Assistant Kitchen Manager - Store #83

Parker's Kitchen•North Charleston, SC

About The Position

The Assistant Kitchen Manager at Parker's Kitchen assists with overseeing day-to-day kitchen operations and ensuring food safety and sanitation standards are met. The role supports efficient kitchen operating systems, exceptional customer service, and employee development while upholding Parker’s Kitchen standards. It provides experience and opportunities to grow within kitchen leadership. The Assistant Kitchen Manager interacts respectfully and courteously with customers and employees, conducts weekly inventory counts and generates cost of sales reports, and helps manage inventory against the budget. In collaboration with the Kitchen Manager, the role assists with labor-cost management and employee scheduling according to the approved labor budget. It also supports enforcement of the Safety and Health Policy, stocks food and beverage areas, prepares made-to-order items according to recipes or customer specifications, and maintains safe food-handling procedures. The role communicates procedures, promotions, and new products, helps develop employees, and performs additional tasks as assigned. The role requires the ability to work varied hours, days, and shifts as business circumstances require. Physical demands include standing for 8 to 10 hours, repeated bending and reaching, multitasking, occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds, and pushing or pulling up to 50 pounds. The work environment may include wet floors, temperature fluctuations, and loud noise.

Requirements

Must be at least 16 years of age upon hire.
Must have reliable transportation.
Complete food safety certification within the first month of employment.
Complete a skills-based certification within the first 120 days of employment.
Must be able to work varied hours, days, and shifts as needed due to business circumstances.
Ability to stand for extended periods of 8 to 10 hours.
Ability to multitask and perform repeated bending and reaching.
Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds and push or pull up to 50 pounds.
Comfortable working around wet floors, temperature fluctuations, and loud noise levels.

Responsibilities

Interact with customers and employees in a respectful, courteous manner and foster a friendly, welcoming atmosphere.
Act honestly and with integrity while upholding company values.
Conduct weekly inventory counts and generate cost of sales reports.
Manage and audit inventory levels to ensure they align with the budget.
Collaborate with the Kitchen Manager to learn and assist with managing labor costs and scheduling employees according to the approved labor budget.
Assist the Kitchen Manager in enforcing the Safety and Health Policy.
Stock food and beverage areas with products and supplies to maintain in-stock conditions.
Prepare made-to-order food and beverages according to recipes or customer specifications.
Ensure safe food-handling procedures are maintained.
Communicate procedures, promotions, and new products to employees and customers.
Foster a collaborative learning environment by sharing expertise and assisting in the development of others.
Perform additional tasks as assigned to support the department.