Kitchen Manager

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Base pay range: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

The Kitchen Manager is responsible for overseeing smooth back of house operations. This role plans and prepares meals, directs back of house staff, and ensures that job duties are carried out in accordance with internal policies and procedures.

• Making periodic inspections to observe quality of food preparation and service, food appearance, and cleanliness and sanitation of production and service areas and equipment.
• Coordinating all training activities for kitchen and service employees, including the identification and analysis of training needs and the design and implementation of programs to address these deficiencies.
• Developing recipes and portion specifications in accordance with consumer tastes, nutritional needs, product specifications, ease of preparation, and established procedures and budgetary constraints.
• Participating in menu planning activities to include the determination of purchasing specifications, product and recipe testing, and menu development.
• Assisting other managers as requested in areas such as plate presentation, special function menu planning, and the design of new service areas.
• Performing other work‑related duties as assigned.

• A high school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Current Manager Sanitation Certificate required.
• Prior experience in related food service positions required.
• Ability to work in a high‑stress environment.
• Moderate reading and writing skills; ability to follow written and oral instructions and procedures.
• Proficient interpersonal relations and communicative skills; cooperates and works together with all co‑workers; plans and completes job duties with minimal supervisory direction, including appropriate judgment.
• Ability to stand, reach, lift, bend, kneel, stoop, climb, push and pull items weighing 50 pounds or less.
• Manual dexterity; auditory and visual skills.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, lift, bend, kneel, stoop, climb, push and pull items weighing 50 pounds or less, and be exposed to kitchen equipment such as ovens, stoves, dishwashers, slicers, coffee machines, steamers, mixers, and chef's knives.

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug‑free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.