Kitchen Manager at Puckett's in Nashville

A Marshall Hospitality • Nashville, TN

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Puckett's in Grocery & Restaurant is hiring a qualified Kitchen Manager to join our team and lead our kitchen in Nashville, TN. We are looking for a leader with a hands-on and positive leadership approach as we continue to grow and build in this high energy market. Puckett's is a part of the A. Marshall Hospitality family of restaurants which also includes 7 other Puckett's Grocery & Restaurant locations, Deacon's New South, and Scout's Pub. We take great pride in what we do and are looking for a talented Kitchen Manager to help lead our amazing team!

Requirements

• Be 21 years of age or older.
• Have reliable transportation to and from work.
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively with managers, kitchen and dining room personnel and guests.
• Must be self-disciplined, take initiative, and have excellent communication and leadership skills with a focus on treating the entire team with dignity and respect.
• Must have a pleasant, polite manner and a neat and clean appearance.
• Must pass the federally mandated E-verify process.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in varied kitchen positions including food preparation, line cook, fry cook and expediter preferred.
• At least 1 year experience in a similar capacity preferred.
• Be able to reach, bend, stoop and frequently lift up to 50 pounds.
• Be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 9 hours).

Nice To Haves

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in varied kitchen positions including food preparation, line cook, fry cook and expediter preferred.
• At least 1 year experience in a similar capacity preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all food and products are consistently prepared and served according to the restaurant's recipes, portioning, cooking and serving standards.
• Develop recipes or menus, taking into account such factors as seasonal availability of ingredients or the likely number of guests.
• Work with restaurant managers to plan and price menu items, establish portion sizes, and prepare standard recipe cards for all new menu items.
• Supervise or coordinate activities of cooks or workers engaged in food preparation.
• Plan, direct, or supervise the food preparation or cooking activities of multiple kitchens or restaurants.
• Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
• Check the quality of raw or cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
• Check and maintain proper food holding and refrigeration temperature control points.
• Responsible for maintaining appropriate cleaning schedules for kitchen floors, mats, walls, hoods, other equipment and food storage areas.
• Ensure that all equipment is kept clean and kept in excellent working condition through personal inspection and by following the restaurant's preventative maintenance programs.
• Inspect supplies, equipment, or work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
• Order or requisition food, equipment, or other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation.
• Ensure that all products are ordered according to predetermined product specifications and received in correct unit count and condition.
• Ensure that deliveries are performed in accordance with the restaurant's receiving policies and procedures.
• Determine production schedules and staff requirements necessary to ensure timely delivery of services.
• Check the quantity and quality of received products.
• Determine how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.
• Meet with sales representatives to negotiate prices or order supplies.
• Coordinate planning, budgeting, or purchasing for all the food operations.
• Estimate amounts and costs of required supplies, such as food and ingredients.
• Control food cost and usage by following proper requisition of products from storage areas, product storage procedures, standard recipes and waste control procedures.
• Analyze recipes to assign prices to menu items based on food, labor, and overhead costs.
• Provide orientation of company and department rules, policies and procedures and oversee the training of new kitchen team members.
• Oversee and ensure that restaurant policies on employee performance appraisals are followed and completed on a timely basis.
• Instruct cooks or other workers in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, or presentation of food.
• Schedule personnel as required for anticipated business activity while ensuring that all positions are staffed when and as needed and labor cost objectives are met.
• Oversee and ensure that restaurant policies regarding personnel are followed and administer prompt, fair and consistent corrective action for any and all violations of company policies, rules, and procedures.
• Oversee the continuous coaching and training of kitchen employees on kitchen equipment, utensils, cleanliness, sanitation practices, first-aid, CPR, proper lifting and carrying techniques, and handling hazardous materials.
• Demonstrate new cooking techniques or equipment to staff.

Benefits

• Semi-annual bonus opportunity based on a percentage of base salary is available after 6 continuous months with the company. Locations can earn partial, full, or up to 120% of their bonus potential with our accelerators. This position is eligible for 10% of base salary.
• Two weeks paid vacation per fiscal year, available after 6 continuous months with the company.
• Annual Incentive Trip - we set stretch goals annually for each location, and for the locations that meet those goals we take them on a five day mostly paid trip to celebrate. We have been to places like Cabo San Lucas, Telluride, CO, and on a cruise! You must be with the company for 10 months to be eligible.
• Eligibility to participate in the company's employee health benefits program which includes Medical , Dental and Vision Insurance stated 60 days after hire, plus the first of the month Short-Term Disability Insurance, which includes Paid Maternity Leave
• 50% discount for you and your immediate family at your restaurant of employment for in-house food and non-alcoholic beverages
• 50% discount at any of our affiliated restaurants for in-house food and non-alcoholic beverages and apparel
• Discounted rates available for catering services for all of our affiliated restaurants.

What This Job Offers

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