Kitchen Manager - IOWA CITY

Big Grove Brewery•Iowa City, IA

11h

About The Position

The objective of our kitchen manager position is to oversee all aspects of daily kitchen operations, ensuring that all food preparation and cooking activities are carried out efficiently, safely, and in accordance with Big Grove's quality standards. This role involves managing culinary staff, assisting in inventory and ordering of supplies, and maintaining kitchen equipment and facilities. The kitchen manager is also responsible for ensuring food safety and cleanliness of the kitchen, managing food and labor costs, and working with our Chef de Cuisine and Sous Chefs to develop a menu that meets positive customer experience and profitability goals.

Requirements

Team focused approach
Positive attitude
Safety minded
Thorough and efficient
Ability to Communicate
High school diploma or equivalent.
Experience working on a full service line is required
Strong working knowledge of current culinary techniques and sanitation standards
ServSafe certification

Nice To Haves

Experience in a leadership position is desired

Responsibilities

Train and develop a high-performing kitchen staff, including cooks, prep cooks and dishwashers
Assign tasks, delegate responsibilities and provide feedback to ensure efficient kitchen operations.
Address disciplinary issues when necessary
Team management: Correct and compliant use of people and performance tools
Maintain routine kitchen maintenance and cleanliness
Ability to adapt and handle situations that may arise pertaining to the operation of the kitchen , including costs, productivity, scheduling and team health
Ensure enough staff are scheduled to cover shift needs and manage real time staffing based on business volume; run efficient labor
Assist in execution of events.
Maintain Big Grove high food standards for food quality, ensuring all dishes are prepared according to recipe specifications.
Maintain safety and sanitation standards.
Creation, development, costing, description and execution of specials
Be an active contributor for new menu items and culinary technique while upholding Big Grove standards and expectations
Be a high performing Big Grove team member with ability to look at business as a whole, communicate with all people, collaborate with all departments, work to solve organizational problems, and accomplish goals. Contribute to and exemplify BGB values, vision, standards, and culture.