Kitchen Manager: Lead BOH & Drive Growth

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery; Apple Valley (MN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Advancement opportunities

Paid time off

Training & development

Vision insurance

401(k)

Bonus based on performance

Dental insurance

Employee discounts

Educational assistance

Immediate family benefits

Competitive pay

Daily pay

Medical benefits

401(k) match

Flexible schedule

Meal discounts

Employee discounts program

Career development

College credits

Job summary

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery in Minnesota is seeking a Kitchen Manager to lead back-of-house operations and hit planned sales and profit targets through policy enforcement and staff guidance.

You will oversee staffing, training, quality standards, and food safety, while ensuring guest satisfaction and a positive work environment. This hands-on role offers growth within a well-established chain and opportunities for advancement.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience in food production preferred.
• High school diploma required; some college preferred.
• Excellent communication with staff, vendors, and guests.
• Ability to manage 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 planning and analysis of restaurant unit manpower, ensuring development and training of all employees, including subordinate managers.
• Assists General Manager in employment and restaurant staffing including recruitment, training, and 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.
• Ensures proper management of the facility and equipment through preventive maintenance, energy conservation, repairs, security measures, and adherence to safety and sanitation requirements.
• Ensures inventory levels for both food and non-food items are properly maintained in accordance with company guidelines through correct ordering procedures and efficiency usage and yield application.
• Ensures accurate financial data to include: restaurant supplies, inventories, food cost, payroll/productivity, and operating expenses.
• Anticipates, identifies and corrects system breakdowns to achieve guest satisfaction.
• Accountable for accurate financial data to include: payroll, cash and receipts, productivity food costs, security of funds, and operating expenses; prepares and reviews financial reports.
• Attends scheduled restaurant and region team meetings; makes presentations to peers and management as requested.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Clear communication

Multitasking ability

Education

High school diploma

Some college or degree preferred

Job description

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery in Minnesota is seeking a Kitchen Manager to lead back-of-house operations and hit planned sales and profit targets through policy enforcement and staff guidance.

You will oversee staffing, training, quality standards, and food safety, while ensuring guest satisfaction and a positive work environment. This hands-on role offers growth within a well-established chain and opportunities for advancement.