Kitchen Manager

Lake of the Woods Brewing Company; Oregon (IL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lake of the Woods Brewing Company is searching for a passionate Kitchen Manager to lead the operations at their unique Kenora location. This full-time role involves overseeing kitchen staff, crafting memorable dining experiences, and ensuring a vibrant atmosphere in a busy craft brewery setting. Ideal candidates will have substantial kitchen experience and strong leadership skills to foster a dynamic work culture. Join us in creating exceptional moments through craft beer and delicious food!

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Staff perks including RRSP contributions

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years kitchen experience in the hospitality industry.
• Minimum of one year supervisory/managerial experience preferably in a kitchen.
• Strong understanding of culinary procedures and safety guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of the kitchen.
• Schedule and train BOH staff.
• Maintain culinary standards and health/safety protocols.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational Skills

Cooking

Communication

Multi-tasking

Job description

Lake of the Woods Brewing Company is a microbrewery located in Kenora, Ontario specializing in small batch craft beer manufacturing. LOWBrewCo’s Kenora location on Lake of the Woods has a licensed seating capacity of 275 offering full service along with a unique kitchen and smokehouse menu. Additionally, Lake of the Woods Brewing Company has two satellite brewery locations; one located in the heart of downtown Winnipeg MB, the second in Warroad MN, USA.

KITCHEN MANAGER:

Lake of the Woods is seeking a stand-out human – hardworking, skilled, enthusiastic and motivated craft beer lover to join our energetic team. The Kitchen Manager position is multi-faceted and a key role in our young and dynamic company.

The primary focus of this position is managing the day-to-day operations of the kitchen at our Kenora location. This position is fast-paced, extremely engaging, hands-on and social in nature. The location could not be more unique, being located in an historic firehall in the heart of downtown Kenora. The Kenora location is busy, especially so in summer and is complete with four unique spaces to serve customers, as well as facilitating commercial wholesale beverage manufacturing and a busy retail bottle and gear shop.

The successful candidate must love beer and food! This is a must in order to create and maintain memorable and exciting experiences for LOWBrewCo supporters and enthusiasts; must have organizational skills to efficiency lead a growing BOH and taproom team; strong leadership qualities; and a strong ability to communicate with others.

This role is a full-time salaried position with benefits. Reports to the General Manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• You must love craft beer! With the knowledge and passion to discuss our beers with guests and able to pair beer with food dishes;
• You must be hands on – with a demonstrated ability to cook (including short order), work hot line, prepare foods ongoing and as needed (walk the talk);
• You will be responsible for weekly scheduling of BOH staff;
• You will be responsible for hiring, training, supervising, incentivizing and disciplining BOH staff with the goal of maintaining a fun, dynamic work and professional work

ENVIRONMENT:

• You will be in charge of managing and completing staff payroll info, including approving time cards, payroll changes, new hires, and/or terminations;
• You will be ordering supplies and food stuffs, managing inventory and reconciliation – ie tracking kitchen waste and daily/weekly/monthly cost reports;
• You must have flexibility of work hours (varies days/evenings/weekends);
• Lead bi-weekly meetings with kitchen staff;
• You will be responsible for maintaining standards for BOH cleanliness and ensuring health and safety of product, people and place.

REQUIREMENTS:

• You will have a passion for all things Craft Beer;
• You will have a minimum of three years kitchen experience in the hospitality industry;
• You will have a minimum of one year supervisory/Managerial experience preferably in a kitchen environment (must be comfortable in a leadership role);
• You will have a strong understanding of culinary procedures, standards, sanitation and safety guidelines;
• You will have a basic financial understanding of managing waste, inventory and upkeep of kitchen supplies and equipment;
• You will have an ability to learn and adapt to new software quickly (ie GiveX, Excel) and a familiarity with POS systems;
• You ARE a high energy individual with exceptional multi-tasking and organizational skills.

The successful incumbent can expect excellent remuneration, competitive benefits package (with RRSP contributions), staff perks, and more! Salary is commensurate with experience and ability and more than you think.

Lake of the Woods Brewing Company is all about fresh, local handcrafted beer. Our company is growing, young and dynamic. Excellence in everything we do – the beer, the guest experience, quality of product is all top of mind. If you feel you are the right match for this position, please send a covering letter and C.V. to [e-mail] with subject line “Kitchen Manager” OR fill out the form below. PLEASE NOTE: only candidates that are selected for an interview will be contacted by Lake of the Woods Brewing Company.

THE FINE PRINT: Lake of the Woods Brewing Company is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Lake of the Woods Brewing Company are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications; without regard to race, color, religion, nationality, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, medical history, or any other status protected by the laws. Lake of the Woods Brewing Company will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Lake of the Woods Brewing Company encourages applicants of all legal working age.