Production Kitchen Manager

Directly manage production and bakery kitchen. Overall responsibility of the production and delivery of products across sites, ensuring a safe working environment, with a motivated team, whilst producing products to meet the needs of the business.
This is a hands on role, supporting the team in our Gloucester Services Kitchen and bakery, as well as working closely with the Westmorland Kitchen team.

• To ensure day to day delivery of food products for departments across the business, ensuring all internal order numbers are met and a full food offer range is consistently available for our customers



• To effectively manage, recruit, train and support the team



• Setting production plans for the production and bakery team



• Oversee specification and presentation of food products to ensure we are maintaining the company standards



• To ensure that Kitchen and bakery areas are maintained to a high standard, working within food safety guidelines. Ensuring all Health and Safety procedures are adhered to and audited in line with the health and safety policy



• Work as part of the larger catering team where necessary, using flexibility and your initiative to change your own activities to meet different circumstances



• Responsible for stock ordering, ensuring levels are completed correctly and stock movements as necessary, ensuring all procedures are followed in regards to production, transfers, shipping , wastage and supporting the stock controller with invoice processing



• Manage any issues in a timely manner regarding colleagues or inability to meet production or food service deadlines