Kitchen Manager

The Post Oak; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Kitchen Manager to lead their high-volume kitchen. This exciting role involves ensuring guest satisfaction through a proactive management approach, overseeing staff training, and maintaining high standards of food quality and safety. The ideal candidate will bring a strong work ethic, excellent leadership skills, and a passion for culinary excellence. Join a dynamic team that values growth and offers extensive training and career development opportunities. If you're ready to take your culinary career to the next level, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Extensive training program

Career development opportunities

Employee discounts

Health benefit plans

Dental and vision insurance

Paid sick leave

Paid vacation

Monthly discretionary bonus potential

Qualifications

• 2+ years of kitchen management experience in a high-volume establishment.
• Strong knowledge of back of house operations and cost management.

Responsibilities

• Ensure guest satisfaction with a hands-on management style.
• Assist in managing back of house staff and training.
• Oversee inventory and ordering of food and supplies.

Skills

Kitchen Management

Staff Supervision

Inventory Control

Food/Labor Cost Management

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Conflict Resolution

Education

Culinary Program Graduate

Job description

Overview

Benefits:

• Extensive and well-rounded training program
• Continued career development and growth opportunities
• Generous employee discounts on dining, retail, amusements, and hotels
• Multiple health benefit plans to suit your needs
• Dental, vision, voluntary life, short term disability, flexible spending accounts and 401 (k)
• Paid sick leave
• Paid vacation
• Monthly discretionary bonus potential

Responsibilities

• Ensuresexcellence in guest satisfaction through commitment to a "Do Whatever It Takes Attitude" and a hands-on, lead by example management style
• Assist the Executive Chef in the management of all back of house staff in a high-volume kitchen, including ongoing training, development, and follow up
• Achieve or exceed budgeted labor and other cost centers through proper planning and execution
• Assist in overseeing weekly and monthlyinventories, and ordering of food and supplies
• Maintain sanitation procedures and organization of work area adhering to all OSHA regulations

Qualifications

• At least 2years of Kitchen Management experiencein a full-service, high-volume dining establishment
• Strong knowledge and attention to detailon back of the house operations including staff supervision, inventory controls and food/labor cost, and product quality
• Strong communication, leadership, and conflict resolutionskills
• Stable and progressive work history; Strong work ethic
• Graduate of an accredited culinary program is a plus

EOE

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Pay Range

USD $70,000.00 - USD $75,000.00 /Yr.