Kitchen Lead - NEW LOCATION Avon CT

Bareburger Group LLC; Glastonbury (CT); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Transit Discount Program

Paid Time Off

Corporate Discount Programs

Direct Deposit

Digital Training Program

Job summary

Bareburger Group LLC in Avon, CT is hiring a Kitchen Lead to supervise Back of House, manage inventory, and ensure top-notch food quality. The ideal candidate has culinary and management experience, with a hands-on approach to prep, service line work, expediting, and staff training.

You will hire, train, and schedule staff, monitor inventory, and uphold safety and cleanliness standards while meeting company targets for sales and costs.

Qualifications

• Valid certified food protection certification required.
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience creating production par levels.
• Purchasing of all necessary items and supplies.
• Managing all purchases to budget.
• Managing labor cost to budget.
• Inventory management and proper storage practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen operations and manage Back of House team.
• Assist in hiring and training kitchen staff.
• Create and manage kitchen schedules to meet demand.
• Oversee inventory, ordering, and vendor relations.
• Ensure food safety, quality, and timely preparation.
• Coordinate with front-of-house and third-party platforms.
• Maintain equipment and space maintenance routines.
• Drive cost controls: labor, COGS, and direct costs.
• Respond to guest questions and complaints professionally.
• Support menu adherence and food quality targets.

Skills

Food safety certification

Under pressure

Communication skills

Production par levels

Purchasing

Budget management

Labor cost management

Inventory management

Flexible schedule

Delegation

Education

Food Protection Certificate

Job description

Benefits

• Bonus based on performance
• Employee discounts
• Flexible schedule
• Training & development

Kitchen Lead Position

Location: CT - Avon [NEW LOCATION]

530R Bushy Hill Rd. Simsbury, CT 06070

• Job Type: Full Time
• Rate: Starting at $22/hr [Based on Experience]

Now Hiring for Kitchen Lead

Restaurant Kitchen Lead to assist in managing the Back of House Team. The successful individual will have culinary and management experience. A creative, motivating professional who doesn’t mind contributing to prep work, service line work, expediting and is comfortable delegating. The person will assist in hiring and training the staff.

Kitchen Lead Responsibilities

• Order supplies, food and ingredients based on rapidly shifting demand
• Hire, on-board and train kitchen staff in specific stations, and cross-train as necessary
• Maintain acceptable inventory levels and conduct full weekly inventory
• Create schedules for kitchen staff to ensure there are always enough workers to meet the demand
• Schedule and oversee necessary maintenance and repairs on kitchen appliances and space
• Learn and manager all back office functions and systems
• Measure and assemble ingredients for menu items
• Collaborate with the kitchen cooks to prepare meals that are received thru multiple 3rd party platforms
• Maintain accurate food inventories
• Properly store food items at appropriate temperatures
• Rotate stock items as per established procedures
• See that kitchen is restocked for subsequent shifts
• Ensure that the food prep area and kitchen are cleaned and sanitized throughout and at the end of shifts
• Maintain open and professional communications with the in-house property managers
• Endure the highest level of menu adherence and highest level of food quality
• Ability to respond personally to guest questions and complaints
• Achieve desired Sales, COGS, Labor, Direct Costs as per Company set targets
• Minimize employee turnover

Skills & Job Qualifications

• Valid Certification in Food Protection in
• Ability to work well under pressure and in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience in Creating Production Par Levels
• Purchasing of all necessary items and supplies
• Managing All Purchases to Budget
• Managing Labor Cost to Budget
• Capable of conducting and assessing restaurant inventory
• Willing to work a flexible schedule
• Experience with delegating tasks and maintaining fast speed of service

Benefits

We provide a competitive wage and package for our Team Members.

Benefits included:

• Transit Discount Program
• Paid Time Off
• Corporate Discount Programs
• Direct Deposit
• Digital Training Program

About Us

The Bareburger Mission is our North Star: our guiding light. That which helps guide us in a direction towards being extraordinary. In 2009 we had a very simple vision: let’s create the tastiest burger using local, organic, all natural & sustainable ingredients whenever possible. With that in mind, we opened a small restaurant in our hometown of Queens, NYC. We made a promise to offer our guests quality service that made them feel at home. Years later, we’re honored to serve clean food to our communities around the globe.

Our greatest strength has always been creating a menu with choices that feel good for everyone. Thank you to all the partners, farmers, producers and distributors that we proudly call friends & family. We source mindfully, with our farmers, our environment and our guests in mind at all times. We will always look to the future of food and plant-based proteins which are undoubtedly at the forefront of sustainability. Our menu has plenty of plant-based options and is more delicious than ever. What we eat is who we are, and at Bareburger, we celebrate everyone.

Bareburger is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Bareburger is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all of our employment programs and decisions. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Bareburger will be based on merit, qualifications, abilities and business needs and considerations. Discrimination in employment on the basis of any classification protected under federal, state or local law is a violation of our policy and is illegal. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender/sex, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, veteran/military status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected applicable federal, state or local law.