Kitchen Manager

Location: AC Hotel Birmingham
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Are you passionate about food, leadership, and delivering top-tier guest experiences? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where quality, efficiency, and teamwork drive success? If so, we want you to lead our kitchen team at AC Hotel Birmingham as our Kitchen Manager!

About the Role

As Kitchen Manager, you will take ownership of our kitchen operations, ensuring exceptional food quality, brand standards, and food safety policies are consistently upheld. You will oversee kitchen team performance, cost control, HACCP processes, and departmental audits, driving efficiency and innovation while maintaining profitability.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, hands-on leader who can inspire a kitchen team, drive customer satisfaction, and ensure operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the kitchen team to deliver high-quality food that meets brand standards.
• Manage stock, purchasing, and food cost controls using Epsys to maximize profitability.
• Ensure food safety, hygiene, and health & safety regulations are adhered to at all times.
• Implement, maintain, and enhance operational processes, ensuring efficiency and excellence.
• Monitor and control departmental budgets, including payroll costs and profitability targets.
• Collaborate with the F&B department to create exciting menu offerings and food promotions.
• Train, develop, and support kitchen team members to excel in their roles.
• Conduct regular performance reviews, training sessions, and team briefings.
• Oversee the operational success of our Deliveroo agreement, ensuring policies are met.
• Drive customer satisfaction by reviewing and acting on guest feedback and reports.

What Were Looking For:

• Proven experience as a Kitchen Manager, Head Chef, or Senior Sous Chef in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Strong leadership and team management skills with the ability to inspire and develop staff.
• Excellent understanding of food safety, HACCP, and compliance requirements.
• Experience managing kitchen costs, stock control, and budgeting to maximize profitability.
• A creative mindset with a passion for menu development and innovation.
• Ability to work under pressure while maintaining high standards.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

In addition to competitive rates of pay, we also offer:

Exclusive discounts for you, your friends and family

• Valor team member rates at our UK hotels, with rooms from just £30 B&B.
• Discounted stays for friends and family.
• 50% discount when dining in our restaurants and bars.
• Free meals while on duty, keeping you well-fuelled.
• Access to high-street discounts on a range of shops, experiences and more.
• Up to 40% savings on a wide range of bikes, with our Cycle To Work Scheme.
• Generous refer-a-friend bonuses, starting at £250.

Caring for your health and wellbeing, both in and outside of work

• A calendar of wellness activities from healthy lunches to wellbeing walks and pay day treats, not forgetting our annual #HealthyHabits campaign.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, providing free confidential advice, 24/7, for you and your family, supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
• Healthcare Cash Plan options, from just £5 per month.

Supporting your hospitality career growth

• Fully funded apprenticeship programmes.
• Internal development programmes, designed to support you as you grow within your role.
• Monthly and annual team member service awards, making sure your achievements are recognised and celebrated.

Fancy joining our team?

Valor Hospitality is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Across the UK, we currently operate 34 hotels across leading brands such as Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, DoubleTree by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hotel Indigo, AC by Marriott and Courtyard by Marriott. We continue to have ambitious development and growth plans too, with three new luxury 5-star hotels planned to open in 2024.