# Kitchen Manager - Soho Farmhouse **Company**: Soho House **Location**: Chipping Norton **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Hospitality **Industry**: Hospitality **Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sohohouseco/jobs/5004606101?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_fc125523-c0f ## Description At Soho House, our Kitchen Manager is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of our staff canteen and prep kitchen, ensuring our teams enjoy fresh, nutritious and high-quality meals every day. Working closely with the Executive Chef, you will take ownership of kitchen operations, menu planning, food quality, stock management and cost control, while leading and developing a motivated kitchen team. This is a hands-on leadership role that requires strong culinary skills, excellent organisation and a passion for creating a positive dining experience for our employees, alongside supporting the wider kitchen operations across the site. **Responsibilities** - Oversee the daily operations of the staff canteen and prep kitchen, ensuring efficient service, consistent food quality and high standards of presentation. - Plan and deliver fresh, nutritious and varied staff menus, catering for different dietary requirements, allergens and preferences. - Lead, motivate and develop the kitchen team, including recruitment, onboarding, training, performance management and ongoing development. - Work closely with the Executive Chef to develop menus, improve food offerings and maintain consistent culinary standards. - Manage daily food preparation, production schedules and kitchen requirements to support both the staff canteen and wider site operations. - Take ownership of food costs, labour budgets, ordering, stock control and waste management, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency. - Oversee deliveries, stock rotation, storage and distribution, ensuring ingredients are managed safely and effectively. - Ensure full compliance with food safety, hygiene, allergen management and health & safety regulations, maintaining a clean and organised kitchen environment. - Collaborate with other kitchen teams and departments to coordinate preparation requirements and support smooth operational delivery. - Create a positive, collaborative team culture through hands-on leadership, clear communication and a commitment to delivering an excellent employee dining experience. **Benefits** - Weekly Pay - Team meal whilst on shift prepared by our chefs - Every House Membership - 50% off Food & Drink, 7 days a week - Staff Room Rate; Any Bedroom, Any House, $100 a night - Private Health and Dental Care - Life Assurance - Day off on your birthday - Up to 50% Staff Discount on Cowshed & Soho Home - In conjunction with Soho Impact, take 2 days paid a year to support a charity of your choice. - Free Counselling Sessions - Cookhouse & House Tonic: Our Cookhouse & House Tonic programmes offer unique food and drink trainings, events and opportunities to inspire and educate. - Continuous training to develop yourself personally and professionally - Team Events: From fitness sessions to cinema screenings and art classes, each month we hold a series of fun events which you can sign up to **Requirements** - Previous experience as a Kitchen Manager, Head Chef or Sous Chef within a high-volume hospitality or catering environment. - Experience managing a staff canteen, employee dining operation or large-scale food production is advantageous. - Strong culinary knowledge with the ability to create varied, nutritious and cost-effective menus. - Proven experience leading, training and developing kitchen teams. - Good understanding of food costs, labour management, stock control and kitchen budgets. - Excellent knowledge of food safety, hygiene, HACCP and allergen management. - Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple operational priorities. - A hands-on, proactive leadership style with excellent communication and problem-solving skills. - Passionate about delivering consistently high standards of food and creating a positive experience for colleagues. ## Skills ### Required - kitchen management - menu planning - food safety - hygiene - allergen management - health & safety regulations - leadership - team management - communication - problem-solving ### Nice to have - previous experience as a Kitchen Manager, Head Chef or Sous Chef - experience managing a staff canteen, employee dining operation or large-scale food production --- Source: [Apply at job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sohohouseco/jobs/5004606101?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)