Kitchen Operations Lead: Cost Control & Service

LOGAN; Prattville (AL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

LOGAN in Prattville, AL is seeking a Kitchen Manager to supervise all kitchen operations. You will lead staff, ensure high quality food, manage inventory, and coordinate orders while maintaining safety and sanitation standards.

The role requires culinary education, 2 years restaurant experience, and at least 1 year in kitchen leadership. You will monitor costs, train personnel, enforce policies, and work with management to deliver excellent service and consistent results.

Qualifications

• Culinary education preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years restaurant experience.
• Minimum of 1 year restaurant management experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of sales figures and food costs.
• Knowledge of equipment including knives, slicer, mixer, salamander, stoves, ovens, Hobart, and broiler.
• Ability to work and communicate well with guests, subordinates, and management.
• Organized and detail oriented.
• Problem solve and work independently.
• Deliver superior service and maximize customer satisfaction.
• Maintain sanitation and safety compliance (ServSafe/OSHA/HACCP).
• Vendor relationships and timely deliveries.
• Budget awareness and cost control.

Responsibilities

• Perform line checks with management team on a daily basis to check food plating and temperature.
• Interview, hire, evaluate, reward and discipline/discharge kitchen personnel as appropriate.
• Schedule kitchen employees in conjunction with business forecasts and predetermined budget on a weekly basis.
• Control food cost by establishing purchasing specifications, storeroom requisitions systems, product storage requirements, standardization recipes and waste control procedures.
• Meet all health department standards for safe food handling.
• Monitor weekly food cost using inventory reports (COGS, Actual vs Theoretical, P&L).
• Prepare food according to procedures and standards within time guidelines and customer specifications.
• Operate equipment safely per position and OSHA regulations.
• Maintain food storage, receiving, stocking, rotating as par levels dictate.
• Supervise food prep and cooking.
• Store food products in compliance with safety practices.
• Order food supplies and kitchen equipment, as needed.
• Establish and delegate work duties in each kitchen area daily.
• Train and monitor kitchen employees in food production principles and practices.

Skills

Restaurant management

Food cost

Inventory control

Team leadership

Communication

Sanitation

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Education

Culinary education

Tools

Knives

Slicer

Mixer

Salamander

Stoves

Ovens

Hobart

Broiler

Job description

LOGAN in Prattville, AL is seeking a Kitchen Manager to supervise all kitchen operations. You will lead staff, ensure high quality food, manage inventory, and coordinate orders while maintaining safety and sanitation standards.

The role requires culinary education, 2 years restaurant experience, and at least 1 year in kitchen leadership. You will monitor costs, train personnel, enforce policies, and work with management to deliver excellent service and consistent results.