Kitchen Manager

Hotspot Convenience Store (RL Jordan) • Franklin, NC

7d

About The Position

The Kitchen Manager coordinates and supervises kitchen employees and kitchen operations while maintaining food safety, sanitation, quality, and customer service standards. The role oversees food preparation and cooking, inventory and ordering, vendor deliveries, equipment upkeep, staffing, training, scheduling, and adherence to company procedures and applicable regulations. The manager also maintains communication with the kitchen supervisor or district manager and works to control waste and promote efficient service.

Requirements

• Knowledge of kitchen operations and safety procedures.
• Knowledge of first aid for burns and cuts.
• Knowledge of how to complete the company incident report.
• Excellent communication skills and a positive leadership approach.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Must pass ServSafe Certification.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise kitchen employees in accordance with food safety standards.
• Ensure compliance with state, federal, and local food-handling requirements, as well as health and fire department regulations.
• Direct kitchen employees and ensure they carry out their duties.
• Set cleaning standards and verify that staff maintain sanitation and safety standards.
• Order food and kitchen supplies.
• Receive and check in vendor deliveries by counting items and confirming their accuracy.
• Supervise food preparation and cooking times, and check cooking and holding temperatures.
• Maintain correct portion sizes and ensure food is dated, labeled, and rotated using FIFO practices.
• Ensure food products are stored in accordance with safety practices.
• Perform weekly inventory counts and track waste to control it.
• Train kitchen employees on food preparation, procedures, and inventory management.
• Promote customer satisfaction through food quality control and efficiency.
• Supervise, coach, and motivate kitchen employees.
• Recruit and interview kitchen employees and complete new-hire paperwork.
• Create weekly schedules and ensure kitchen staff clock in correctly.
• Follow company money-handling procedures.
• Ensure food equipment is clean and in good working order, and submit work orders as needed.
• Communicate with the kitchen supervisor or district manager.
• Keep warmers stocked, stage food in warmers, and prepare smaller amounts more frequently.
• Make daily build-to lists.

What This Job Offers

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