do split shifts here and finishing time is no later than 11pm. You'll be joining a great team, with faboulous career prospects - we LOVE to promote from within.
* Merlin Magic Passes - free tickets for you and your family to use across Merlin Entertainments attractions
* Save hundreds of £'s with our online shopping scheme
* Generous accrued annual leave package
* Uniform provided
* Working with a great team who have lots of fun out of work social activities
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Ongoing training and development
* Free staff parking
About Aramark
At Aramark UK, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued and empowered to thrive. As a proud Disability Confident employer, we actively encourage applications from individuals of all abilities and are dedicated to supporting employees with disabilities throughout their career journey.We ensure our recruitment process is accessible, and reasonable adjustments are available at every stage, from application to interview and employment. If you require any accommodations or have any questions, please reach out to our recruitment team – careers@aramark.co.uk. Join us in fostering a workplace where everyone can achieve their full potential