Restaurant - Chef / Executive Kitchen Manager (For Future Opening)

Urban Plates • Pasadena, CA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Urban Plates is seeking experienced Chefs / Executive Kitchen Managers for future openings in the greater Los Angeles market. This role is responsible for the management of all culinary operations within the restaurant, ensuring excellent food quality, managing Team Member performance, and coordinating with the General Manager, Regional Chef, and/or Area Director. The Chef must exercise excellent professional judgment in carrying out their duties.

Requirements

• Experience cooking from scratch with fresh, quality ingredients.
• Experience managing Cost of Goods and inventory management.
• Experience leading and developing BOH Team Members including Prep and Line Cooks, Sous Chefs, and Jr. Sous Chefs.
• Experience with state-of-the-art kitchens, with top-of-the-line equipment (Rational Ovens, blast chillers, Kitchen Display System, Date Code Genie).
• Experience with systems/processes and technology platforms (CTuit, Learning Management System, HRIS (Dayforce), and POS system (Brink)).

Responsibilities

• Management of all culinary operations in the restaurant.
• Ensuring excellent food quality.
• Managing Team Member performance.
• Communicating and coordinating with the General Manager, Regional Chef and/or Area Director.
• Using excellent professional judgment in carrying out duties.

Benefits

• Competitive pay plus bonus
• Realistic and achievable bonus plan where bonus is paid out monthly and quarterly
• Exceptional work-life balance with no late nights and two days off per week
• Paid time off
• Best-in-class 9-week paid management training program in one of our certified training restaurants
• Monthly cell phone/ internet allowance
• Free meal during your workday
• 75% off meals when not working
• New Urban Plates Health & Wellness Plan for all Team Members for $12 per month offering healthcare and wellness services inclusive of 24/7 Virtual Doc, Counseling Services, Vision and Dental Discounts, Hearing Care, etc.
• Health/ Medical (HMO and PPO options)
• Dental insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life insurance & AD&D insurance
• Supplemental Life insurance & AD&D insurance
• Basic long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Accident and hospital indemnity insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Pet insurance
• 401k Plan– for those who qualify
• Opportunities for advancement and Career Development Programs
• Access to our UPLift Emergency Grant Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed