Kitchen Operations Lead: Menu, Safety & Team Growth

Coma Coffee Roasters; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Westport Social in Westport Plaza seeks a Kitchen Supervisor to lead the kitchen department, ensuring smooth operations across all BOH functions and high standards of food quality and service. You will directly supervise 10-20 staff, develop and cost menus, enforce safety and sanitation, comply with corporate policies and local laws, and drive cost controls while maintaining guest satisfaction.

Strong leadership and team development are essential for success in this dynamic hospitality

Qualifications

• Directly supervising a department of 10-20 employees.
• Developing, selecting and costing menu items and recipes.
• Enforcing and maintaining food safety, handling and sanitation practices.
• Ensures compliance with operational standards, corporate policies, and federal/state/local laws and ordinances.
• Adheres to BOH standards and service levels in order to increase sales and minimize costs, including but not limited to: food, beverage, supplies and labor.
• Executes proper hiring, and associate development.
• Provides direction to all BOH associates on operational and procedural issues.
• Essential supervisory responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning and delegating work to departmental associates; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving any and all issues that arise.
• Specific skills and abilities include, but are not limited to: Analytical Skills, Design, Problem Solving, Project Management, Technical Culinary Skills, Customer Service, Interpersonal Skills, Communication, Teamwork, Visionary Leadership, Delegation, People Management, Quality Control, Cost Control, Ethics, Strategic Thinking, Organization, Professionalism, Adaptability, Punctuality, Dependability and Innovation.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervising a department of 10-20 employees.
• Developing, selecting and costing menu items and recipes.
• Enforcing and maintaining food safety, handling and sanitation practices.
• Ensures compliance with operational standards, corporate policies, and federal/state/local laws and ordinances.
• Adheres to BOH standards and service levels in order to increase sales and minimize costs, including but not limited to: food, beverage, supplies and labor.
• Executes proper hiring, and associate development.
• Provides direction to all BOH associates on operational and procedural issues.
• Specific skills and abilities include, but are not limited to: Analytical Skills, Design, Problem Solving, Project Management, Technical Culinary Skills, Customer Service, Interpersonal Skills, Communication, Teamwork, Visionary Leadership, Delegation, People Management, Quality Control, Cost Control, Ethics, Strategic Thinking, Organization, Professionalism, Adaptability, Punctuality, Dependability and Innovation.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Design

Problem Solving

Project Management

Technical Culinary Skills

Customer Service

Interpersonal Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Visionary Leadership

Delegation

People Management

Quality Control

Cost Control

Ethics

Strategic Thinking

Organization

Professionalism

Adaptability

Punctuality

Job description

Westport Social in Westport Plaza seeks a Kitchen Supervisor to lead the kitchen department, ensuring smooth operations across all BOH functions and high standards of food quality and service. You will directly supervise 10-20 staff, develop and cost menus, enforce safety and sanitation, comply with corporate policies and local laws, and drive cost controls while maintaining guest satisfaction.

Strong leadership and team development are essential for success in this dynamic hospitality