Kitchen Manager

The Kitchen Manager is responsible for all aspects of food operations. The Kitchen Manager is responsible for ensuring that food preparation, speed of operations, recipes, purchasing and standards within our company are operating in accordance to our expectations of Uncompromising Quality. Growth opportunities available as the company continues to grow!

Essential Job Duties:

• Monitoring and validating daily prep production, food quality, and shift execution.
• Responsible for team building, hiring, accountability, and staff development.
• Responsible for recipe adherence, positive guest food reviews, and consistency.
• Responsible for Food & Supplies cost of goods.
• Responsible for purchasing controls to include par levels, pricing, and receiving.
• Oversee smooth running shift execution through detailed readiness, and ongoing direction/communication to the Kitchen Staff.
• Ensuring food safety & sanitation along with meeting health hygiene standards along with general kitchen cleanliness standards being met.
• Conducting weekly inventories to ensure that proper levels are stocked and assessing ordering patterns and changes; conduct inventory counts prior to purchasing.
• Training, coaching, and developing team members to ensure they are providing Uncompromised Quality food and service for the guests
• Making hiring and training recommendations to the Kitchen Manager and the General Manager.

Qualifications: Three to Five years' full service, high volume, casual dining restaurant kitchen supervisory experience as a Kitchen Manager leading all aspects of kitchen operations.

• Developed skill sets with cooking, and pressure point station relief as necessary
• Food Handler's Card and Serve Safe Certification
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to motivate and direct team members and work effectively in management team
• Keen attention to detail in all areas to include recipe adherence, and food safety, health & hygiene
• Proven problem-solving
• Ability to stand and walk around a restaurant to supervise operations for 8-10 hours
• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Ability to bend, stoop, and raise arms above head on occasion
• Bilingual English and Spanish preferred.

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Dependable more reliable than spontaneous
• Detail-oriented would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
• High stress tolerance thrives in a high-pressure environment

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $52,000.00 - $62,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 3 years

Restaurant type:

• Casual dining restaurant

Shift:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift

Weekly day range:

• Every weekend
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Work Location: In person