Kitchen Manager — Growth, Benefits & Flexible Schedule

Perkins American Food Co.; Brainerd (MN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free uniforms

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Parental leave

Training & development

Vision insurance

Wellness resources

401(k)

401(k) matching

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Employee discounts

Free food & snacks

Job summary

Perkins American Food Co. in Minnesota is seeking a Kitchen Manager to lead back-of-house operations, ensure guest satisfaction, and drive profits through effective staff supervision and adherence to standards.

You will train team members, schedule shifts, maintain safety and sanitation, and partner with the General Manager to meet sales and quality goals. This role offers family-friendly benefits and opportunities for advancement with a well-known restaurant brand.

Qualifications

• One to two years previous supervisory experience in a food production setting.
• High school diploma; some college or degree preferred.
• Must be able to communicate clearly with employees, vendors and guests.
• Must be able to coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Assists the General Manager in planning and analyzing administration and operations manpower.
• Responsible for achieving plan profit levels while ensuring maximum guest satisfaction.
• Assists in the planning and analysis of restaurant unit manpower, ensuring sufficient development and training of all employees, including subordinate managers
• Assists General Manager in all aspects of employment and restaurant staffing including recruitment, training, and conducting new hire orientation.
• Attends University of Perkins and successfully completes all coursework.
• Achieves and maintains ServSafe certification.
• Performs and is able to assist in all functions for all positions in the restaurant.
• Ensures that all menu items are prepared, portioned, and presented properly in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner according to all established procedures, performance standards, and specifications.
• Ensures managers and all team members are monitoring and overseeing food temperatures during hot and cold handling to reduce the incidence of risk factors known to cause food-borne illness.
• Ensures restaurant compliance to productivity and service standards by scheduling and staffing a sufficient number of well-trained and productive employees.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Food production

Communication skills

Multitasking

Education

High school diploma

Some college

Job description

Perkins American Food Co. in Minnesota is seeking a Kitchen Manager to lead back-of-house operations, ensure guest satisfaction, and drive profits through effective staff supervision and adherence to standards.

You will train team members, schedule shifts, maintain safety and sanitation, and partner with the General Manager to meet sales and quality goals. This role offers family-friendly benefits and opportunities for advancement with a well-known restaurant brand.