Kitchen Manager

Job Description

Black Bear Burger is not your typical burger joint – our ethos is ‘simple, done well’ – we don’t mess around with gimmicks. We use the best beef we can get our hands on and everything in our burgers is there to enhance the flavour of that beef! We've built a huge following of fans (both in person and online) and get daily burger pilgrims travelling from across the country to try our food. We've featured on Netflix's Million Pound Menu and most recently BBC's Masterchef the Professionals. As a company we currently have nine sites with more planned for 2026. We're on a really great journey, and we're looking to bring pro-active, dynamic and career driven people on board to grow with us on that journey. THE ROLE As Kitchen manager, you'll be working closely with head office in leading your team from the front, drawing on previous chef and management experience. We want to bring in someone who is going to be proud of what we do, as we're continually working hard to be top of our game in the competitive burger market. Key responsibilities for the role of kitchen manager: • Running the service element of the kitchen (cooking standards, prep levels, managing the team), • Hygeine and Cleanliness levels + Health and Safety Standards (Due Diligence, Record Keeping, overall compliance.), • Stock Management (Ordering, minimising wastage, staying on top of rotation), • Management of the team (development and training, rotas, recruitment, maintaining great team culture), • Menu Development with the group head chef, designing specials. Systems Food Alert (Due Dilligence), Supy (ordering and stock), Planday (Rotas), All Gravy (Training and development) Perks • 28 days holiday, • Employee referral scheme (refer someone in and get £200), • Friends and Family Discount, • Free staff meals + Swaps with other exciting businesses., • Top Staff Parties, • Management Meals out., • The role is hourly paid and based on 45-48h/wk, £17.5, • Bonuses including £100 deliveroo based on sales paid fortnightly and potential 1k bonuses paid quarterly based on performance