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Join our motley crew of innovators, enablers, artists, gastro creators and social groovers; it is their disruptive ideas and enthusiasm which makes Stroud Brewery the company we are today. We are a dedicated organic brewery and a B Corps business that balances purpose and profit. Stroud Brewery is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes candidates from all backgrounds to apply. If you want to work for a sustainable and ethical brewery, bar and kitchen, we want to hear from you!

Job Function: To lead the kitchen team and together deliver unique, fresh and healthy food offer from the Stroud Brewery Kitchen

Hours: 37.5 per week - 2 admin days and 3 service days

About the kitchen: The kitchen at Stroud Brewery is centred around the wood fired oven and the grill. We focus on using local and/or organic ingredients wherever possible. We have an all day menu with brunch, lunch and grill dishes, plus regular specials and pizzas being offered from Thursdays. We also cater for a range of events and have a dedicated following of regulars who ensure the kitchen is very busy!

Main responsibilities: Working well in a high paced environment under pressure, you will also lead the team to make sure that they deliver a high quality but personable service to all areas whilst minimising any waiting times:

Ensure food hygiene regulations are met, including daily tasks, temperature records and an open and close checklist
Control and direct food preparation and related activities
Together with the kitchen team continually develop our menu, using local and organic ingredients wherever possible
Cost all food items and maintain required kitchen GP%
Identify suppliers and ensure regular supply of stock
Oversee/ensure monthly stocktake
Be fully responsible for hiring, managing and training kitchen staff
Manage staffing rota and ensure optimum cover for all service times
Authorise team holidays
Approve timesheets
Complete regular 1:1 appraisals
Ensure great customer service
Ensure health and safety in the kitchen

Person Specification:

Essential:

A passionate chef who has experience managing and leading a large team and can demonstrate the following capabilities:

Experience in writing menus across a number of different areas
Management experience - understanding team needs in a big kitchen
Computer competence (e-mail, spreadsheets, word-processing)
Entrepreneurial mind - can provide accurate and timely menu costings and share a commercial overview of the kitchen as a whole
Ability to manage GP & wastage to an agreed level
Being presentable & professional
Maintain a safe working environment within all legal guidelines
Passion for organic, fresh local ingredients
Experienced in maintaining kitchen hygiene, and health and safety
A keen eye for detail - suggestions for continuous improvement for service, prep, menus, ordering, managing the team
Practical - oversee basic kitchen maintenance
Competent when working with kitchen machinery
Works well under pressure
Ability to manage & work alongside all Stroud Brewery departments
Able to work well in a team
Flexible
Reliable
Conscientious

Aptitude for learning
Proactive

Desirable:

An interest in real ales and their production
Curious about cooking with beer and brewery by-products
An interest in fermentation & baking
Knowledge of sourdoughs
Share Stroud Brewery ethos for sustainability

KPIs:

Maintain staff vs revenue % at 35%
Operate within a target margin
Maintain health and safety policies
Maintain a 5* hygiene rating
Achieve and maintain 60% organic and or/local ingredients

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