Kitchen Lead: Own the Café Kitchen & Menu

Park Avenue Coffee; St. Louis (MO); Sur place; USD 40 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Park Avenue Coffee in St. Louis is seeking a Kitchen Lead to own the day-to-day operation of our cafe kitchen. This hands-on role requires leading by example, ensuring prep gets done, recipes are followed, and the kitchen runs smoothly for service.

You will collaborate with café and operations leadership to grow our food program, refine systems, and introduce seasonal items. Availability for morning shifts and a strong ownership mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• You don't need to come from fine dining, but you must know how a professional kitchen should operate.

Responsabilités

• Lead daily kitchen prep and food production.
• Execute sandwiches, salads, wraps, sides, and other menu items consistently and efficiently.
• Maintain high standards for food quality, portioning, presentation, and recipe execution.
• Organize daily and weekly prep based on expected sales and inventory.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and service-ready kitchen.
• Follow and reinforce food safety, sanitation, labeling, storage, and temperature-control standards.
• Receive, organize, rotate, and properly store food deliveries.
• Perform inventory counts and help maintain appropriate par levels.
• Identify low-stock items and communicate ordering needs before they become problems.
• Monitor product rotation and waste using FIFO and established kitchen procedures.
• Help reduce unnecessary food waste while maintaining product availability.
• Train and support team members on recipes, prep procedures, equipment, food safety, and kitchen standards.
• Help maintain recipes, prep sheets, build guides, and other kitchen documentation.
• Provide feedback on kitchen workflow, equipment, ingredients, and procedures.
• Work with leadership on seasonal menu items, specials, and improvements to the food program.
• Keep equipment, work surfaces, storage areas, refrigeration, and the overall kitchen clean and properly maintained.
• Communicate problems early and help find practical solutions

Connaissances

Kitchen leadership

2+ years kitchen experience

Food safety knowledge

Knife skills

Food prep

Inventory rotation

Recipe following

Organizational skills

Time management

Independent work

Clean & organized

Communication

Description du poste

Park Avenue Coffee in St. Louis is seeking a Kitchen Lead to own the day-to-day operation of our cafe kitchen. This hands-on role requires leading by example, ensuring prep gets done, recipes are followed, and the kitchen runs smoothly for service.

You will collaborate with café and operations leadership to grow our food program, refine systems, and introduce seasonal items. Availability for morning shifts and a strong ownership mindset are essential.