Kitchen Manager
About The Position
This position is responsible for: Overseeing daily kitchen operations, ensuring execution of food quality, preparation, safety, and cleanliness standards. Train coach and develop kitchen staff to uphold company recipes, portioning, and execution standards Recruit and retain strong culinary talent, ensuring a stable and capable kitchen team Monitor inventory levels, food costs, and waste, maintaining cost control within budget parameters Collaborate with front-of-house management to deliver seamless guest experiences Maintain a clean, organized and compliant kitchen environment in accordance with health and safety regulations Analyze kitchen performance and implement improvements to achieve culinary and financial goals Lead with a hands-on approach, ensuring strong presence and leadership during peak shifts Uphold a culture of accountability, structure, and high energy
Responsibilities
- Overseeing daily kitchen operations
- Ensuring execution of food quality, preparation, safety, and cleanliness standards
- Train coach and develop kitchen staff to uphold company recipes, portioning, and execution standards
- Recruit and retain strong culinary talent
- Monitor inventory levels, food costs, and waste
- Maintaining cost control within budget parameters
- Collaborate with front-of-house management to deliver seamless guest experiences
- Maintain a clean, organized and compliant kitchen environment
- Analyze kitchen performance and implement improvements
- Lead with a hands-on approach
- Uphold a culture of accountability, structure, and high energy
- Execution of food quality, consistency, and presentation
- Compliance with company recipes, portioning and prep standards
- Efficient daily operations and shift readiness
- Health and safety standards upheld
- Training and coaching for performance and development
- Team morale, accountability and stability
- Food cost, inventory management and waste control
- Budget adherence and kitchen P&L awareness
- Staffing levels and labor efficiency
- Clear communication and operational alignment
- Seamless guest experience through FOH and BOH coordination
- Shared ownership of guest satisfaction
- Adherence to sanitation and regulatory standards
- Cleanliness audits and ongoing improvement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
