Kitchen Supervisor | Saint James French Diner

Palisociety; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Palisociety's Palihotel San Diego is seeking a fastidious Kitchen Supervisor to run daily operations in the kitchen and ensure alignment with hotel and restaurant standards. You will supervise the kitchen team, collaborate with the Chef de Cuisine, manage scheduling, stock control, health and safety compliance, and assist with hiring and staff development as the group expands.

Palihotel San Diego offers competitive compensation and benefits as we grow our portfolio of hotels and restaurants

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience supervising or leading a kitchen brigade.
• Strong understanding of stock control within your department.
• Able to adapt and reprioritize on the fly, staying organized and effective whether service is slow or busy.
• A clear, professional communicator who shares relevant updates with the brigade and management.
• Makes sound decisions under pressure, weighing analysis, experience, and judgment over emotion.
• Flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Develop the kitchen and culinary team through education, encouragement, and leading by example.
• Supervise service, ensuring food presentation is compliant with restaurant standards.
• Support ordering, stock control, and monthly inventory.
• Prepare and supervise the kitchen schedule, ensuring proper shift coverage and staffing for cleaning processes.
• Understand the full functional administration of the restaurant - docket procedures, stations, table numbers, and food labeling.
• Maintain in-depth menu knowledge, giving detailed descriptions of dish composition upon request.
• Identify and elevate maintenance issues to the relevant parties, ensuring compliance with all health and safety requirements.
• Assist with hiring and staff development, ensuring the kitchen runs efficiently and complies with food labeling and temperature controls.

Skills

Kitchen supervision

Stock control

Communication

Flexible schedule

Job description

WHO WE ARE:

Palisociety is a society of unique hotels and residences - Palihouse, Palihotel, Le Petit Pali, ARRIVE by Palisociety, and a growing collection of independently branded properties. Since our first hotel opened in Los Angeles in 2009, we've grown into a nationwide portfolio of neighborhood-centric hotels, restaurants, bars, and event spaces, earning recognition from Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, the New York Times, and more.

We consider our employees our greatest asset: structured training from day one, consistent feedback, and a clear path for growth. We develop our leaders from within, because the strongest hospitality companies are the ones that grow their own.

ABOUT SAINT JAMES FRENCH DINER:

Saint James French Diner is a restaurant and bar blending the utilitarian nature of the American diner with the subtle elegance of French bistro cuisine. Offering daily barista service, happy hour and dinner Wednesday to Sunday, and weekend brunch for hotel guests and locals, the menu is hearty and simple, yet refined by nature, paying homage to roadside food halls in Southern France. It's shared mussels and a beer, or burgers and martinis. It's sensible, unpretentious, and totally chic.

POSITION PROFILE:

We're looking for a fastidious Kitchen Supervisor at Palihotel San Diego who's prepared to expertly run daily operations in the kitchen. This crucial back-of-house team member will also collaborate with our Chef de Cuisine to ensure kitchen operations are in line with hotel and restaurant standards.

THE TASK AT HAND:

• Develop the kitchen and culinary team through education, encouragement, and leading by example.
• Supervise service, ensuring food presentation is compliant with restaurant standards.
• Support ordering, stock control, and monthly inventory.
• Prepare and supervise the kitchen schedule, ensuring proper shift coverage and staffing for cleaning processes.
• Understand the full functional administration of the restaurant - docket procedures, stations, table numbers, and food labeling.
• Maintain in-depth menu knowledge, giving detailed descriptions of dish composition upon request.
• Identify and elevate maintenance issues to the relevant parties, ensuring compliance with all health and safety requirements.
• Assist with hiring and staff development, ensuring the kitchen runs efficiently and complies with food labeling and temperature controls.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

Required

• Minimum 2 years of experience supervising or leading a kitchen brigade.
• Strong understanding of stock control within your department.
• Able to adapt and reprioritize on the fly, staying organized and effective whether service is slow or busy.
• A clear, professional communicator who shares relevant updates with the brigade and management.
• Makes sound decisions under pressure, weighing analysis, experience, and judgment over emotion.
• Flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays.

Physical

• Able to stand, walk, bend, and move for an 8-hour shift, including lifting up to 50 lbs.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU:

• Competitive compensation package with medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, plus 401(k).
• Paid time off, holiday pay, and sick pay.
• Career advancement and professional development as we open new hotels and restaurants nationwide.
• Employee discounts across our entire portfolio (25 hotels and more to come!).