Kitchen Manager

Drift In is seeking a Kitchen Manager with upscale, high-volume restaurant experience to join the Crew! An unparalleled opportunity to work closely with nationally-acclaimed culinary director, Kerry Heffernan, and execute a sustainable, award-winning menu.

VENUE

Drift In
Drift In is a vibrant outdoor restaurant in the West Village overlooking the Hudson River. With two distinct waterfront seating areas, Drift In features easy-going beach fare, craft cocktails, summery wines, crisp beers, and epic sunsets.

DETAILS

Job Overview

Position Summary
The Kitchen Manager helps uphold existing systems for the preparation and production of the menu while managing BOH staff. The Kitchen Manager oversees the expediting of all food from the kitchen. They ensure proper execution of dishes and maintain a positive financial budget.

Key Responsibilities:

Expediting, ordering and cooking on the line, assisting in inventory management, labor management, leading by example and following recipe cooking. Work closely with the Executive Chef and venue General Management to accomplish shared goals of excellence in all aspects of operations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Accountable for providing comprehensive leadership, and management to all kitchen staff and operations, ensuring professionalism and adherence to Crew policies, procedures, and standards taking ownership of decisions and their outcomes that affect staff, costs, and service quality.
• Mastering menu item knowledge and strictly adhering to recipe specifications in our company database, ensuring the execution of all menu items meet company standards regarding quality and consistency
• Overseeing the pass and the expediter station to ensure speedy and proper delivery of food to guests
• Maintain a professional zero-tolerance stance towards policy and compliance adherence, while fostering high morale and motivation within the team
• Communicating hiring needs and proper onboarding of all kitchen personnel, including subordinates and hourly kitchen staff in line with staffing requirements and staffing pars
• Complete daily reports and checklists as required
• Conducting comprehensive training sessions for both managerial and subordinate staff in accordance with company training protocols. Guaranteeing that all team members are adequately trained to fulfill their job duties in alignment with Crew standards.
• Conduct Daily DOH walk-throughs with communication to FOH management. Enforcing sanitary practices and policies for food handling and overall cleanliness ensuring Department of Health compliance; address all DOH violations immediately.
• Manage the schedule for all hourly back of house employees utilizing company approved technology in line with labor budgets, staffing pars and cost goals. Effectively communicate with upper management and staff alike to adjust schedule in line with unforeseen circumstances such as weather.
• Consistently monitoring manager feedback logs on a daily basis to promptly identify and address any food-related concerns, including consistency, quality, service speed, operational efficiency, communication between back-of-house (BOH) and front-of-house (FOH), and staff behavior.
• Maintain adherence to Department of Health food service standards consistently with a zero tolerance policy, A letter grade
• Set a high standard through personal example and ensure the team meets Crew excellence standards in cleanliness and food safety, maintaining a pristine and professional kitchen environment at all times including peak service. Uphold proper food preparation and handling techniques, while strictly adhering to safety protocols.
• Set a leading example and strictly enforce the Crew uniform policy and policies on impeccable personal appearance, and upholding high standards of hygiene.
• Responsible for supervising and managing the maintenance, cleanliness, and organization of the kitchen and its associated areas. Implementing and ensuring adherence to deep cleaning schedules and equipment cleaning.
• Experience with Apps and Technology used in restaurants
• Conducting precise weekly inventory as scheduled, and effectively leveraging relevant technology for optimal accuracy.
• Cultivating professional rapport with vendor contacts and consistently placing weekly orders through approved vendors in adherence with company protocols, ordering specifications and venue pars
• Overseeing receiving procedures to ensure meticulous handling and storage of food items
• Conduct weekly meetings with the corporate and events teams to review upcoming events, discuss processes, analyze profit and loss statements, and address other business-related matters

Minimum Qualifications
Tier 1

• 2 years + of successful experience in a Kitchen Managerial Role, Sous Chef or comparable role overseeing annual food sales revenue of $3 million or more
• Experience leading a team of 30 personnel or more
• Demonstrated experience executing high volume, elevated cuisines in a professional atmosphere
• Demonstrated experience directing lead line cooks and…