Kitchen Manager

Hotspot Convenience Store (RL Jordan) • Chesnee, SC

7d

About The Position

The Kitchen Manager coordinates and supervises kitchen employees to ensure food safety, sanitation, quality, and efficient kitchen operations. The role oversees food preparation and cooking, ordering and receiving supplies, inventory, waste tracking, equipment condition, and customer satisfaction. The manager also trains, coaches, schedules, recruits, and completes new-hire paperwork for kitchen employees, while following company procedures for money handling and incident reporting. The position requires communication with the kitchen supervisor or district manager and passing ServSafe Certification.

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.
• Positive leadership and excellent communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Must pass ServSafe Certification.
• Must follow company money-handling procedures.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise kitchen employees according to food safety standards and ensure employees carry out their duties.
• Ensure compliance with state, federal, and local food-handling requirements, health regulations, and fire department regulations.
• Set cleaning standards and verify that staff maintain sanitation and safety standards.
• Order kitchen food and supplies; receive vendors’ deliveries by counting items and checking their accuracy.
• Supervise food preparation and cooking times; check cook and holding temperatures, maintain portion sizes, and stage food in warmers, making smaller amounts more often.
• Ensure items are dated and labeled correctly according to Dhec standards and the FIFO rule, and that food is stored safely.
• Perform weekly inventory counts, track waste, and make daily build-to's.
• Train kitchen employees on food preparation, procedures, and inventory management.
• Promote 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 and complete company incident reports as needed.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

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