Kitchen Manager

Miskiri Hospitality Group; Owings Mills (MD); Vor Ort; USD 55.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Miskiri Hospitality Group in Owings Mills, MD is seeking a Kitchen Manager to lead daily culinary operations and uphold quality, safety, and service standards.

You will coach and develop line cooks and prep staff, manage costs and inventory, and ensure consistent execution of recipes, portion controls, and presentation across all menus.

This role requires hands-on leadership in a fast-paced, high-volume environment with flexible scheduling to cover evenings and weekends.

Qualifikationen

• Previous Kitchen Manager or similar leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of professional kitchen operations and food preparation.
• Ability to lead and develop culinary teams.
• Experience managing food costs, inventory, scheduling, and labor.
• Familiarity with food safety and sanitation standards.
• Excellent communication and time-management skills.
• Able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Aufgaben

• Oversee daily kitchen operations and closing procedures.
• Lead, train, and develop culinary team members.
• Ensure food quality, proper temperatures, and presentation.
• Manage scheduling, labor productivity, and performance.
• Monitor costs, inventory, ordering, and waste reduction.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness and equipment readiness.
• Ensure compliance with safety and sanitation standards.
• Support recruiting and onboarding.
• Collaborate with leadership to meet cost and quality goals.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Team development

Food safety

Cost control

Inventory management

Communication

Time management

Jobbeschreibung

Kitchen Manager

Lead the Kitchen. Develop the Team. Deliver Culinary Excellence.

Miskiri Hospitality Group is seeking an experienced, organized, and results-driven Kitchen Manager to lead daily culinary operations and maintain exceptional food quality, safety, and operational standards.

As Kitchen Manager, you'll oversee back-of-house operations, lead and develop culinary team members, manage food and labor costs, and ensure consistent execution of recipes, preparation procedures, and presentation standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee daily kitchen operations, including food preparation, production, service execution, and closing procedures.
• Lead, train, coach, and develop Line Cooks, Prep Cooks, Dishwashers, and other culinary team members.
• Ensure consistent food quality, recipe execution, portion control, cooking temperatures, and presentation.
• Manage kitchen scheduling, staffing, labor productivity, and employee performance.
• Monitor food costs, inventory, ordering, receiving, product rotation, and waste reduction.
• Maintain efficient kitchen workflow, ticket times, and communication with front-of-house leadership.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, allergen awareness, and workplace safety requirements.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness, equipment standards, and operational readiness.
• Conduct kitchen inspections, food quality checks, and daily operational reviews.
• Support recruiting, onboarding, training, and employee development.
• Partner with restaurant leadership to achieve food cost, labor, quality, and operational performance goals.
• Address operational challenges, implement corrective actions, and maintain accountability for kitchen standards.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Kitchen Manager, Sous Chef, or similar culinary leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of professional kitchen operations, cooking techniques, and food preparation.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, train, and develop culinary teams.
• Experience managing food costs, inventory, scheduling, and labor productivity.
• Strong understanding of food safety, sanitation, and kitchen compliance standards.
• Excellent communication, organization, problem-solving, and time-management skills.
• Ability to lead effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume restaurant environment.
• ServSafe Manager certification preferred, or willingness to obtain certification.
• Availability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as business needs require.

Grow With Us

Miskiri Hospitality Group is a growing hospitality organization with restaurant concepts across Maryland, Washington, DC, and Ohio. We offer opportunities for dedicated culinary leaders to develop their teams, strengthen restaurant performance, and advance into senior culinary and operational leadership roles.

Miskiri Hospitality Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to any status protected by applicable law.