Buffet Restaurant Junior Kitchen Manager

About the Role

Are you ready to take your culinary career to the next level? We’re on the lookout for a Junior Kitchen Manager to join our vibrant Butlin's Buffets Department in Skegness!

As a key player in our kitchen, you’ll report directly to the Kitchen Manager and help lead a fantastic team of chefs. You’ll step up in the Kitchen Manager's absence, ensuring everything runs smoothly.

Your passion for delivering exceptional experiences will shine through as you monitor and develop action plans focused on continuous improvement. With your strong leadership skills, you’ll support and grow your team through daily briefings, stock control, and food presentation reviews.

Financial performance is crucial in this role. You’ll manage food cost budgets through effective menu planning and cooking to our high standards. Additionally, you’ll ensure compliance with food hygiene standards and health and safety regulations.

As a role model for Butlin’s unique way of working, you’ll implement training schedules and performance development plans, inspiring your team to create memorable experiences for our guests every time. Join us in our main buffet restaurant, where you’ll lead a team serving guests who have booked a half-board dining package!

We’re looking for individuals with experience in a similar role, especially in high-volume environments. Our buffet department can host up to 3,000 guests per service , so being able to thrive in a fast-paced setting is essential!

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Hardworking and Determined: A reliable person who gets things done and seeks better ways for the team to consistently deliver our brand standards.
• Energetic and Enthusiastic: Someone who understands their role and the value they add to the guest experience by unleashing the potential of the team.
• Relationship Builder: Ability to develop strong relationships with leaders and team members across the resort.

You must have passed your Level 3 Food Safety qualification and be confident in leading a team to maintain high standards in a busy kitchen environment.

As with any chef role at this level, you’ll also manage margins, control costs, and ensure all health, safety, and hygiene standards are met.

At Butlin’s, we believe our chefs are something special, and our guests love returning to our restaurants as part of their holiday experience. The ideal candidate will be fun, eager to join in, and committed to ensuring our guests have a fantastic time, every time!

This role covers a 5-day working week over 7 days, totaling 40 hours, including evenings and weekends. Please note that this role does not come with onsite accommodation.

We are looking for team members who can add that extra sparkle to our guests' holidays by keeping our resort clean, tidy, and pristine. If you’re ready to go the extra mile for our team and guests, we’d love to welcome you!

We are looking for candidates who:

• Can clean our main venues and toilets, including the use of electrical and mechanical cleaning equipment (full training provided).
• Are comfortable handling cleaning chemicals (full training provided).
• Can assist with external road cleaning, including emptying general waste and recycling bins.
• Are willing to move furniture to accommodate different activities within venues.
• Can clean and disinfect toilets and changing rooms.

Normal working hours: Evening shift from 5 PM to 2 AM. Please note that due to lone working and the hours required for the role, applicants must be over 18 to apply. Start and finish times may vary depending on the break type.

If you think you have what it takes to be part of our team, we’d love to hear from you!

At Butlin’s, we’re all about fun, excitement, and adventure by the bucketload! For over 80 years, we’ve been delighting hundreds of thousands of guests each year, whether on a non-stop action family break or our epic adult-only Big Weekenders.

Ask any of our team, past and present, and they’ll tell you that one of the best things about working at Butlin’s is our culture! We’re dedicated to providing our guests with an Altogether More Entertaining and Fun Break , brought to life through our three mighty values.

If you want a role where you Create Smiles , aren’t afraid to Get Stuck In , and genuinely Care For Each Other , this could be the perfect fit for you.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Butlin’s!