Chef de cuisine CKE

HMSHost; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

Generous paid time off

Holiday pay

Meal and Transportation Benefits

401(k) retirement plan with company*

Company paid life insurance*

Tuition reimbursement*

Employee assistance program

Training and career growth

Referral program – refer a friend and

Job summary

HMSHost in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a Kitchen Manager to support a restaurant with medium sales and moderately complex kitchen operations. You will supervise non-management associates, implement kitchen changes, and ensure safety, quality and brand standards are met on a daily basis.

The role reports to the Restaurant Manager, offers exempt status, and requires strong leadership, organization and staff development to deliver outstanding customer service and product quality.

Qualifications

• Requires a High School diploma or GED; Red Seal certification in cooking preferred; brand certification a plus
• Experience in medium volume and/or multi-unit kitchen operations; 2+ years, 3+ years preferred
• Demonstrates knowledge of product, customer service, and quality standards; strong leadership capabilities

Responsibilities

• Ensures daily staffing of the kitchen, maintains cleanliness, inventory levels, and working equipment
• Supervises kitchen staff and assigns responsibilities for specific tasks
• Updates prep, par, and pull sheets; maintains recipes and ensures compliance
• Trains cooks and prep cooks; supports staff development
• Ensures proper expediting and presentation; maintains walk-in planograms
• Manages hiring, promotions, and staff status changes; adheres to brand and regulatory standards
• Delivers high-quality customer service and supports staff to ensure customer satisfaction and product quality

Skills

Team management

Delegation

Coaching

Organization

Time management

Change management

Motivation

Education

High School diploma or GED

Inter-Provincial Red Seal certification in cooking

Brand certification

Job description

With a career at HMSHost, you really benefit! We Offer

Benefits:

• Health, dental and vision insurance


• Generous paid time off (vacation, flex or sick)


• Holiday pay


• Meal and Transportation Benefits


• *401(k) retirement plan with company match


• *Company paid life insurance


• *Tuition reimbursement


• Employee assistance program


• Training and exciting career growth opportunities


• Referral program – refer a friend and earn a bonus

*Benefits may vary by position so ask your recruiter for details.

Summary:

The Kitchen Manager supports the manager of a restaurant with medium sales volume and moderately complex kitchen and culinary operations and is responsible for day-to-day supervision of and assignment of work to non-management associates. This position is also responsible for implementing kitchen and culinary changes, as well as performing all other responsibilities as directed by the business or assigned Management of which associate is capable of performing. This is an exempt position and typically reports to the Restaurant Manager, depending on local requirements.

Essential Functions:

• Ensures on a daily basis that the kitchen is staffed appropriately, the kitchen is clean, inventory levels are appropriate and equipment is working properly


• Supervises the day to day activities of kitchen staff and assigns responsibilities for specified work


• Continually monitors and updates prep, par and pull sheets


• Trains cooks and prep cooks


• Ensures recipe compliance and completes self-inspection reports


• Ensures expediting is performed correctly


• Maintains planograms for walk-ins


• Identifies hiring, firing, advancement, promotion or any other associate status change needs of the kitchen staff


• Complies with company and franchise standards of operation procedures, as well as those of all applicable regulatory agencies, and ensures on a daily basis that all products are prepared and presented in accordance with brand or company standards


• Provides the highest quality of customer service to the customers at all times, to include ensuring the proper training of all staff and supporting associates to ensure customer satisfaction and product quality

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment:

• Requires a High School diploma or general education development (GED) diploma; Inter-Provincial Red Seal certification in cooking preferred; brand certification a plus


• Requires 2 or more years of job-related experience in medium volume and/or multi-unit kitchen operations; 3 or more years preferred


• Demonstrates knowledge of product, customer service, services and quality standards required, equipment and operations standards required


• Demonstrates team management, delegation, issue resolution, coaching skills and ability to motivate others and act as a change agent


• Demonstrates organization and multi-project time/issue management


• Requires the ability to speak, read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence and policy documents, as well as converse comfortably with individuals

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran (M/F/D/V) Drug Free Workplace (DFW)

Avolta, including Dufry, HMSHost Corporation, Hudson, and affiliates(“the Company”), is an equal opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity in all aspects of employment and to comply with anti-discrimination laws andregulations. The Company prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal opportunities to applicants and team members withoutregard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, age, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, national origin, disability, military service and veteran status, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances (referred to as “protected characteristics”).

Source: HMSHost