Kitchen Manager

rljordan; Pauline (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

rljordan is seeking a Kitchen Manager to oversee daily kitchen operations, ensure adherence to safety standards, and supervise staff. The role involves scheduling, training, inventory control, and maintaining food quality and safety across all prep and service activities.

The candidate should have ServSafe Certification, strong communication, and a customer-focused approach, with the ability to enforce procedures and drive efficiency in a busy kitchen environment.

Qualifications

• ServSafe Certification required or equivalent food safety certification.
• Strong kitchen operations knowledge and adherence to safety standards.
• Experience supervising kitchen staff and coordinating shifts.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to train staff and manage inventory efficiently.
• Familiarity with FIFO, proper labeling, and Dhec standards.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise 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 sanitation and safety.
• Ensure compliance with health and fire department regulations.
• Order all food and supplies for the kitchen.
• Check in kitchen vendors by counting items and accuracy.
• Supervise food prep and cooking times.
• Check food temperatures (165-degree cook and 135-degree hold).
• Maintain correct portion sizes.
• Quality Control: date and label items per Dhec standards using FIFO.
• Store food products in safety-compliant ways.
• Perform weekly inventory counts.
• Control waste by tracking waste.
• Train kitchen staff on food prep, procedures, and inventory.
• Drive customer satisfaction through quality control and efficiency.
• Know all kitchen operations and safety procedures.
• Knowledge of first aid for burns and cuts.
• Know how to fill out the company incident report.
• Maintain high-performance standards.
• Supervise, coach, and motivate kitchen employees.
• Recruit, interview and complete New Hire paperwork.
• Create weekly schedules and ensure staff clock-in.
• Be a positive leader with excellent communication.
• Must have excellent customer service skills.
• Must pass ServSafe Certification.
• Follow company money-handling procedures.
• Ensure kitchen equipment is clean and in good working order.
• Maintain communication with kitchen supervisor/district manager.
• Feed warmers and optimize daily build-to's.

Skills

Staff supervision

Kitchen operations

Food safety compliance

Customer service

Communication

Training & inventory

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