Pub and restaurant group Mitchells & Butlers is hiring a full-time kitchen design manager to oversee the design and delivery of kitchens across the company’s 1,600-strong estate and its collection of brands.
Working in a mobile role within the property development team, based in Birmingham, the new appointee will be required to travel nationwide, partnering with a wider internal kitchen design team and working in support of the Capital Plan and business requests across several departments.
The role is available on a 24-month fixed term contract, with the new kitchen design manager being expected to continuously and effectively provide and support M&B’s frontline teams with the opportunity to deliver the best guest experience possible.
The new employee will be responsible for designing best practice kitchen proposals based on ideal kitchen templates for each project, as well as communicating and collaborating with operators, building development managers and other team members about projects.
They will also be required to manage their diary and workload effectively, attend all Capital Plan meetings either on site with all relevant information, and prepare for operator reviews or regular project reviews with the lead kitchen development manager.
The new team member will also be responsible for supporting M&B’s Sustainability Strategy through key objectives such as incorporating the successful reuse and recycling kitchen equipment programme in day-to-day working and the electrification of the group’s kitchens.
Previous kitchen management experience or pub and restaurant experience is highly desirable.
In a job listing on its website, M&B said: “To us, a career isn’t just about ‘clocking in’. We really care about our colleagues, and we’re an employer that keeps a promise. In fact, as one of the largest employers in the country, with over 44,000 people working for us, we have the responsibility of valuing every contribution from a diverse workforce that are representative of our guests, and who make us stronger.”
Job benefits include a company car or car allowance, a 33% discount across all of the group’s brands, including Miller & Carter and Toby Carvery, flexible working, an annual bonus scheme, an extra two weeks holiday, a pension, 26 days’ paid holiday, high-street shopping discounts, an online wellbeing hub, and free shares in the company.
The deadline for applications for the role is Thursday, 11 May.
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