Assistant Kitchen Manager

PJW Restaurant Group•Horsham, PA

9d•$56,000 - $58,000

About The Position

Our Assistant Kitchen Managers are instrumental in our day-to-day Back of House operations. As an Assistant Kitchen Manager with PJ’s, you’ll support the Kitchen Manager in the planning, organizing, and training necessary to achieve culinary success in our kitchen. You’ll oversee food production, food quality, labor and food costs, employee hiring and retention, cleanliness and sanitation. PJ Whelihan’s offers the perfect blend of food, drinks and fun in a relaxed atmosphere. We're known for our many delicious flavors of buffalo wings, burgers, salads and friendly service. With a name that pays tribute to our founder’s grandfather, each PJ Whelihan’s has a somewhat unique feel, but all are neighborhood establishments that deliver a great guest experience. Inside you’ll find an impressive TV package that helps make PJ’s the best place to catch all the sports action around a busy bar with a huge selection of beer on tap, including PJW Copper Lager, the signature house beer brewed by Victory Brewing Company. PJs famous wings are a community tradition that has built loyal customers and true fans. At PJW Restaurant Group, our staff is the foundation of our organization and the building blocks to success. We are always looking for passionate, motivated, inspired individuals to join the team.

Requirements

At least 2 year of kitchen operations experience in a high-volume, full-service restaurant concept
ServSafe Certification required
Ability to lead and make decisions using, restaurant management guidelines
Ability to communicate effectively and professionally to employees, management and guests
Have a “can-do” attitude, initiative, and the willingness to learn and execute quickly
Ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks
Possess basic computer skills and the ability to work with a scheduling, time and attendance and POS system

Nice To Haves

Some supervisory experience preferred

Responsibilities

Achieve company objectives in sales, food quality, food presentation, kitchen safety, sanitation and cleanliness through training of employees and creating a positive, productive working environment.
Ensure that all food and products are consistently prepared and served according to the restaurant’s recipes, portioning, cooking, presentation and serving standards.
Fully understand and comply with all federal, state, county and municipal regulations that pertain to health, safety and labor requirements of the restaurant, employees and guests.
Provide timely and constructive feedback and coaching to employees regarding their performance.
Ensure both positive and negative performance is documented and communicated accordingly.
Support the KM to schedule cooks and utility workers as required by anticipated business activity while ensuring that all positions are staffed when and as needed and labor cost objectives are met.
Partner with the KM in making employment and termination decisions for kitchen staff.
Ensure that all equipment is kept clean and kept in excellent working condition through personal inspection and by following the restaurant’s preventative maintenance programs.
Ensure that all products are received in correct unit count and condition and deliveries are performed in accordance with the PJWRG receiving policies and procedures.