Kitchen Manager

Hotspot Convenience Store (RL Jordan) • Spartanburg, IN

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About The Position

The Kitchen Manager coordinates and supervises kitchen employees and oversees food preparation, cooking, inventory, ordering, sanitation, safety, and customer satisfaction. The role ensures compliance with applicable food-handling, health, fire, and company standards; trains and leads kitchen employees; and maintains efficient kitchen operations.

Requirements

• Must pass ServSafe certification.
• Must be knowledgeable about 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.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise kitchen employees in accordance with food safety standards.
• Ensure compliance with state, federal, and local food-handling requirements and standards, as well as health and fire department regulations.
• Direct kitchen employees and ensure they complete their duties.
• Set cleaning standards and verify that employees maintain sanitation and safety standards.
• Order kitchen food and supplies, receive vendor deliveries, and verify items by counting them and checking their accuracy.
• Supervise food preparation and cooking times, check food temperatures, and maintain correct portion sizes.
• Ensure items are dated and labeled according to DHEC standards and use FIFO (first in, first out).
• Ensure food is stored according to safety practices.
• Perform weekly inventory counts and track waste to control it.
• Train kitchen employees in food preparation, procedures, and inventory management.
• Drive customer satisfaction through quality control and efficiency.
• Maintain high-performance standards and 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.
• Maintain communication with the kitchen supervisor or district manager.
• Feed and stage food in warmers, making 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