Assistant Kitchen Manager

About the role

Reporting to the Kitchen Manager, you’ll take the lead in their absence and be responsible for the day-to-day management of our kitchen teams across Longleat and its associated outlets. This is a hands-on role focused on delivering exceptional food quality and ensuring full compliance with corporate food safety standards.

• To achieve business objectives as set by the Kitchen Manager, which include quality of food guest scores, food safety audit scores, food wastage control tolerances and food production labour costs
• Line manage the delivery of the required volumes of food items for the food and beverage production areas to meet variable demands as cascaded by weekly park footfall forecasts and data provided by the Food and Beverage Product and Compliance manager.
• Attend meetings and training courses as may be necessary from time to time and schedule reporting team to complete training commensurate with roles.
• Support the Kitchen manager in the control and maintaining of levels of all food storage areas and ensure deliveries are packed away upon receipt and that all stock is rotated using the FIFO system of work

• Good experience (e.g. a minimum 3 years) leading a Kitchen team within the hospitality industry in a multi food outlet site or large-scale production site.
• CIEH approved level 3 food safety or equivalent.
• NVQ Levels 3 in Professional cookery or equivalent.
• Calm under pressure, ability to plan and prioritize and work to tight deadlines and within set budgets
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate with people at all levels: peers, managers, and members of the public
• Driven and positive, with an ability to find solutions and motivate both self and line reports to work independently.

At Longleat we offer a day out like no other, our guests are invited to step into the Thynn family home where they will find the finest example of Elizabethan Architecture. They are also immersed into the wild side, where they can visit over 120 species of animals by car, foot, train, bus, and boat.

With a core business welcoming around 1 million guests every year, we are passionate about providing unforgettable experiences that bring family and friends together to create memories that will last a lifetime.

In this unique work environment, you will be surrounded by historic landscapes and listed buildings, all whilst listening to our lions roar and wolves howl. You will even have the opportunity to visit our adorable Koalas and cheeky meerkats during your lunch break.

You will receive attractive benefits that include:

• 29 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays, rising to 31 days at 5 years’ service.
• Unlimited free entry to Longleat for our employees
• Complimentary tickets to Longleat and Cheddar Gorge and Caves, 18 per annum pro rata
• 50% off Membership for Friends and Family
• Discounts on food and beverages and retail merchandise
• Discounts on VIP Experiences and Accommodation
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employer contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance scheme
• Perks at work
• Range of flexible working schemes