Food Runner Manager
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Role Overview & Responsibilities
Sketch is looking for a Food Runner Manager for the ground floor operations.
44 hours per week + overtime paid - Earnings from £42,000 per year + overtime
What does Sketch offer to the Food Runner Manager?
- Salary increases (after 6,15,24 months and more)
- Fair pay for every worked hour
- Paid Holiday increase (every year)
- Paid day off on your birthday
- Refer a Friend £500 Bonus program
- Free Staff Food & Drinks – Unlimited
- Uniforms provided and cleaned
- Cyclescheme
- Techscheme
- Employee Assistance Program & Support 24h/24h
- Sketch 50% Discount
- Shops discounts on Oxford Street and Regent Street
- Hospitality Discounts in restaurants and bars in London
What is my role as Food Runner Manager?
The food runner department is an essential part of the support team across the ground floor of Sketch. The team of 12 to 15 food runners ensure that all food is delivered to all 3 outlets throughout the day and evening services.
The food runner manager will be in charge of the team, from producing their schedule and managing holidays to training and development to ensure grooming, uniform and work standards are respected at all time.
The role will report to the Director of Operations and its team, and will be an important liaison between the restaurant teams and the kitchen team.
Food runners have the following main responsibilities:
- ensuring all crockery and cutlery is polished for kitchen and restaurants to use
- carry all food items from the kitchen to the restaurants
- keep their work area clean and organised
The food runner team deals with expensive items and must make sure that breakages are minimised by ensuring best practices in the handling and storage of these items.
The role is hands on and requires someone with the ability to lead a team and participate in the tasks while monitoring others' work.
What is sketch ?
Sketch is a unique place with five restaurants and bars conceived by restaurateur Mourad Mazouz. https://www.instagram.com/sketchlondon/
It was opened in 2002 and has been an internationally recognised name for the food, drinks and experience it offers to guests.
Sketch’s culture is creative and dynamic, innovative, and ambitious.
We value our staff members, coming from diverse backgrounds, and strive to lead the hospitality industry when it comes to working conditions and fair pay.
We offer extensive training to develop our future managers from within to become London future hospitality leaders
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £42,000.00-£47,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Canteen
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Referral programme
- Store discount
Supplemental pay types:
- Loyalty bonus
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
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