Kitchen Manager

rljordan; Spartanburg (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

rljordan is seeking a Kitchen Manager to lead a busy kitchen, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency. You will supervise staff, manage ordering, and uphold sanitation standards across all shifts.

The role requires knowledge of health code compliance, strong communication skills, and the ability to train employees while maintaining cost controls and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Must be able to lead a team in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Proven knowledge of food safety standards and procedures.
• Experience managing inventory, ordering, and waste control.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise kitchen staff to meet safety standards.
• Ensure compliance with state, federal, and local handling regulations.
• Provide direction and accountability for all kitchen duties.
• Set and monitor cleaning, sanitation, and safety protocols.
• Oversee food prep, cooking times, and portion control.
• Train staff on procedures and inventory management.

Skills

Leadership

Food Safety

ServSafe

Inventory Mgmt

Staff Training

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