Kitchen Manager
$62,353–$72,000 year
On-siteHamburg, New York, United States
Job Summary
Oversee all Back of House operations by supervising food production consistent with recipes and procedures. Enforce employment policies, ensure restaurant cleanliness, and maintain guest safety. Direct productivity to monitor ticket times and manage Back of House employee performance through evaluations and coaching. Conduct Taste & Temp checks, manage inventory storage, and control food and labor costs. Set weekly schedules, assign tasks, and train staff on equipment maintenance and cleaning. Review applications, interview candidates, and make hiring recommendations for Back of House roles. Create a safe, fun, and clean work environment aligned with operational goals.
Required Qualifications
- Kitchen Manager experience
- Back of House operations experience
- Purchasing experience
- Receiving experience
- Preparing food products experience
- Presenting food products experience
- Knowledge of established recipes
- Knowledge of established procedures
- Supervising and overseeing food production and preparation experience
- Enforcing compliance with employment policies experience
- Overseeing cleanliness of restaurant experience
- Ensuring safety of guests experience
- Monitoring and maintaining efficient and effective food item ticket times experience
- Managing performance of Back of House employees experience
- Conducting performance evaluations experience
- Coaching employees experience
- Disciplining employees experience
- Providing daily feedback on performance experience
- Conducting formal line Taste & Temp checks experience
- Managing inventory experience
- Ensuring safety in the kitchen experience
- Overseeing proper handling of items experience
- Overseeing maintenance of items experience
- Overseeing storage of items experience
- Understanding safe food handling procedures
- Practicing safe food handling procedures
- Managing food costs experience
- Tracking waste experience
- Controlling kitchen labor costs experience
- Setting hours experience
- Creating weekly schedules experience
- Assigning tasks experience
- Training Back of House employees on equipment maintenance experience
- Training Back of House employees on cleaning procedures experience
- Reviewing applications experience
- Interviewing employees experience
- Hiring employees experience
- Making recommendation to hire employees experience
Desired Qualifications
- Passion for made from scratch food
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