Kitchen Manager

Boston Tea Party • Bath, IL

32d • Onsite

About The Position

We’re looking for a brilliant Kitchen Manager to lead one of our Boston Tea Party kitchens. At Boston, our kitchens are a huge part of what makes us, us. We cook proper food, from scratch, every day — and we need leaders who care just as much about the people making it as the food leaving the pass. As Kitchen Manager, you’ll take ownership of your kitchen, lead your team through busy services and work side-by-side with your General Manager to make your café a brilliant place to eat and an even better place to work. This is hospitality without the late nights.

Requirements

• You might already be a Kitchen Manager, Head Chef or Sous Chef, or you could be an experienced chef who's ready to take ownership of their first kitchen.
• You want your kitchen and your people to keep getting better.
• You develop others, understand the numbers behind a successful kitchen and always look for the next opportunity to improve.
• You care about doing things properly.
• Food safety, standards, sustainability and looking after your people aren't negotiable — they're simply part of running a great kitchen.
• You're a team player.
• You build strong relationships with your chefs, your café team and your GM, and understand that the best guest experiences happen when the whole café works together.
• Set high standards, stay calm when the checks are flying in and bring their team with them.

Responsibilities

• Own everything that happens in your kitchen — your people, your food, your standards and your numbers.
• Lead, coach and develop a brilliant kitchen team.
• Set the pace during busy services and be right there cooking alongside your team.
• Make sure every plate leaving your kitchen is something you’re proud to serve.
• Recruit great people and develop your chefs to take their next step.
• Manage ordering, stock, labour and waste with a strong commercial eye.
• Maintain brilliant food safety, cleanliness and kitchen standards.
• Work closely with your General Manager to grow the café and deliver a great guest experience.
• Create a kitchen culture where people feel supported, challenged and excited to come to work.
• Take ownership when things don't go to plan and find ways to make them better.

Benefits

• Great package of Boston benefits
• Loads of opportunity to develop
• Freedom to put your own stamp on your kitchen
• Daytime hours
• No midnight closes, no finishing service at 11pm and then cleaning down until the early hours
• Opportunity to develop people

What This Job Offers

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