Slug & LettuceKitchen Manager / Head Chef

Kitchen Manager

Slug & Lettuce - Bournemouth

There are nearly 90 Slug & Lettuce bars. As stylish and contemporary bars, the Slug and Lettuce prides itself on offering a local and individual feel to each bar, whilst making sure the quality in service and its menu is consistent across the board. The brand offers a wide range of quality food and drinks offerings to today’s discerning customer and for every occasion. Customers can choose from regularly updated food menus, designed to refresh, excite and satisfy any appetite

Bay Restaurant Group Limited (Bay Restaurants) is a new company which has been formed to acquire selected assets from within the former Laurel business.

Bay Restaurants will be one of the leading operators in the casual dining market with over 210 units across three industry–leading restaurant brands. The restaurant business will comprise of over 80 Slug and Lettuce venues, 24 ha ha Bar & Grill and 24 pipeline sites being acquired, together with 85 La Tasca Restaurants which have now been merged with Laurel’s former food–led business to create the new restaurant company which will be the fourth largest casual dining operator in the UK.

As a Kitchen Manager / Head Chef you will have responsibility and accountability for:

• Management and training of the Kitchen Team
• Operational and Legal compliance
• Achieving quality and specification standards
• Stock control and management
• Specials menu development
• Achievement of GP and quality targets

Successful candidates are likely to be:

• Experienced in the delivery of food growth in a freshly cooked environment
• Experienced kitchen team managers
• Very hands–on
• Keen to help others learn
• Commercial

Pay and Benefits

• Competitive basic salary in line with the size and turnover of the site
• Bonus scheme (all employees)
• Unlimited career progression
• Ongoing training and development via our Academy