Kitchen Manager: Lead Culinary Team to Excellence

Miskiri Hospitality Group; Baltimore (MD); In loco; USD 55.000 - 85.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Miskiri Hospitality Group is seeking an experienced Kitchen Manager to lead daily kitchen operations, ensure exceptional food quality and safety, and develop a high-performing culinary team in Baltimore, MD.

You will manage food and labor costs, enforce recipe and presentation standards, and collaborate with leadership to meet performance goals in a fast-paced environment. Equal opportunity employer with growth opportunities.

Competenze

• Experience as Kitchen Manager or similar leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of kitchen operations, cooking techniques, and food preparation.
• Experience managing food costs, inventory, scheduling, and labor productivity.
• Strong understanding of food safety, sanitation, and kitchen compliance standards.
• Excellent communication, organization, problem-solving, and time-management skills.
• Ability to lead effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume restaurant environment.
• ServSafe Manager certification preferred, or willingness to obtain certification.
• Availability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as business needs require.

Mansioni

• Oversee daily kitchen operations, including food preparation, production, service execution, and closing procedures.
• Lead, train, coach, and develop Line Cooks, Prep Cooks, Dishwashers, and other culinary team members.
• Ensure consistent food quality, recipe execution, portion control, cooking temperatures, and presentation.
• Manage kitchen scheduling, staffing, labor productivity, and employee performance.
• Monitor food costs, inventory, ordering, receiving, product rotation, and waste reduction.
• Maintain efficient kitchen workflow, ticket times, and communication with front-of-house leadership.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, allergen awareness, and workplace safety requirements.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness, equipment standards, and operational readiness.
• Conduct kitchen inspections, food quality checks, and daily operational reviews.
• Support recruiting, onboarding, training, and employee development.
• Partner with restaurant leadership to achieve food cost, labor, quality, and operational performance goals.
• Address operational challenges, implement corrective actions, and maintain accountability for kitchen standards.

Conoscenze

Kitchen leadership

Food safety

Staff development

Time management

Communication

Descrizione del lavoro

Miskiri Hospitality Group is seeking an experienced Kitchen Manager to lead daily kitchen operations, ensure exceptional food quality and safety, and develop a high-performing culinary team in Baltimore, MD.

You will manage food and labor costs, enforce recipe and presentation standards, and collaborate with leadership to meet performance goals in a fast-paced environment. Equal opportunity employer with growth opportunities.