Kitchen Manager

George's Restaurant & Bar; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

George's Restaurant & Bar in Texas is seeking a Kitchen Manager to coordinate and supervise our kitchen staff, ensure food safety standards, and oversee high-volume catering and restaurant service.

You will hire and train cooks, schedule shifts, control quality of dishes, manage inventory, and work with ownership to develop the menu while maintaining clean, organized prep and storage areas.

Qualifications

• Background in high volume kitchen and catering environments.
• A strong base of culinary knowledge
• Leadership and people skills required.
• Excellent organizational abilities and attention to detail.
• Ability to resolve conflicts and manage finances.

Responsibilities

• Managing inventory to ensure ingredients are stocked for service.
• Overseeing food preparation for restaurant and catering needs.
• Hiring and training new staff for quick acclimation.
• Administering consistent corrective action per company policies.
• Streamlining kitchen processes for prompt service times.
• Collaborating with ownership to develop and maintain the menu.
• Maintaining clean, organized prep and storage areas per Health codes.
• Setting and enforcing kitchen cleaning standards.

Skills

Background in high volume kitchen

Culinary knowledge

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Organization

Conflict resolution

Attention to detail

Financial understanding

Physical stamina

Job description

We are looking for a Kitchen Manager to coordinate and supervise George's kitchen staff according to food safety standards with a background in high volume kitchen environments. Your duties include hiring, training, scheduling cooks, performing quality control on food leaving the kitchen, and ordering inventory to keep up with demand. Must be 21 or over to apply. Must have a minimum of five years kitchen experience and at least one years experience in a similar capacity.

Skills:

• Background in high volume kitchen and catering environments.
• A strong base of culinary knowledge
• Leadership skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Organization skills
• Conflict resolution
• Attention to detail
• Financial understanding
• Physical stamina to withstand an entire shift potentially on your feet

Responsibilities:

• Managing inventory so that all necessary ingredients are stocked for service
• Managing food preparation for all restaurant and catering needs
• Hiring new staff and providing training to facilitate quick acclimation
• Be knowledgeable of restaurant policies regarding personnel and administer prompt, fair and consistent corrective action for any and all violations of company policies, rules and procedures.
• Streamlining the kitchen processes to maintain prompt service times
• Working with ownership to develop and maintain the restaurant menu
• Maintain clean and organized storage and food preparation areas in accordance with all state and local Health code standards
• Setting regular cleaning standards for the kitchen and verifying that staff is maintaining sanitation levels
• Creating schedules for all kitchen staff
• Tracking kitchen finances to identify areas of potential waste

Operational for more than 75 years, George's is a full-service, family-owned restaurant employing front-of-house staff including hostess, food runners, to-go staff, and servers, and back-of-house staff including cooks, preps, dishwashers, and bussers. As a staple in Waco, Texas, we provide employees with a fun working environment with the best regulars in town. Our staff is provided with flexible schedules and opportunities to earn well above the industry average. We are looking to add you to our friendly group of George's team members!