A kitchen manager oversees the kitchen’s operations and manages aspects of the dining experience. Their responsibilities include safety regulations, managing the workflow of food preparation, ordering food, overseeing deliveries, advising on menu ideation, monitoring kitchen staff schedules, managing kitchen staff performance, and ensuring exceptional food execution and standards.
While food preparation isn’t always their main task, they focus on efficiently leading kitchen activities to drive a restaurant’s competitive advantage and financial success.
Managing kitchen staff and coordinating food orders
Supervising food prep and cooking techniques
Checking food plating and temperatures
Hiring, training and scheduling kitchen staff
Performing quality control on food leaving the kitchen
Ordering products and sourcing alternates when needed
Preparing menus when needed
Monitoring staff and holding staff accountable to their job descriptions
Ensuring compliance with health and fire department regulations
Ensuring compliance with state, federal, and local food handling requirements and standards
Managing inventory so that all necessary ingredients are stocked for service
Streamlining the kitchen processes to maximize efficiencies’
Working with the Head Chef to develop and maintain the restaurant menu
Setting regular cleaning standards/schedules for the kitchen and verifying that staff is maintaining sanitation levels
Tracking kitchen finances to identify areas of opportunity for maintaining profitability
A strong base of culinary knowledge
Strong leadership skills
Strong Interpersonal skills
Conflict resolution
Attention to detail
Full comprehension of restaurant financial understanding
Physical stamina to withstand a full shift potentially on their feet for more than 8 hours
REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum of 2 years of leading a full-service kitchen as kitchen manager. Past operational experience of working with recipes, food costing, staff accountability and mentoring, cleaning schedules, inventory practices, organization, bilingual and strong communication skills.
Resumes Required
