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About the Role

As a Kitchen Leader at Pret a Manger, you will ensure consistent preparation of delicious food meeting high standards, while leading and inspiring your team. You will act as a role model, promote Pret’s core values, and maintain a safe, clean, and compliant kitchen environment. You will manage stock counts and complete administrative tasks to support smooth operations, oversee shift performance, resolve issues, and ensure customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

Ensure consistent preparation of delicious food that meets high standards
Lead and inspire your team to deliver excellence every day
Act as a role model, promoting Pret’s core values
Maintain a safe, clean, and compliant kitchen environment
Manage stock counts and complete administrative tasks accurately
Oversee shift performance
Resolve issues quickly
Ensure every customer enjoys a fresh and satisfying experience

Requirements

Lead with purpose—driving team performance, protecting profit, and keeping customers happy through high standards and great energy
Be kind, honest and generous
Bring genuine warmth and your authentic self to work every day
Share our passion for exceptional customer service
Spread joy every day through small acts of kindness
Initial phone screening
60-minute shop-based interview with the General Manager and the team

Skills

Leadership
Food preparation
Customer service
Stock management
Administrative tasks
Problem-solving
Team inspiration

Location

40 Bernard Street, London WC1N 1LE GBR

Work Type

Part-time
20 hours per week

Experience Level

Experience needed

Education Level

Apprenticeships Level 3

Salary/Compensations

£15.35 per hour (inclusive of mystery shopper bonus)
Earn an extra £5 per hour for any shift started between 3-5am

Benefits

28 days annual leave (pro-rata if part-time)
Pension scheme
Life Assurance at 3x annual salary
Virtual GP
Healthcare cash plan
Free food and drink while working
Club Pret Membership (50% off food and up to 5 free Barista-made drinks a day)
Loyalty award after 5, 10, 15, 20 years’ service
Regular rewards and recognition for amazing standards
Marketplace discounts on shopping, travel, fitness, dining, tech and more
Flexible working hours
Comfy free shoes to wear on shift
Opportunities for learning
Fully funded professional qualifications
Internal transfer opportunities

About the Company

Pret is where passionate, hardworking, wonderful people find the confidence and skills they need to grow and choose their unique paths.
80%+ of our Managers and 20% of our Support Centre teams started on the shop floor.
Our work is fast paced with lots of variety, you’ll build a diverse skill set and learn a lot!
We’re proud to make a difference through The Pret Foundation, from tackling homelessness to reducing food waste and creating positive change for people and communities.
Happy Teams Happy Customers
Amazing Standards Every day
Never Standing Still
Doing The Right Thing

Equal Opportunity

Everyone is welcome at Pret. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups, including women, people with disabilities, neurodiversity, ethnic minorities, and the LGBTQ+ community.
Please let our recruitment team know if you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process – your experience matters to us.