
Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee Discounts
Training and Development
meal discounts
Job Description
The establishment hiring for this position is a full-service restaurant that prides itself on delivering exceptional food quality, excellent customer service, and a warm, inviting dining atmosphere. As a vibrant player in the food and beverage industry, the restaurant focuses on maintaining high standards of culinary excellence and operational efficiency. Known for its diverse menu and dedication to using fresh ingredients, the restaurant seeks to uphold its reputation as a preferred dining destination for locals and visitors alike. It offers a dynamic work environment that fosters team collaboration, creativity, and professionalism among its staff.
The role of Kitchen Manager is a crucial leadership position within this restaurant. The Kitchen Manager is responsible for overseeing the entire operations of the kitchen, ensuring that all food items are prepared to the highest standards and served promptly to meet customer expectations. This position involves managing kitchen staff, coordinating food preparation, controlling inventory, and maintaining safety and cleanliness in compliance with health regulations. As a pivotal member of the restaurant management team, the Kitchen Manager plays a key role in driving revenue growth by controlling food costs and optimizing kitchen efficiency.
In this role, the Kitchen Manager will provide leadership, training, and motivation to the kitchen team, ensuring that all staff members adhere to food safety protocols, operational procedures, and company policies. This role requires a hands-on approach to supervising food prep and cooking activities, conducting line checks, and maintaining quality control. Additionally, the Kitchen Manager oversees ordering supplies, managing food storage, and ensuring timely and cost-effective deliveries in collaboration with vendors and suppliers.
The ideal candidate will bring experience in restaurant operations, strong organizational skills, and a passion for culinary excellence. The Kitchen Manager is expected to be detail-oriented, able to problem-solve independently, and possess excellent communication skills to interact effectively with guests, staff, and management. This position also requires knowledge of sales figures, food costs, and the ability to analyze sales data to meet revenue goals while controlling expenses related to food waste and labor.
This is a full-time position that offers an opportunity to contribute to a growing restaurant's success by leading the kitchen operations with professionalism, creativity, and dedication. The Kitchen Manager will play a significant role in fostering a positive and productive work environment, promoting employee development through guidance and coaching, and ensuring compliance with ServSafe Alcohol, Food, OSHA, and HACCP standards. With a focus on operational excellence, safety, and customer satisfaction, this role is integral to maintaining the restaurant's outstanding reputation and ongoing growth in a competitive market.
The role of Kitchen Manager is a crucial leadership position within this restaurant. The Kitchen Manager is responsible for overseeing the entire operations of the kitchen, ensuring that all food items are prepared to the highest standards and served promptly to meet customer expectations. This position involves managing kitchen staff, coordinating food preparation, controlling inventory, and maintaining safety and cleanliness in compliance with health regulations. As a pivotal member of the restaurant management team, the Kitchen Manager plays a key role in driving revenue growth by controlling food costs and optimizing kitchen efficiency.
In this role, the Kitchen Manager will provide leadership, training, and motivation to the kitchen team, ensuring that all staff members adhere to food safety protocols, operational procedures, and company policies. This role requires a hands-on approach to supervising food prep and cooking activities, conducting line checks, and maintaining quality control. Additionally, the Kitchen Manager oversees ordering supplies, managing food storage, and ensuring timely and cost-effective deliveries in collaboration with vendors and suppliers.
The ideal candidate will bring experience in restaurant operations, strong organizational skills, and a passion for culinary excellence. The Kitchen Manager is expected to be detail-oriented, able to problem-solve independently, and possess excellent communication skills to interact effectively with guests, staff, and management. This position also requires knowledge of sales figures, food costs, and the ability to analyze sales data to meet revenue goals while controlling expenses related to food waste and labor.
This is a full-time position that offers an opportunity to contribute to a growing restaurant's success by leading the kitchen operations with professionalism, creativity, and dedication. The Kitchen Manager will play a significant role in fostering a positive and productive work environment, promoting employee development through guidance and coaching, and ensuring compliance with ServSafe Alcohol, Food, OSHA, and HACCP standards. With a focus on operational excellence, safety, and customer satisfaction, this role is integral to maintaining the restaurant's outstanding reputation and ongoing growth in a competitive market.
Job Requirements
- Culinary education preferred
- Minimum of 2 year restaurant experience required
- Minimum of 1 year restaurant management experience preferred
- Working knowledge of sales figures and food costs
- Working knowledge of all restaurant equipment including but not limited to knives, slicer, mixer, salamander, stoves, ovens, Hobart, and broiler
- Ability to work and communicate well with guests, subordinates, and management
- Organized and detail oriented
- Ability to problem solve and work independently
- Deliver superior service and maximize customer satisfaction
- Ensure compliance with sanitation and safety regulations
- Adhere to ServSafe Alcohol, Food, OSHA, and HACCP standards
- Maintain relationships with vendors/suppliers to ensure timely and cost-effective deliveries
- Have general understanding of budgets and how to analyze sales data to meet revenue goals while controlling cost from food waste and labor
- Assist General Manager in overseeing the proper handling of cash including accurate DSR, petty cash, and making bank deposits and logging all deposits using the Cash Deposit Log
Job Qualifications
- Culinary education preferred
- Minimum of 2 year restaurant experience required
- Minimum of 1 year restaurant management experience preferred
- Working knowledge of sales figures and food costs
- Working knowledge of all restaurant equipment including but not limited to knives, slicer, mixer, salamander, stoves, ovens, Hobart, and broiler
- Ability to work and communicate well with guests, subordinates, and management
- Organized and detail oriented
- Ability to problem solve and work independently
- Deliver superior service and maximize customer satisfaction
- Train, motivate, and mentor team members by providing guidance, coaching, and performance feedback to foster a positive work environment and promote employee development
- Ensure compliance with sanitation and safety regulations
- Adhere to ServSafe Alcohol, Food, OSHA, and HACCP standards
- Maintain relationships with vendors/suppliers to ensure timely and cost-effective deliveries
- Have general understanding of budgets and how to analyze sales data to meet revenue goals while controlling cost from food waste and labor
- Assist General Manager in overseeing the proper handling of cash including accurate DSR, petty cash, and making bank deposits and logging all deposits using the Cash Deposit Log
Job Duties
- Perform line checks with management team on a daily basis to check food plating and temperature
- Monitors products received and informs management team and RM of quality problems
- Interview, hire, evaluate, reward and discipline/discharge kitchen personnel as appropriate
- Schedule kitchen employees in conjunction with business forecasts and predetermined budget on a weekly basis
- Control food cost by establishing purchasing specifications, storeroom requisitions systems, product storage requirements, standardization recipes and waste control procedures
- Meet all health department standards for safe food handling
- Monitor weekly food cost using the inventory tracking system reports
- Prepare food according to procedures and standards within time guidelines and customer specifications
- Operate equipment safely determined by position and OSHA regulations
- Maintain food storage, receiving, stocking, rotating as par levels dictate
- Supervise food prep and cooking
- Store food products in compliance with safety practices
- Order food supplies and kitchen equipment, as needed
- Establish and delegate work duties in each kitchen area daily
- Train and monitor kitchen employees in food production principles and practices
Job Criteria
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
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