Kitchen Manager

Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina•, SC

58d•Onsite

About The Position

This role demonstrates Palmetto Goodwill’s Amazing Customer Experience (ACE) Culture, I-CARE Values, Mission and Vision in all actions. The Kitchen Manager is responsible for strictly adhering to and preparing meals according to the Armed Forces Recipe Service and the food preparation worksheet (NAVSUP 1090), including all recipe conversions. They ensure meals are served according to prescribed meal hours and assist in developing food cost and control, monitoring that the food budget remains within defined guidelines. The manager will prepare a variety of meats, poultry, seafood, vegetables, sauces, gravies, and baked goods using a full range of quantity cooking procedures. This includes preparing multiple menu items for a single meal, coordinating steps to ensure timely readiness, and handling special or difficult recipes. The role involves furnishing instructions, delegating responsibility for recipe adjustments, deciding when items are done, and recommending recipe improvements. During mealtimes, the manager checks food presentation, quantity, and timeliness, making emergency changes as needed. They are responsible for maintaining clean and sanitary work areas, equipment, and utensils, and ensuring proper safety precautions are followed by all employees and client trainees, reporting any failures to supervisors. The Kitchen Manager must ensure all Goodwill Industries and Naval policies and procedures are followed, and that supplies and food products are handled according to agency policies and good security practices. This role includes planning, assigning, and supervising the work of lead cooks, cooks, and vegetable preparation and butcher shop staff. Additionally, they will order food to meet menu requirements, plan work assignments, and inspect the workplace for safety and sanitary standards. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Ability to plan, coordinate, and time sequence steps needed to prepare food on time without overcooking or waste.
Ability to adjust recipes for servings required and to recognize characteristics of food in deciding that raw materials are fresh; and judge prepared food by color, consistency, temperature, odor, and taste.
Ability to understand and instill the performance work statement of the contract employees.
Must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance at the level required in the contract.
Upon receiving clearance eligibility must begin work within 30 days.
Within 90 days of employment must be able to obtain ServSafe certification.

Responsibilities

Strictly adhere to and prepare meals according to the Armed Forces Recipe Service and the food preparation worksheet (NAVSUP 1090). Prepare all recipe conversions based on NAVSUP 1090.
Ensure meals are served according to prescribed meal hours.
Assist in developing food cost and control, monitor that food budget remains within defined guidelines.
Prepare a variety of meats, poultry, seafood, vegetables, sauces, gravies, pies, cakes, bread, rolls, biscuits, sweet rolls, donuts, icings, glazes, puddings, and gelatin products and all foods constituting a meal using a full range of quantity cooking procedures.
On a day-to-day basis, prepare four or more menu items for one meal which involves planning and coordinating a variety of steps to ensure that all items are ready for serving at the same time.
Prepare menu items using special or difficult recipes involving many steps, ingredients, or long preparation time.
Furnish written or oral instructions or delegates responsibility regarding recipe adjustments for the number of servings and size of equipment to use within framework of accepted methods or recipes for the food being prepared, decide when items are done, and recommend changes to recipes for improved taste or appearance.
During mealtimes, checks to see that the food prepared is attractive, in quantities needed, and on time, and that emergency changes have been made according to instructions.
Maintain all work areas, equipment, and cooking utensils in a clean and sanitary condition.
Maintain proper levels of safety precautions in all activities. Ensure all employees and client trainees meet all safety requirements. Report any failures to equipment and personnel that fail to meet posted safety precautions to supervisors.
Ensure all Goodwill Industries and Naval policies and procedures are followed.
Assure that all supplies and food products are handled as prescribed by agency policies and good security practices are followed.
Plan, assign, and supervise the work of lead cooks, cooks, vegetable preparation and butcher shop.
Order food to meet requirements of menu, plan work assignments and inspect workplace to ensure safety and sanitary standards.
Other duties may be assigned.