Kitchen Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Minimum 1–2 years of food service, institutional kitchen, culinary, or comparable high-volume meal preparation experience.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Current food safety certification, or ability to obtain required certification within an established timeframe.
• Experience with food storage, inventory control, kitchen equipment, and safe food handling practices.
• Strong verbal communication and ability to provide clear direction to participants, Peer Mentors, volunteers, and coworkers.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced food service environment, prioritize competing needs, and solve routine operational problems.
• Commitment to teamwork, stewardship, accountability, and a positive, recovery-supportive kitchen environment.
• Working knowledge of food safety, sanitation, storage, portion control, inventory practices, and high-volume meal preparation.
• Basic administrative and computer skills, including email, word processing, spreadsheets, and routine Food Service records.
• Ability to regularly stand and walk, bend and reach, and lift, carry, or maneuver food products, supplies, and kitchen equipment; ability to safely meet the physical requirements of a high-volume kitchen.
• Local travel between CARITAS locations or for Food Service support may be required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience providing work direction, training, or coaching to others.

Responsibilities

• Maintain daily kitchen operations at the assigned location, ensuring meals and snacks are prepared and served on schedule and the kitchen is safe, clean, organized, and ready for service.
• Implement Nourish to Flourish menus and standards as directed, maintaining recipe, portion, quality, and nutritional expectations and communicating feedback, inventory needs, and menu improvement opportunities.
• Maintain on-site inventory and food stewardship practices, including par levels, storage and rotation, labeling and dating, physical counts, receiving, transfers, and appropriate use of purchased and donated food.
• Lead, guide, and train Peer Mentors, program participants, interns, and volunteers in meal preparation, equipment use, sanitation, portioning, storage, and kitchen procedures.
• Support purchasing and cost control by communicating product needs, receiving and verifying orders, identifying shortages or quality concerns, documenting transfers and adjustments, and using inventory effectively.
• Monitor meal quality, participation, and participant feedback and communicate observations and recommended adjustments to the Food Service Senior Manager.
• Coordinate with the Food Service Senior Manager, Food Service Driver, and other Food Service Managers on inventory, donated food, product transfers, and menu needs across CARITAS locations.
• Receive, unpack, inspect, and store food and supplies; evaluate freshness and shelf life and ensure safe storage.
• Maintain kitchen records and assist with physical inventory counts, in-kind documentation, Food Service reporting, and other administrative records as assigned.
• Coordinate with CARITAS departments to provide meals and Food Service support for special events and program activities.
• Provide appropriate direction and supervision to Food Service volunteers in support of Community Engagement.
• Maintain clean, organized, and sanitary Food Service facilities and coordinate monthly deep cleaning of kitchen and food storage areas with The Healing Place programs.
• Monitor kitchen equipment and supplies and report repair, maintenance, or replacement needs to the Food Service Senior Manager.
• Maintain required certifications and support readiness for health, safety, and sanitation inspections.
• Participate in Food Service, program, and administrative meetings as required.
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.