Restaurant Kitchen Manager

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery; Waterloo (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an established industry player as a Kitchen Manager in Waterloo, where you will lead back of house operations and ensure the highest standards of food quality and guest satisfaction. This role requires a passionate leader with experience in the food service industry, ready to manage a dedicated team and drive profitability. Enjoy a supportive work environment with opportunities for growth, where your leadership will directly impact the success of the restaurant. If you thrive in a fast-paced setting and are committed to excellence, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Benefits

2 weeks of vacation

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life/disability insurance

Closed on Christmas Day

Qualifications

• 1-2 years managerial experience in food service preferred.
• High school diploma required; some college or degree is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage back of house operations to achieve sales and profit goals.
• Ensure compliance with health regulations and company standards.
• Conduct training and performance reviews for kitchen staff.

Skills

Leadership

Time Management

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

High School Diploma

Some College or Degree Preferred

Job description

CyHawk Hospitality, Inc., franchisee for Perkins Restaurant and Bakery, is now hiring a Kitchen Manager for our location in Waterloo. Weekends are required with a 50-hour typical workweek. Salary range is $55,000 - $60,000, depending on experience, plus bonus. Benefits include 2 weeks of vacation, health, dental, life/disability insurance, and more. Plus, we're closed on Christmas day.

CyHawk is a growing company that opened our first Perkins in 2007 and now owns 21 restaurants.

SUMMARY OF POSITION

Manages back of the house operations of assigned restaurant; responsible for achieving planned sales and profit levels for the restaurant through the implementation, management, and enforcement of company policies, procedures, programs, and performance standards. Provides direction to back of house staff, ensuring execution of all employee duties to guarantee maximum guest satisfaction and quality work environment.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

• Reports: Directly to General Manager
• Internal: Extensive contacts with all levels of store personnel as well as all home office departments.
• External: Extensive contacts include guests, distributors, repair technicians, salespersons, and community organizations and schools.

LEADERSHIP ABILITIES

• Demonstrates principles actions, uses sound judgment and follows through on commitments.
• Anticipates problems and issues and makes timely and sound decisions.
• Demonstrates a passion and working knowledge of food, liquor, beer, and wine.
• Leads by example and maintains a guest-first focus.
• Sets and shares goals with team, monitors and tracks progress of goals.
• Directly and honestly addresses issues and resolves conflicts and seeks opportunities for improvement.
• Clarifies roles, responsibilities, priorities, and expectations.

POSITION ACTIVITIES AND TASKS

• Assists the restaurant staff to achieve planned profit levels while ensuring maximum guest satisfaction and development and training of employees.
• Ensures that all menu items are prepared, portioned, and presented properly in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner, according to all established procedures, performance standards, and local health department regulations.
• Required, under certain circumstances, to perform/assist all functions for all positions in the restaurant.
• Ensures that inventory levels for both food and non-food items are properly maintained in accordance with company guidelines through correct ordering procedures and efficient usage and yield application.
• Ensures the unit's compliance to productivity and service standards with a sufficient number of well-trained and productive employees.
• Ensures proper management of the facility and equipment through preventive maintenance, energy conservation, repairs, security measures, and adherence to safety and sanitation requirements.
• Conducts employee activities to include staffing, training, and conducting performance reviews with all kitchen personnel, as well as recommending salary increases and issuing employee work counseling.
• Accountable for accurate financial data to include: payroll, restaurant supplies, inventories, productivity food costs, and operating expenses.
• Attends unit management meetings and regional kitchen manager meetings; makes presentations as requested.
• Responsible for meeting established objectives during periods of his/her or Production Leader’s supervision.
• Anticipates, identifies, and corrects system breakdowns to achieve guest satisfaction.
• Responsible for all communications with regard to system breakdowns and deficiencies.
• Ensures the thorough training and development of Production Leaders and other non-exempt personnel supervised, and the documentation thereof.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/ENVIRONMENT/WORKING CONDITIONS

• Extensive standing and walking for up to 8 hours.
• Must be able to see at a distance (20 feet), at close range (12 inches), distinguish between shapes and utilize peripheral vision to avoid hazards.
• Must be able to communicate clearly.
• Exposure to heat, steam, smoke, cold.
• Reaching heights of approximately 6 feet and depths of 2 ½ - 3 feet.
• Must have a high level of mobility/flexibility in space provided.
• Must have time management skills.
• Must be able to read, write and perform addition/subtraction calculations.
• Must be able to control and utilize fingers to write, slice, chop and operate equipment.
• Must be able to fit through openings 30” wide.
• Must be able to work irregular hours under heavy pressure/stress during busy times.
• Bending, reaching, walking.
• Carrying trays of food products weighing about 50 pounds for distances up to 30 feet.
• Lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Exposure to dish and cleaning chemicals.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Receives direction and training from Regional Manager as to the specific procedures and assignments.

EDUCATION LEVEL REQUIRED:

High school diploma; some college or degree preferred.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

1 - 2 years managerial experience, preferably in the food service industry.

Disclaimer: This position description is not intended, and should not be construed to be, an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended, however, to be an accurate reflection of those principal job elements essential for making decisions related to job performance, employee development and compensation. As such, the incumbent may perform other duties and responsibilities as required.