Kitchen Manager - Bar + Block
Aldgate, London
We are on the hunt for a Kitchen Manager to join the New Site opening for Bar +Block Aldgate.
This exciting opportunity will have you helping to continue to build the brand, train and develop the team and ensure are guest are served great food, every time.
The brand has gone from Strength to Strength since our first site opened in March 2021 in Birmingham. We have been hit with great guest feedback on the food, service and also the look and feel of the restaurant and the brand. We are looking for someone who can keep calm under pressure, has an eye for detail and also a passion for team development.
We are looking for a Kitchen Manger who would like to be part of something new, innovative and exciting.
Whitbread are bringing a brand new restaurant concept called Bar + Block Steakhouse to Aldgate. The first Bar and Block restaurant opened in the centre of Birmingham in March 16, followed more recently by Kings Cross and Fareham.  Each restaurant has been a hit with the guests and is receiving amazing feedback on the food, service, look and feel of the restaurant.
As Kitchen Manager we believe that great memories start with the food and we are looking for a Kitchen Manager that feels passionately about that. You will be responsible for making sure that the kitchen is prepared seven days a week along with stock control and coaching your kitchen team members to work to a consistently high standard.
The values that we are looking for:

Hard working, proud and committed, never standing by and watching but rolling up your sleeves ready to Muck in.
Relaxed, informal and genuine with the ability to put your team at ease and understand their needs.
Dedicated to the steak experience with pride in the food that you and your team prepare and present.
Straight talking and confident with consistency in all that you say and do.
An eye for detail with food, cleanliness, ordering and stock control.
A passion to lead, motivate and develop a team of people to become experts in the kitchen.

Whitbread is an inclusive employer, strongly believing that everyone is unique and there should be no limits to ambition. We welcome your application whatever your background or situation. We are open to flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this.