Shift Lead

Goodfellas Pizzeria; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodfellas Pizzeria in Columbus seeks an experienced kitchen leader to oversee daily kitchen operations, ensure quality and sanitation, and guide staff in cooking methods, portioning, and presentation.

You will collaborate with managers to plan menus, set portions, and price items, while controlling cost, managing inventories, and maintaining safety standards.

Strong leadership, training, and food safety knowledge are essential to deliver consistent, high-quality meals in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining sanitation and cleanliness standards.
• Ability to train cooks and other workers in preparation and plating.
• Experience planning menus, portion sizes and recipes.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for daily kitchen functions including food preparation and maintenance of quality standards, sanitation and cleanliness.
• Supervise or coordinate activities of cooks or workers engaged in food preparation.
• Check the quality of raw or cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
• Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
• Schedule personnel for anticipated business activity and manage labor costs.

Skills

Food preparation

Sanitation

Cost control

Staff training

Quality standards

Menu planning

Job description

Description

Responsible for daily kitchen functions including food preparation and maintenance of quality standards, sanitation and cleanliness, training of employees in methods of cooking, preparation, plate presentation, portion, cost control, and sanitation and cleanliness.

Requirements

• Promote, work, and act in a manner consistent with the mission of Goodfellas Pizzeria. The best slice and cocktail bar period while focusing on Respect of the 4 “P’s”
• Responsible for maintaining appropriate cleaning schedules for kitchen floors, mats, walls, hoods, other equipment and food storage areas.
• Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
• Check the quality of raw or cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
• Check and maintain proper food holding and refrigeration temperature control points.
• Estimate amounts and costs of required supplies, such as food and ingredients.
• Control food cost and usage by following proper requisition of products from storage areas, product storage procedures, standard recipes and waste control procedures.
• Instruct cooks or other workers in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, or presentation of food.
• Work with restaurant managers to plan and price menu items, establish portion sizes, and prepare standard recipe cards for all new menu items.
• Supervise or coordinate activities of cooks or workers engaged in food preparation.
• Ensure that all food and products are consistently prepared and served according to the restaurant’s recipes, portioning, cooking and serving standards.
• Schedule personnel as required for anticipated business activity while ensuring that all positions are staffed when and as needed and labor cost objectives are met.
• Inspect supplies, equipment, or work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
• Order or requisition food, equipment, or other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation.
• Ensure that all products are ordered according to predetermined product specifications and received in correct unit count and condition.
• Ensure that deliveries are performed in accordance with the restaurant’s receiving policies and procedures.
• Determine production schedules and staff requirements necessary to ensure timely delivery of services.
• Check the quantity and quality of received products.
• Determine how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.