Job Overview
Compensation
Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $40,300.00 - $64,600.00
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee Discounts
Job Description
The Kitchen Manager/Chef is a pivotal role within any culinary establishment, tasked with overseeing the entire food production process to ensure quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. Typically employed in restaurants, catering companies, hotels, or other food service operations, a Kitchen Manager/Chef combines leadership skills with culinary expertise to manage kitchen operations, personnel, and inventory. This role demands a strategic and hands-on professional who can balance creativity in cooking with the administrative demands of budgeting, purchasing, and safety compliance. Doubling as both manager and chef, this professional bears responsibility for the successful execution of daily meal production and special food service... Show More
Job Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Previous kitchen management or chef experience
- Knowledge of food safety and hygiene regulations
- Ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced environment
- Strong time management and multitasking skills
- Proficiency in inventory and budget management
- Willingness to work flexible hours including weekends and holidays
Job Qualifications
- Proven experience as a kitchen manager or chef
- Strong knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and kitchen operations
- Ability to manage budgeting and cost control
- Good leadership and personnel management skills
- Experience in inventory management and purchasing
- Excellent organizational and communication abilities
- Culinary degree or relevant certification preferred
Job Duties
- Assist in meeting facility budget by achieving budgeted cost in areas of food, labor, direct and other expenses
- Execute smooth operation on a daily basis
- Develop and follow through with action plans for improvements when costs are off plan
- Responsible for the overall production of meals in accordance with company quality food production requirements
- Properly estimate daily food production by using the Food Production Worksheets
- Use historical data for proper ordering of food quantities
- Utilize on hand food profitably
- Conduct daily production meeting
- Responsible for the food production for catering functions/events
- Responsible for accurate inventories
- Take accurate physical counts of all products
- Complete extensions properly and maintain organized storage areas
- Purchase food and supplies from approved vendors and according to product specifications
- Check receiving product against invoices
- Complete vendor evaluation forms and forward appropriately
Job Qualifications
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
Job Location
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