Join the Team at Compton Abbas Airfield!
Compton Abbas Airfield ‘Smokehouse’ Kitchen Manager.
A unique kitchen manager role for the new Smokehouse at Compton Abbas Airfield. The role will offer the right candidate the opportunity to lead and manage a team delivering a one-of-a-kind menu; cooked on our new J&R Oyler 1300e Smoker, the first of its kind in the UK – second in Europe – forged in the barbecue heartlands of Texas.
Compton Abbas Airfield is a stunning General Aviation Airfield on the Dorset-Wiltshire border. Heritage aircraft flights operate throughout the year as well as numerous events that embrace the best of automotive curiosity throughout the ages. To complete the picture this year, we will be launching a new restaurant and casual dining offer, ensuring that our food plays its part in delivering an unforgettable day out. We’ve invested in a best-in-class smoker and developed our recipes with the most highly regarded barbecue chefs in the UK to create a menu and opportunity that cannot be replicated. We have a highly experienced team of industry experts in place who have designed the operation. We are seeking a hardworking, capable and ambitious leader who can join us, take control of managing day to day kitchen operations and help launch something special.
Our ideal candidate will be:
– Reporting directly to the Chef Director & GM
– Keen to work with a fantastic new Oyler 1300e Smoke
– Trained as a Chef with great attention to detail and consistancy
– Take full ownership for the entire kitchen from an operational and financial perspective
– Responsible for hiring and maintaining an effective kitchen team
– Creating a smooth working climate between all departments
– Manage the kitchen in a disciplined, systematic, structured, and rational approach
– Ability to meet deadlines and follow through on assignments
– Have the ability to lead from the front, in a ‘hands on’ manner
– Possess in-depth cross-exposure to all areas of a quality oriented kitchen, ideally with opening experience
– Process driven and well organised
– Mature with a positive, ‘can-do’ attitude
We are offering a full-time, permanent salaried position, with 28 days paid holiday. Salary will be a competitive market rate, subject to experience.
To apply, please email a covering letter and full CV to the Compton Abbas Office Manager at officemanager@comptonairfield.com
Front of House, Bar Staff, Cooks and Kitchen Porter Roles
Exciting variety of roles offered at The Smoke House for 2024.
We are currently looking to recruit team members for flexible day time hours (part time and full time available) in Front of House, Bar Staff, Cooks and Kitchen Porters.
This year the Airfield will be host to a great number of fun and exhilarating events and we are keen to welcome new team members who are enthusiastic and motivated to achieve the professional level of service and quality we strive for here at The Smoke House.
All levels of experience considered but previous history in hospitality preferred for this fast paced, vibrant airfield environment.
To apply, please email a covering letter and full CV to the Compton Abbas Office Manager at officemanager@comptonairfield.com
Compton Abbas Airfield Operations Assistant
We are no longer taking applications for this position.
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