🔥 Operations Manager (Brazilian Churrasco Specialist) – 6‑Month Specialist Contract 🔥

Description

🔥 Operations Manager (Brazilian Churrasco Specialist) – 6‑Month Specialist Contract 🔥

£55,000 per annum + FULL expenses (travel & accommodation) Hybrid Role – Nationwide Travel + Barnet Office (1–2 days/week) Self‑Employed or PAYE Potential Permanent Contract After 6 Months Our client: A leading multi‑site restaurant group

Our client, a respected multi‑site restaurant group, is seeking an experienced Operations Manager with genuine Brazilian churrasco expertise to support the development and rollout of a new premium rodizio-style grill concept across multiple UK locations.

This is a specialist hybrid role combining operational leadership, nationwide travel, and hands-on culinary mastery. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, standardising and transferring authentic Brazilian grilling techniques to the permanent culinary team.

🔥 The Specialist Focus

Although titled Operations Manager, this role requires a true Brazilian Grill / Churrasco Expert with strong, practical knowledge of:


Traditional Brazilian churrasco and rodizio-style grilling



Meat selection, cuts, trimming and preparation



Authentic seasoning, marinades and grilling techniques



Skewering, grilling, resting and carving



Developing signature Brazilian grill dishes



Setting recipes, specifications and operational standards



This is not a standard operational role — it is a culinary development and training position with operational oversight.

📌 Your Mission: Develop → Standardise → Document → Demonstrate → Train → Assess → Hand Over

You will be responsible for:


Creating and refining the signature Brazilian churrasco offering



Documenting recipes, SOPs, cooking methods and carving standards



Demonstrating authentic rodizio-style grilling techniques



Delivering practical, hands-on training across multiple sites



Coaching and assessing chefs until they can independently reproduce the required quality



Ensuring consistency across Newcastle, Leicester, Barnet, and other UK locations



Acting as the operational link between head office and site-level teams



By the end of the engagement, the permanent culinary team should be fully capable of running the churrasco counters to the required standard.

📍 Role Structure


Hybrid working



1–2 days per week at the Head Office in Barnet, London



Regular nationwide travel (all travel & accommodation fully covered)



Hands-on operational and culinary leadership



Supporting rollout, consistency and performance across the estate



👤 Ideal Candidate

We’re looking for someone who has:


Strong experience in Brazilian churrascarias or premium rodizio concepts



Deep understanding of authentic Brazilian grilling traditions



Experience training, coaching and developing chefs



Confidence demonstrating techniques and setting standards



A proactive, organised and solutions-focused approach



Flexibility to travel nationwide



💰 Salary & Contract


£55,000 per annum



Full expenses covered (travel, accommodation, subsistence)



Self‑employed or PAYE – both options available



6‑month specialist contract



Potential permanent role for the right candidate



📩 Apply Now

If you’re an experienced Operations Manager with authentic Brazilian churrasco expertise and a passion for developing chefs, we’d love to hear from you.

Please send your CV and a summary of your churrasco background.

Ad ID: 5419086088