Daytime kitchen lead

Daytime Kitchen Lead – New Restaurant Opening North – Kitchen and Bar, Keswick £30,000 per year, plus tips Full-time, permanent | 40 hours over five days Straight daytime shifts Closed every Monday and Tuesday Starting September 2026 North is a new independent restaurant opening in the heart of Keswick. Our food will be led by the produce, people and landscape of Cumbria, with a modern European influence. We’ll serve creative, generous food using excellent local and seasonal ingredients. The restaurant will be relaxed and welcoming, but the cooking will be thoughtful and ambitious. We’re looking for a Daytime Kitchen Lead to take responsibility for our daytime kitchen operation and join the opening team. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys taking ownership of their working day. You’ll organise prep, run daytime service, maintain standards and make sure the kitchen is clean, well stocked and ready for the next shift. Our daytime offer will include bakery and deli-style food, sandwiches and lunch dishes, alongside some preparation and production for the wider restaurant. You’ll work closely with our senior chefs, but during the day you’ll be trusted to manage the kitchen confidently and independently. The role includes: - Running the daytime kitchen and maintaining consistent food standards - Organising prep, stock, deliveries and food-safety checks - Working closely with front of house and handing over clearly to the evening kitchen - Helping develop dishes, systems and the daytime offer as North grows We’re looking for someone who is organised, dependable and confident working independently. You should care about good ingredients, seasonality, clean working practices and treating the people around you with respect. Previous experience as a Chef de Partie, Senior Chef de Partie, Sous Chef or in a similar role would be useful, but attitude, organisation and cooking ability matter just as much. What we offer £30,000 annual salary plus tips, straight daytime shifts, two consecutive days closed each week and a respectful kitchen culture. You’ll also have genuine opportunities to develop, contribute ideas, visit suppliers and learn directly from local producers. We provide a proper daily family meal for the team too. Joining North North is a new business, so this role will suit someone excited by the energy and challenges of opening a restaurant. We want to build a workplace where people take ownership of what they do, are proud of the food they cook and are supported in becoming better at their craft. For the right person, this is a chance to make the daytime kitchen their own and grow with the business. Please apply with your CV and a short introduction telling us about your experience, what you enjoy cooking and what you would like to achieve next.

Pay: £30,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person