Kitchen Manager - Craft Beverage & Team Leadership | ESOP

Holland America-Princess (Holland America Dawson City Inn); Alaska; On-site; USD 34,440 - 48,216; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Options

ESOP

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Denali Brewpub in Talkeetna is seeking a Kitchen Manager to lead and support a busy kitchen team. The role requires managing BOH staffing, maintaining SOPs, ensuring safety and DEC compliance, and overseeing menu costing, inventory and equipment maintenance.

Responsibilities include training staff, scheduling with HR including J-1 workers, developing farm-to-table and zero-waste programs, coordinating with the Restaurant Manager on FOH items, and planning events to showcase craft beverages.

Qualifications

• Prior kitchen management experience.
• ServSafe certification.
• Extremely high attention to detail.
• Ability to think creatively within SOPs and DEC regulations.
• Proficient in all BOH positions.
• Knowledge of craft beer, wine and spirits.
• Technical skills to troubleshoot kitchen equipment.
• Good physical condition.
• Able to work mornings, middays, nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Ensure kitchen is appropriately staffed and staffed for business needs.
• Create and manage BOH schedule.
• Train staff and develop training programs for all positions.
• Coordinate with HR for seasonal staffing and J-1 workers.
• Meet labor, sales and costing goals set by GM.
• Ensure kitchen tools and equipment are available and maintained.
• Maintain kitchen equipment and a proactive maintenance program.
• Maintain cleanliness and ambiance per Denali Brewpub culture.
• Facilitate repairs using in-house resources when possible.
• Develop knowledge of Menu Profit Pro and costing methods.
• Knowledge of POS systems and daily programming.
• Collaborate with GM on menu design, content and pricing.
• Monitor costs, losses and margins; manage loss prevention.
• Navigate outages and emergencies with procedures.
• Plan and execute events (weddings, dinners, tours, craft-beverage dinners) and promote Denali Brewpub as a destination via social media and networking.
• Coordinate monthly inventory counts.
• Develop farm-to-table, sustainability and zero-waste programs.
• Identify growth opportunities and execute programs.
• Integrate craft beverage program into the menu.
• Seek efficiencies and develop vendor relationships.
• Handle opening/closing duties and cover shifts as needed.

Skills

Kitchen management

ServSafe certified

Attention to detail

Creative thinking

BOH proficiency

Craft beer/wine/spirits knowledge

Equipment troubleshooting

Physical fitness

Independent work

Shift flexibility

Lifting 55 lbs

Job description

Denali Brewpub in Talkeetna is seeking a Kitchen Manager to lead and support a busy kitchen team. The role requires managing BOH staffing, maintaining SOPs, ensuring safety and DEC compliance, and overseeing menu costing, inventory and equipment maintenance.

Responsibilities include training staff, scheduling with HR including J-1 workers, developing farm-to-table and zero-waste programs, coordinating with the Restaurant Manager on FOH items, and planning events to showcase craft beverages.