Overview
Kitchen Manager – TGI Fridays UK
Location: Various UK locations
Contract: Full-Time | Guaranteed 48-Hour Contract
Your Role
As Kitchen Manager, you are the director of kitchen excellence. You’ll lead and motivate a brigade of chefs, manage operations with skill and precision, and ensure every plate is served with pride, purpose, and perfection. This role focuses on leadership, mentorship, and operational mastery to drive the standards and create an environment where your team and kitchen can shine.
Your Mission
* Lead, train, and inspire your kitchen team to deliver consistently high-quality dishes
* Ensure operational excellence across food, hygiene, guest satisfaction, and team performance
* Build a positive, inclusive kitchen culture that celebrates growth, recognition, and opportunity
* Host daily team huddles to energise and align your crew
* Maintain stock levels, manage margins, and control costs with accuracy
* Drive performance across sales, safety, and brand standards
* Uphold the highest health, safety, and cleanliness standards
* Support the wider management team with innovation, leadership, and forward-thinking strategy
You’ve Got the Leading Role If You Have…
* Previous experience in a kitchen management or leadership role
* Confidence in leading a team, communicating clearly, and solving challenges
* Knowledge of food safety, kitchen operations, and inventory control
* Passion for quality, detail, and delivering memorable guest experiences
* Willingness to complete our in-house management training and development programme
* Flexibility to work evenings and weekends
Your Backstage Perks
* Guaranteed 48-hour contract
* Annual performance-based bonus scheme
* Enhanced pension scheme and optional private medical insurance
* Access to the Aspire Leadership Programme and exclusive leadership events
* Structured development pathways and apprenticeship opportunities
* 50% discount on food for you and up to five guests
* Performance recognition and staff incentives
* Generous refer-a-friend scheme
* Wagestream access for real-time pay management
* Membership with Hospitality Action for wellbeing and support
* Long service awards and team celebrations
Who We Are
At Fridays, we embrace every stripe — whoever you are and whatever makes you unique. Inclusion is at the heart of our brand. We support LGBTQ+ rights, gender equality, accessibility, and individuality. We don’t ask you to fit in. We welcome you to belong.
“No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else.” – P.T. Barnum
Apply now and make magic happen in the kitchen.
Job Details
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Management and Manufacturing
* Industries: Restaurants
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