Maintains responsibility for day-to-day operation of the kitchen and has complete responsibility for the kitchen in its entirety Develops and implements procedures to ensure that all work practices meet or exceed the established standards Communicates daily with General Manager for updates, changes and revisions to existing contracts Maintains standards for food quality, presentation, handling, sanitation and safety. Follows all appropriate policies and procedures Ensures timely and courteous follow-through on all client, guest, and team member requests Assists in the selection, supervision, training, development, scheduling, evaluating, disciplining, and counseling of staff Demonstrates positive leadership characteristics that empower and inspire employees to meet and exceed standards Monitors food and labor costs Conducts daily walk-through of all walk-in refrigerators, dry storage areas and food lines to ensure rotation, usage, cleanliness and proper sanitation Utilizes specification sheets to prepare daily preparation requirements, maintains par levels of necessary items Prepares and manages creation of new menu items Ensures attractive, consistent presentations of food items, both buffet and plated Interacts/supervises line cooks to monitor quality, presentation and consistency of food items prepared Handles all needs and accommodates customer requests in a timely manner Sets up, re-stocks, maintains, and cleans food preparation areas Responsible for ensuring presentation standards are meet for all hot and cold items Reads and interprets recipes Conducts product inventories, ordering and receiving of product Responsible for team maintenance of grooming standards Responsible for team adherence to standards for sanitation and safe food handling Responsible for all opening and closing kitchen procedures
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees