Kitchen Manager

HMSHost; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Meal and transportation benefits

401(k) with company match

Life insurance paid by company

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Training and career growth

Referral program

Job summary

HMSHost is seeking a Kitchen Manager to lead a restaurant kitchen with medium sales and moderately complex operations. You will supervise non-management associates, implement culinary changes, and report to the Restaurant Manager per local requirements.

Responsibilities include staffing and inventory control, training, recipe compliance, and ensuring top-notch customer service and product quality daily.

Qualifications

• Requires a High School diploma or GED.
• Provincial Red Seal certification in cooking preferred; brand certification a plus.
• Requires 2+ years in medium volume and/or multi-unit kitchen operations; 3+ years preferred.
• Demonstrates knowledge of product, customer service, services and quality standards, equipment and operations standards.
• 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.
• Ability to speak, read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence and policy documents.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the kitchen is staffed, clean, inventory levels are appropriate, and equipment works daily.
• Supervises day-to-day kitchen staff and assigns responsibilities.
• 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, or promotion needs of kitchen staff.
• Complies with company and regulatory standards; ensures products meet brand standards.
• Provides highest quality customer service and supports staff to assure customer satisfaction and product quality.

Skills

Team management

Coaching

Time management

Customer service

Food safety

Kitchen operations

Staff scheduling

Recipe compliance

Education

High School diploma or GED

Provincial Red Seal certification (cooking)

Brand certification a plus

Job description

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

• 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 moderatelycomplex kitchen and culinary operations and is responsible for day-to- day supervision of and assignmentof work to non-management associates. This position is also responsible for implementing kitchen andculinary changes, as well as performing all other responsibilities as directed by the business or assignedManagement of which associateis capable of performing. This is an exempt position and typicallyreports to the Restaurant Manager, depending on local requirements.

Essential Functions:

• Ensureson a daily basisthat the kitchen is staffed appropriately, the kitchen is clean, inventory

levels are appropriate and equipment is working properly

• Supervises theday to dayactivities 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 allapplicable regulatory agencies, and ensureson a daily basisthat all products are prepared andpresented in accordance with brand or company standards

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

To learn more about HMSHost and additional career opportunities, visit https://www.hmshost.com/.

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