The Kitchen Manager is responsible for managing all functions of the restaurant during opening, mid or closing shifts. Key responsibilities include hiring, managing, supervising and training restaurant team members and ensuring a high-level guest experience.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Operational Execution
- Perform Open / Mid-Day / Closing duties
- Conduct daily briefings on matters of importance to the team
- Manage all necessary repair and maintenance issues
- Exercise discretion and independent judgement
- Ensure 100% compliance with all Company policies and laws
- Make recommendations concerning development, promotion, and disciplinary action affecting team members
- Make hiring and termination recommendations to General Manager
Food & Beverage Execution
- Ensure safety & sanitation
- Monitor food and beverage quality and execution
- Prepare and receive orders of food and beverages
- Conduct weekly inventories to ensure that proper levels are stocked and to assess ordering patterns and changes
- Monitor and validate daily prep production
Team Member Relations
- Coach, mentor, and discipline hourly team members
- Monitor facilitate team member recognition
- Lead by example - working with the kitchen staff
Service Execution and Guest Relations
- Train, coach and develop team members to ensure they are providing high level service to guests
- Manage guest relations and guest recovery
Necessary Skills and Requirements
- A minimum of three years full service, casual dining restaurant management experience
- High personal integrity, professionalism, and maturity
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Solid relationship management and performance management skills
- Ability to motivate and direct team members and work effectively in management team
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, with a focus on listening and questioning skills
- Strong writing and documentation skills
- Ability to absorb and retain information quickly
- Keen attention to detail
- Proven problem-solving abilities
- Exceptional guest service orientation
- Ability to stand and walk around for a 10 hour shift
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- Ability to bend, stoop, and raise arms above head on occasion
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid training
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
Restaurant type:
Shift:
- 10 hour shift
- Evening shift
- Morning shift
Weekly day range:
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- Kitchen management: 3 years (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Kissimmee, FL 34747: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Work Location: In person