Our newly extended hotel provides the perfect backdrop for any occasion from overnight stays for work travel, weddings to birthday parties to business meetings and more….a bite to eat on our outdoor terrace or relax in our restaurant and bar with a beer, juice, cocktail or glass of fizz. Our welcoming team ensure a stay with us is as effortless as it is enjoyable.

As growth continues, we are seeking a Kitchen Manager who thrives in a changing environment to bring knowledge, skills and experience to our team.

You will have experience in a similar role, or keen to step up into Managing the kitchen, ensuring all dishes are created to specs, are mouth wateringly appealing and delivered efficiently to our guests.

Main Duties of the Kitchen Manager Role:

• Responsible for all operational aspects of the Kitchen and its success.
• To support the Manager with the management of the Kitchen Division including ordering, stock rotation, food hygiene, cost of goods and rota planning.

• Monitoring portion and waste control to maintain COGs

• Manage the day to day food administration ensuring systems compliance- temperature and food checks.
• Ordering stocks, taking deliveries of produce and stock rotation of food stuffs, auditing equipment and standards.
• Maintain a professional kitchen, with a positive attitude and proud workforce
• Delegate, lead, coach and manage your Team appropriately.
• Ensure all documentation, i.e. daily/ weekly/ monthly checks are completed as required

Key Requirements for the Kitchen Manager Role:

• Great cooking skills
• Proven skills efficiently running the pass with busy shifts
• Evidence of managing a Team within a Catering / Hotel environment.
• Superb Customer Service skills.
• A cooking qualification such as Diploma, NVQ or SVQ, along with Allergens and Food Hygiene training.
• Experience preparing dishes of a variety of cuisines is highly desirable.

We offer you;

* Increasing annual Leave- to 33 days

* Up to 50% off hotel stays and dining across the group 

* Parking

* Bike to Work Scheme

* Discounted Bus Fares

* Retail and Supermarket Discounts

* Ability to Stream wages as you earn, or save in individual savings pots too

* Development & Training schemes, along with Professional Qualifications 

* Employee Assistance Programme- free and confidential support for you and your family, 24/7

*  a great environment where you get to guide and mentor your team and are a key part of your site's success.

Dragonfly Hotels is part of Surya Hotels; one of the UK’s leading niche hotel groups, with a rapidly expanding portfolio of outstanding properties, situated in some of the UK’s most idyllic settings, from historic Suffolk and Norfolk towns, Essex City or coastal resorts to picturesque Surrey villages.

Our hospitality family has a ‘best in class’ ethos to exceed our guest expectations; creating experiences that embrace our heritage locations, our people and the communities we work within.

We aim to consistently deliver best in class experiences with personality and warmth. From our warm welcome, to our ‘See-you-again-soon’ Goodbye.

Stay. Explore. Discover.

Our newly extended hotel provides the perfect backdrop for any occasion from overnight stays for work travel, weddings to birthday parties to business meetings and more….a bite to eat on our outdoor terrace or relax in our restaurant and bar with a beer, juice, cocktail or glass of fizz. Our welcoming team ensure a stay with us is as effortless as it is enjoyable.

As growth continues, we are seeking a Kitchen Manager who thrives in a changing environment to bring knowledge, skills and experience to our team.

You will have experience in a similar role, or keen to step up into Managing the kitchen, ensuring all dishes are created to specs, are mouth wateringly appealing and delivered efficiently to our guests.

Main Duties of the Kitchen Manager Role:

• Responsible for all operational aspects of the Kitchen and its success.
• To support the Manager with the management of the Kitchen Division including ordering, stock rotation, food hygiene, cost of goods and rota planning.

• Monitoring portion and waste control to maintain COGs

• Manage the day to day food administration ensuring systems compliance- temperature and food checks.
• Ordering stocks, taking deliveries of produce and stock rotation of food stuffs, auditing equipment and standards.
• Maintain a professional kitchen, with a positive attitude and proud workforce
• Delegate, lead, coach and manage your Team appropriately.
• Ensure all documentation, i.e. daily/ weekly/ monthly checks are completed as required

Key Requirements for the Kitchen Manager Role:

• Great cooking skills
• Proven skills efficiently running the pass with busy shifts
• Evidence of managing a Team within a Catering / Hotel environment.
• Superb Customer Service skills.
• A cooking qualification such as Diploma, NVQ or SVQ, along with Allergens and Food Hygiene training.
• Experience preparing dishes of a variety of cuisines is highly desirable.

We offer you;

* Increasing annual Leave- to 33 days

* Up to 50% off hotel stays and dining across the group 

* Parking

* Bike to Work Scheme

* Discounted Bus Fares

* Retail and Supermarket Discounts

* Ability to Stream wages as you earn, or save in individual savings pots too

* Development & Training schemes, along with Professional Qualifications 

* Employee Assistance Programme- free and confidential support for you and your family, 24/7

*  a great environment where you get to guide and mentor your team and are a key part of your site's success.

Dragonfly Hotels is part of Surya Hotels; one of the UK’s leading niche hotel groups, with a rapidly expanding portfolio of outstanding properties, situated in some of the UK’s most idyllic settings, from historic Suffolk and Norfolk towns, Essex City or coastal resorts to picturesque Surrey villages.

Our hospitality family has a ‘best in class’ ethos to exceed our guest expectations; creating experiences that embrace our heritage locations, our people and the communities we work within.

We aim to consistently deliver best in class experiences with personality and warmth. From our warm welcome, to our ‘See-you-again-soon’ Goodbye.

Stay. Explore. Discover.