Peterley Manor Farm, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire
45 hours per week, including weekends and flexibility to work evenings when required

Start date: January 2027

We’re looking for an experienced, energetic General Manager to lead The Barn Kitchen at Peterley Manor Farm.

The Barn Kitchen is a busy, high-volume café and restaurant, particularly at weekends and during our seasonal events, but we are equally focused on quality. Our menus are seasonal and produce-led, with ingredients grown on the farm and sourced from excellent local and British suppliers.

This is a hands-on management role, combining busy shift leadership with the people, commercial and administrative responsibilities of running a substantial hospitality operation. You’ll work alongside an Assistant General Manager, Shift Supervisors, chefs and the wider Peterley management team.

You’ll take overall responsibility for the day-to-day running of the Barn Kitchen alongside the Assistant Manager, including:

• Leading Front and Back of House teams and running busy services
• Managing rotas, holidays, staffing levels, recruitment and training
• Working with the Events team to manage and deliver a range of private and ticketed events
• Maintaining excellent customer service and dealing with customer feedback
• Working with chefs and management on seasonal menu changes, pricing, costings and specials
• Monitoring labour costs, margins, stock, waste and overall performance
• Overseeing ordering, stock control and EPOS systems
• Supporting wider Peterley seasonal events
• Ensuring high standards of food hygiene, health and safety and maintenance

We’re looking for someone who is calm under pressure, highly organised and confident leading a team in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll ideally have experience managing a busy café, restaurant or similar high-volume hospitality operation and be passionate about great food, exceptional produce and warm, friendly service.

You’ll also need to be commercially aware, comfortable managing both Front and Back of House teams, and happy balancing time on the floor with the necessary admin and planning behind the scenes.

Hours & benefits

Competitive salary + tronc
45 hours per week, including regular weekend working and occasional evenings.

Benefits include:

• Staff discount across the Farm Shop and Barn Kitchen
• Discounted ROAM gym membership
• Discounted yoga, wellness classes and wild spa sessions
• Discounts on selected seasonal events
• Staff parties and team events
• NEST workplace pension

If you’re an experienced hospitality manager who thrives in a busy environment, enjoys leading from the floor and genuinely cares about food, produce and customer experience, we’d love to hear from you.

Please apply with CV and Covering Letter to Carly carly@peterleymanorfarm.co.uk