Kitchen Lead

Cinépolis Cinemas USA•Miami, FL

About The Position

The Kitchen Lead works in the Operations department at a theater and reports to the General Manager. The role assists the Kitchen Manager in directing, coaching, and leading back-of-house employees, and supports food preparation and production, safety and sanitation, and compliance with company policies and procedures. The Kitchen Lead helps deliver an exceptional guest experience by ensuring food is prepared to recipe specifications and within approved ticket times. The position includes maintaining food freshness through proper purchasing and FIFO product rotation; checking and recording food storage temperatures and notifying maintenance of issues; communicating and following up on changes to food products, kitchen systems, and procedures; and performing daily opening, mid-shift, and closing duties. The Kitchen Lead attends training for new menu items and trains kitchen staff in their proper preparation. Other duties may be assigned as business needs change. The role requires frequent standing, walking, lifting, twisting, bending, and traversing stairs, as well as occasional lifting or moving of items, sometimes with assistance. The stated work environment is a general office environment with moderate noise, dust, and activity. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

Food certification is required.
Exceptional guest service orientation.
Ability to communicate and work comfortably with guests, peers, subordinates, vendors, or partners.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Must act with integrity and lead by example.
Availability to work holidays, nights, and weekends.
Ability to meet the physical demands described, including frequent standing, walking, lifting, twisting, bending, and traversing stairs; occasional lifting or moving up to 10 pounds, with occasional assisted lifting of 25 to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

One year of supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist the Kitchen Manager in providing direction, coaching, and leadership to back-of-house employees, including on food preparation and production, safety and sanitation, and company policies and procedures.
Deliver an exceptional guest experience through execution of great food.
Use necessary tools to ensure food is prepared to recipe specifications and within company-approved ticket times.
Ensure food freshness through proper purchasing and product rotation using the FIFO method.
Check food storage and temperatures daily, record temperatures on the log sheet, and notify maintenance of issues.
Communicate, implement, and follow up on changes to food products, kitchen systems, and procedures, as applicable.
Perform daily opening, mid-shift, and closing operation duties.
Attend training for new menu items and train kitchen staff on their proper preparation.
Perform other duties as assigned.