Kitchen jobs in Nazeing

About Us

Lean Kitchen Network is a venture builder behind some of the UK's most commercially successful and culturally relevant food brands. We take ideas people obsess over and turn them into brands that perform at scale, pushing flavour, challenging outdated restaurant models, and engineering growth through ruthless operational execution.

We partner with global names like Doritos, Heinz and PepsiCo, and our brands now operate in 300+ kitchens across the UK and are scaling fast.

Behind every launch, every new partner, every menu update and every operational improvement is a team of people making it happen. That's where our Central Operations Team comes in.

About The Role

As a Kitchen Trainer, you will be on the road, training teams in real kitchens - not living life behind a desk.

During launches, you will train new kitchen teams from scratch to get sites live and operational. On OPEX visits, you will support existing kitchens to ensure they consistently meet LKN standards.

You'll work closely with teams across Operations, Account Management, Expansion and Food Development, helping turn plans into action and ensuring sites are set up for continued success.

This is a role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, high-impact role, with a passion for food & cooking. We are looking for someone who loves working with people, training high standards, and who wants to learn the delivery restaurant industry from the inside out.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Travelling to kitchen sites across the UK to run multiple launches & OPEX visits a week - no two days will look the same
• Training kitchen teams on food prep, presentation, and the LKN and brand-specific playbooks, so every site opens exactly to standard across all LKN brands
• Juggling a packed, ever-changing schedule - you will be planning next week's launches while nailing this week's
• Handing off newly launched kitchens smoothly to Account Managers, setting them up to succeed
• Taking real feedback from the field back to the Onboarding team, helping sharpen the launch process every week
• Being the face of Lean Kitchen Network on-site - sharp, energetic, and someone kitchen teams trust from minute one
• Working with Account Managers to turn real-life feedback (customer reviews) into actionable improvements at a site-level

Partner Onboarding support

• You will work closely with the Central Operations Executive who is responsible for the onboarding journey of new delivery sites
• You might be expected to join kickoff and pre-launch calls with sites

Who We’re Looking For
Essential:

• Hands-on experience working in restaurants or professional kitchens - you know your way around a kitchen and can win the respect of a team fast
• A genuine appetite for weekly travel across the UK and flexibility on hours (some launches will run into evening food service)
• Sharp organisation and a self-starter mindset - you'll own a packed schedule with plenty of moving parts
• The kind of communicator who can walk into a room of strangers and have them trained and motivated within hours
• A hunger to learn, grow, and take on more - this role rewards people who run at ownership
• Resilience and adaptability - every kitchen throws something different at you
• Fluent in English
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable:

• Familiarity with delivery platforms such as Deliveroo, Uber Eats or Just Eat
• Access to a car

Grow with LKN!

At Lean Kitchen Network, we believe in promoting from within.

This role offers a clear pathway into a variety of future opportunities including:

• Operations Management
• Project Management
• Supply Chain
• Strategic Projects
• Account Management
• Commercial Operations

You'll work directly with senior leaders across the business, gain exposure to multiple functions and play a meaningful role in helping scale one of the UK's fastest-growing food platform businesses.

Why Join Us?

• Work with some of the world's most recognisable food brands
• Join a fast-growing and entrepreneurial business
• Gain exposure to multiple areas of hospitality and business operations
• Take ownership from day one and make a real impact
• Learn from experienced operators and industry leaders
• Build a long-term career with significant progression opportunities
• Competitive salary and stock option compensation, Nest pension scheme & Vitality health insurance

If you're great with people, passionate about food and love training teams, we'd love to hear from you!

Pay: £35,000.00-£38,000.00 per year

Work Location: Hybrid remote in London SE1 6DR