Kitchen Manager Fort Lauderdale

Flanigan's Enterprises; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic kitchen environment as the Captain of the Kitchen, where you'll lead a passionate team through daily challenges. This role requires a strong food management certification and an ownership mentality, ensuring that kitchen operations run smoothly and efficiently. You'll be responsible for enforcing cleanliness, adhering to health standards, and managing staff evaluations. With a competitive salary and benefits, including health insurance and paid vacations, this position offers a rewarding career path in a vibrant restaurant setting. If you're ready to make an impact and grow your culinary leadership skills, this opportunity is for you!

Benefits

Competitive Starting Salary

Paid Vacation

Health Insurance

401K Plan

Free Shift Meals

Personal Days

Advancement Based on Performance

Qualifications

• Must have current food management certification and ownership mentality.
• Flexibility for scheduling and ability to work 50-55 hours weekly.

Responsibilities

• Lead the BOH team and manage kitchen operations effectively.
• Communicate kitchen issues and enforce cleanliness and quality control.

Skills

Food management certification

Ownership mentality

Flexibility for scheduling

Ordering and formulating pars

Understanding Florida State health code standards

Ability to communicate effectively

Job description

Overview

KITCHEN MANAGERS MAY BE ASKED TO WORK UP TO 30 MILES FROM THE RESTAURANT LOCATION YOU ARE CURRENTLY APPLYING TO

You’re the Captain of the Kitchen – leading the BOH team through the twists and turns of life in the kitchen (ordering & receiving, prep, service, cleaning, closing, and everything in between). We’re looking for passionate cooks who are comfortable both pitching in to help as necessary and delegating tasks accordingly.

Responsibilities

• Communicate concerning all kitchen issues with management throughout the course of the day
• Read and write (in English) notes in the manager’s daily log
• Attend weekly manager’s meetings and monthly staff meetings
• Read the weekly memo
• Complete weekly/monthly employee evaluations
• Communicate with all M.O.D. when shift is completed
• Relate an accurate, honest report of all events both positive and negative
• Comply with all policies, rules and directions covered in manuals, memos, and meetings
• Enforce proper measurements, recipe adherence, cleanliness, check time ceilings, and quality control
• Attend the quarterly supervisor meetings

Qualifications

• Current food management certification
• Ownership mentality
• Flexibility for scheduling; Flanigan’s is open 365 days per year
• Willingness to transfer to a different geographical location
• Able to work a 5-day work week: 50-55 hours per week
• 2 days off must fall between Monday and Thursday
• Vacations are scheduled between April and November only and must be taken or forfeited
• Adept at ordering and formulating pars
• Understand, comply, and facilitate Florida State health code standards
• Adhere to Flanigan’s always hiring policy and conduct interviews in a timely fashion
• Issue written evaluations for positive and/or negative performances
• Ability to see, speak clearly, listen attentively, taste, and smell
• Read and write English
• Ability to stand and move about at a moderate pace for up to (4) hours at length and stamina to work fifty (50) to fifty-five (55) hours per week
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to bend, stoop, squat, or crawl
• Coordination necessary to operate kitchen equipment
• Adhere to Flanigan’s kitchen policies for dress and grooming
• Proficient at all kitchen stations including expo

Benefits

• Competitive Starting Salary
• Five (5) Day Work Week, with Two (2) Consecutive Days Off
• Paid Vacation: One Week after Year One, Two Weeks after Two Years, and Three Weeks after Ten Years
• Health Insurance – Medical & Dental Programs Available
• 401K Plan – Immediate Eligibility. Must be 21 or Over to Enroll
• Advancement Based on Performance Not Tenure
• Personal Days
• Free Shift Meals