Kitchen Supervisor

Hotel Leveque; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-end Italian steakhouse in Dayton seeks a Culinary Leader to oversee kitchen operations and team management. The Bistecca Kitchen Supervisor will ensure food quality, manage budgets, and innovate menu offerings while fostering a collaborative kitchen environment.

Benefits

Insurance enrollment available from DAY 1!

Paid time off available from DAY 1!

Holiday pay available from DAY 1!

Hotel and travel discounts at worldwide destinations!

Professional development and promotion opportunities!

Qualifications

• At least two years of culinary managerial experience required.
• Relevant experience or training necessary to become a skilled professional cook.

Responsibilities

• Oversees kitchen operations and ensures food is prepared safely and efficiently.
• Manages kitchen budget and collaborates on menu items.
• Trains and supervises kitchen staff.

Skills

Culinary Management

Food Safety

Menu Development

Team Leadership

Education

Culinary Degree or Certificate

Job description

High-end Italian Steakhouse seeks high-impact culinary leader with a path to further growth

• Insurance enrollment available from DAY 1!
• Paid time off available from DAY 1!
• Holiday pay available from DAY 1!
• Hotel and travel discounts at worldwide destinations!
• Professional development and promotion opportunities!

The impact you’ll make…

The Bistecca Kitchen Supervisor will oversee kitchen operations, lead the team in opening and closing duties, and prepare or coordinate the preparation of food ordered by patrons.

What you’ll be doing…

• Manages the operations of the kitchen and back-of-house, ensuring that food is prepared safely, efficiently, and according to specifications or request.
• Ensures kitchen runs in accordance with all applicable health, safety, and hygiene codes and standards.
• Creates and modifies the restaurant’s menu based on food trends, food costs, patron requests, and seasonal availability.
• Oversees stocking, ordering, and purchasing of ingredients, ensuring that necessary ingredients are available and as fresh as possible while also minimizing spoilage and waste.
• Maintains and inspects kitchen equipment and utensils, recommending repairs or replacements as needed.
• Maintains kitchen budget.
• Sets prices for food items on the menu.
• Collaborates with specialty chefs on menu items—for example, works with pastry chefs to design an innovative, appealing, and complementary dessert menu.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Trains and/or oversees training of kitchen staff.
• Assists in scheduling kitchen staff, assigning roles based on experience and skills.
• Supervises work product from kitchen and back-of-house staff.
• Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.
• Provides accountability information to Culinary leadership for accountability procedure

You should be able to…

• Stand and preparing and cooking food for prolonged periods of time
• Lift up to 25 pounds at times.
• Work in a kitchen environment that may involve exposure to extreme heat or cold.
• Relevant experience or training, which may be demonstrated via degree or certificate, completion of apprenticeship, or other experience necessary to become trained as a highly skilled professional cook.
• At least two years of culinary managerial experience required.
• Hotel experience preferred.

About First Hospitality…

Founded in 1985 and based in Chicago, First Hospitality is a forward-thinking hotel development, investment, and management company. First Hospitality’s strategic vision is to create value for all through excellence and an openness to doing things differently.

First Hospitality seeks to attract and retain a high-performing and diverse workforce in which employee’s differences are respected and valued to better meet the varying needs of the customers we serve. FH fosters an inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration, flexibility, and fairness. Equal Opportunity Employer.

FT Benefits on Day 1, Flexible Scheduling

The steakhouse, named Bistecca, includes a wood fire grill and interior furnishings designed to evoke the landscapes of Italy. The use of dried herbs and a wood-fire grill gives the interior design “the Florentine earthy feel.”