Assistant Kitchen Leader

Life Time Inc.; Westfield (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The LifeCafe Chef at Life Time Inc. leads the back-of-house team, ensuring quality preparation and adherence to recipe standards while keeping costs in line with budget. You will supervise cooks and dishwashers and support inventory control.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma or GED, 2+ years in a kitchen, and ServSafe certifications. This role requires leadership, calm under pressure, and the ability to stand for long periods in a busy cafe environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 2+ years of kitchen experience.
• ServSafe Food Manager Certification or equivalent.
• ServSafe Alcohol Safety or equivalent (if applicable).
• ServSafe Allergen Certification or equivalent (if applicable).
• Ability to stay calm under food production issues.
• Ability to stand, walk, and/or sit for long periods.

Responsibilities

• Maintains daily back-of-house operations including cleanliness, ordering food and supplies, evaluating prep lists and par levels.
• Observes and manages cooks and dishwashers to ensure methods of cooking and portion sizes follow recipe standards.
• Supervises, trains, develops, and assesses kitchen staff to ensure growth through orientations and feedback.
• Maximizes profit by controlling food costs through recipe adherence, proper ordering and par levels; assists with inventory control.
• Makes recommendations on hiring, promotion and termination of employees to the Café Leader.

Skills

Leadership

Food safety knowledge

Team coordination

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

ServSafe Food Manager Certification

ServSafe Alcohol Safety

ServSafe Allergen Certification

Job description

Position Summary

The LifeCafe Chef leads and coordinates activities of assembly and prep team members and other workers engaged in preparing and cooking food. They are responsible for keeping cost of goods in line with or better than budget. They provide leadership in the fulfillment of Life Time's mission statement and brand.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintains daily operations of back of house including maintaining cleanliness, ordering food and supplies, evaluating prep lists and par levels
• Observes and manages workers engaged in preparing and portioning foods to ensure that methods of cooking and sizes of portions are following recipe standards
• Supervises, trains, develops, and assesses cooks and dishwashers to ensure continuous growth through orientations, direction, and feedback
• Maximizes profit by controlling food costs through recipe adherence, proper ordering and par levels. Assists the Café Leader with inventory control
• Makes recommendations on the hiring, the promotion and termination of employees to the Café Leader

Position Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent
• 2+ years of experience
• Previous kitchen experience
• ServSafe Food Manager Certification or equivalent
• ServSafe Alcohol Safety or equivalent (if applicable)
• ServSafe Allergen Certification or equivalent (if applicable)
• Ability to stay calm and overcome any food production issues
• Ability to stand, walk, and/or sit for long periods of time

Preferred Requirements

• Culinary school Diploma
• Leader of a kitchen team – Ordering, Inventory, Cost Control and Menu Development

Life Time is a place for everyone. As an organization, we are committed to an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace that respects and celebrates the unique contributions of each individual while ensuring we remain an equal opportunity employer that recruits, hires, trains and promotes based on merit and qualifications.