Assistant Kitchen Manager
Huey's Restaurant•Memphis, TN
•$48,000 - $58,000
About The Position
The Assistant Kitchen Manager assists with overseeing the restaurant kitchen’s day-to-day operations and the production and preparation of all food. The role helps ensure quality service and products while meeting required budget levels. It also supports kitchen staff supervision, food safety, inventory control, scheduling, and the cleanliness and maintenance of kitchen areas and equipment.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Excellent interpersonal skills for dealing effectively with a diverse group of employees, customers, and suppliers.
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, lift, stoop, or perform other physically exerting tasks for up to 80% of the time.
Nice To Haves
- One to three years of restaurant industry experience as a manager.
- ServeSafe certificate or equivalent safe food handling certificate.
Responsibilities
- Work the kitchen line’s “Window” position during busy periods.
- Oversee and assist with preparing food products according to recipes and guidelines.
- Monitor ticket times and adjust them as needed.
- Communicate pertinent information to management and kitchen employees.
- Coordinate kitchen employee human resource functions with the General Manager, including recruiting, interviewing, hiring, terminating, maintaining employee files, training, scheduling, performance evaluations, and employee meetings.
- Assist with reviews and audits, including weight tests and food abstract reconciliation.
- Oversee the upkeep, cleanliness, and organization of the kitchen, delivery areas, and waste receptacle areas.
- Ensure kitchen equipment is maintained and repaired as needed.
- Assist with ordering and receiving food and dry goods, and verify invoice accuracy.
- Assist with weekly and monthly food inventories and maintain inventory levels at or below budget.
- Comply with Memphis and Shelby County Health Department requirements and administer in-house training and testing on health regulations.
- Assist with preparing the weekly kitchen schedule and adjust labor to business volume where applicable.
- Assist with preparing daily prep sheets and monitoring food par levels.
Benefits
- Free shift meals
- Potential annual bonus up to 12%
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- Long-term disability
- Voluntary life insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Vacation after six months of service
- 50% meal discount when not working
- 401(k) with company match
- Great family environment
- Excellent training program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
