Kitchen Manager

Holland America-Princess (Holland America Dawson City Inn); Alaska; On-site; USD 34,440 - 48,216; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Options

ESOP

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Denali Brewpub in Talkeetna is seeking a Kitchen Manager to lead and support a busy kitchen team. The role requires managing BOH staffing, maintaining SOPs, ensuring safety and DEC compliance, and overseeing menu costing, inventory and equipment maintenance.

Responsibilities include training staff, scheduling with HR including J-1 workers, developing farm-to-table and zero-waste programs, coordinating with the Restaurant Manager on FOH items, and planning events to showcase craft beverages.

Qualifications

• Prior kitchen management experience.
• ServSafe certification.
• Extremely high attention to detail.
• Ability to think creatively within SOPs and DEC regulations.
• Proficient in all BOH positions.
• Knowledge of craft beer, wine and spirits.
• Technical skills to troubleshoot kitchen equipment.
• Good physical condition.
• Able to work mornings, middays, nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Ensure kitchen is appropriately staffed and staffed for business needs.
• Create and manage BOH schedule.
• Train staff and develop training programs for all positions.
• Coordinate with HR for seasonal staffing and J-1 workers.
• Meet labor, sales and costing goals set by GM.
• Ensure kitchen tools and equipment are available and maintained.
• Maintain kitchen equipment and a proactive maintenance program.
• Maintain cleanliness and ambiance per Denali Brewpub culture.
• Facilitate repairs using in-house resources when possible.
• Develop knowledge of Menu Profit Pro and costing methods.
• Knowledge of POS systems and daily programming.
• Collaborate with GM on menu design, content and pricing.
• Monitor costs, losses and margins; manage loss prevention.
• Navigate outages and emergencies with procedures.
• Plan and execute events (weddings, dinners, tours, craft-beverage dinners) and promote Denali Brewpub as a destination via social media and networking.
• Coordinate monthly inventory counts.
• Develop farm-to-table, sustainability and zero-waste programs.
• Identify growth opportunities and execute programs.
• Integrate craft beverage program into the menu.
• Seek efficiencies and develop vendor relationships.
• Handle opening/closing duties and cover shifts as needed.

Skills

Kitchen management

ServSafe certified

Attention to detail

Creative thinking

BOH proficiency

Craft beer/wine/spirits knowledge

Equipment troubleshooting

Physical fitness

Independent work

Shift flexibility

Lifting 55 lbs

Job description

Kitchen

Kitchen Manager

$25.00 - $35.00 / hour

Talkeetna

Kitchen Manager Qualifications:

• Prior kitchen management experience.
• ServSafe certified.
• Extremely high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to think and act creatively, while conforming to existing standard operating procedures and DEC regulations.
• Be proficient in all BOH positions to assist staff as needed.
• Possess good craft beer, wine and spirits knowledge.
• Possess technical/mechanical skills and can troubleshoot kitchen equipment.
• Must be in good physical condition.
• Ability to sit/stand/bend/walk and maintain manual dexterity for duration of work period.
• Must be able to work independently and be able & willing to work morning, midday, nights and/or weekend shifts.
• Able to lift 55 lbs. and move at least 165 lbs., and work in extreme hot and cold environments.
• Have a flexible schedule, team player and be 21 years or older.

Duties will include:

• Ensure the kitchen is appropriately staffed for business. This includes dealing with situations as they arise such as illness, injury and other unexpected events.
• BOH schedule
• Ensure staff is adequately trained; develop/maintain training program for all positions.
• Coordinate with HR to adequately staff per season. This includes working with J-1 staff and maintaining the guest worker program.
• Meet labor, sales and costing goals as set by the general manager.
• Ensure kitchen staff have the tools necessary to do their job well.
• Maintain all kitchen related equipment and machinery in safe, working condition, including a proactive preventative maintenance program.
• Maintain appearance, cleanliness and general ambiance in accordance with the culture of Denali Brewpub.
• Contact the appropriate persons to facilitate repairs. When possible, use in-house resources to affect repairs to minimize repair time and expense. This may require learning new skills and dealing with problems with limited resources.
• Develop a strong working knowledge of Menu Profit Pro and costing methods.
• Develop a strong working knowledge of POS systems and be able use and program the system daily.
• Work with the general manager on menu design, content and pricing.
• Monitor departmental costing, loss and margins.
• Loss prevention.
• Navigate adverse situations such as power outages, water outages and flooding and develop procedures to deal with these challenges.
• Order supplies and products as needed for daily kitchen and restaurant operations. Coordinate with the Restaurant Manager to ensure necessary FOH items are ordered.
• Maintain storage areas.
• Plan and execute special events such as weddings, rehearsal dinners, tour groups, craft beverage dinners and off-site catering events. This includes promoting Denali Brewpub as a destination via social media, networking, etc. to grow special events and catering business.
• Coordinate monthly inventory counts.
• Develop farm to table, sustainability and zero waste programs.
• Discover growth opportunities. Plan and execute programs to achieve these goals.
• Work to integrate the craft beverage program into the menu.
• Seek opportunities to increase efficiencies.
• Develop strong vendor relationships.
• Opening and closing duties.
• Fill in as needed.

Benefits include

• Health Care Options
• ESOP
• Employee Discounts

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