Kitchen Manager

rljordan; Chesnee (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

rljordan in Chesnee, SC is seeking a Kitchen Manager to lead daily kitchen operations and ensure compliance with safety and sanitation standards.

You will supervise staff, manage inventory, schedule shifts, and train team members, while upholding ServSafe requirements and high customer service quality.

Responsibilities include controlling costs, maintaining FIFO, conducting weekly counts, coordinating with vendors, and driving efficiency and guest satisfaction through consistent quality.

Qualifications

• Experience leading kitchen staff and enforcing safety standards.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Knowledge of food safety regulations and FIFO.
• Training staff on prep and sanitation procedures.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise kitchen employees per safety standards.
• Ensure compliance with health regulations and proper food temps.
• Order food and supplies and manage inventory.
• Train staff and drive kitchen efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Customer service

Food safety knowledge

ServSafe Certification

Inventory management

Staff training

Job description

Kitchen Manager Job Description

• Coordinate and supervise the kitchen employees according to food safety standards.
• Ensure compliance with state, federal, and local food handling requirements and standards.
• Provide direction to kitchen employees, ensuring the execution of all employee duties.
• Set regular cleaning standards and verify that the staff is maintaining sanitation and safety standards
• Ensure compliance with health and fire department regulations
• Order all food and supplies for the kitchen
• Check in kitchen vendors by counting each item and ensuring all items are correct
• Supervise food prep and cooking times.
• Check food temperatures (165-degree cook temp & 135-degree hold temp)
• Maintain correct portion sizes.
• Quality Control: Make sure items are dated & labeled correctly by Dhec standards, using FIFO rule (first in first out)
• Ensure food products are stored in compliance with safety practices.
• Perform weekly inventory counts
• Control waste by tracking waste
• Train all kitchen employees on food prep, procedures, and managing inventory.
• Drive customer satisfaction through quality control and efficiency.
• Must be knowledgeable of all kitchen operations and safety procedures,
• Knowledge of first aid (in case of burns & cuts)
• Knowledge of how to fill out the company incident report.
• Maintain high-performance standards.
• Supervise, coach, and motivate kitchen employees.
• Recruit, interview & complete New Hire paperwork for all kitchen employees.
• Create weekly schedules and ensure staff is clocking in correctly for the kitchen
• A positive leader with excellent communication skills.
• Must have excellent customer service skills.
• Must pass ServSafe Certification.
• Must follow company money-handling procedures
• Ensure food equipment is clean and in good working order (log in work orders as needed).
• Keep good communication with the kitchen supervisor/district manager.
• Feed your warmers/staging your food in warmers/ make less more often
• Making daily build to's