Kitchen Operations Lead — High-Volume & Flexible Schedules

George's Restaurant & Bar; Waco (TX); Sur place; USD 50 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

George's Restaurant & Bar in Waco, TX is seeking a Kitchen Manager to lead kitchen staff, coordinate food preparation for restaurant and catering needs, and ensure compliance with food safety standards. You will hire, train, schedule cooks, and manage inventory to meet demand.

Ideal candidate has at least five years kitchen experience, plus one year in a similar role; must be 21 or over. Strong leadership, organization, and cost awareness are essential for maintaining service quality in a

Qualifications

• Minimum five years kitchen experience, plus at least one year in a similar role.
• Background in high-volume kitchen and catering environments.
• Strong culinary knowledge.
• Leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organization and attention to detail.
• Financial understanding and cost awareness.
• Physical stamina for long shifts on your feet.

Responsabilités

• Manage inventory to ensure ingredients are stocked for service.
• Oversee food preparation for restaurant and catering needs.
• Hire staff and train for quick acclimation.
• Enforce personnel policies and administer fair corrective actions.
• Streamline kitchen processes to maintain prompt service.
• Collaborate with ownership to develop and maintain the menu.
• Maintain clean, organized storage and prep areas per health codes.
• Set and enforce regular kitchen cleaning standards.
• Create schedules for all kitchen staff.
• Track kitchen finances to identify waste and control costs.

Connaissances

Leadership

Culinary knowledge

High-volume kitchen

Interpersonal skills

Organization skills

Conflict resolution

Attention to detail

Financial understanding

Stamina

Description du poste

We are looking for a Kitchen Manager to coordinate and supervise George's kitchen staff according to food safety standards with a background in high volume kitchen environments. Your duties include hiring, training, scheduling cooks, performing quality control on food leaving the kitchen, and ordering inventory to keep up with demand. Must be 21 or over to apply. Must have a minimum of five years kitchen experience and at least one years experience in a similar capacity.

Skills:

• Background in high volume kitchen and catering environments.
• A strong base of culinary knowledge
• Leadership skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Organization skills
• Conflict resolution
• Attention to detail
• Financial understanding
• Physical stamina to withstand an entire shift potentially on your feet

Responsibilities:

• Managing inventory so that all necessary ingredients are stocked for service
• Managing food preparation for all restaurant and catering needs
• Hiring new staff and providing training to facilitate quick acclimation
• Be knowledgeable of restaurant policies regarding personnel and administer prompt, fair and consistent corrective action for any and all violations of company policies, rules and procedures.
• Streamlining the kitchen processes to maintain prompt service times
• Working with ownership to develop and maintain the restaurant menu
• Maintain clean and organized storage and food preparation areas in accordance with all state and local Health code standards
• Setting regular cleaning standards for the kitchen and verifying that staff is maintaining sanitation levels
• Creating schedules for all kitchen staff
• Tracking kitchen finances to identify areas of potential waste

Operational for more than 75 years, George's is a full-service, family-owned restaurant employing front-of-house staff including hostess, food runners, to-go staff, and servers, and back-of-house staff including cooks, preps, dishwashers, and bussers. As a staple in Waco, Texas, we provide employees with a fun working environment with the best regulars in town. Our staff is provided with flexible schedules and opportunities to earn well above the industry average. We are looking to add you to our friendly group of George's team members!