Shift Lead

Goodfellas Pizzeria; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodfellas Pizzeria is seeking an experienced kitchen lead to manage daily kitchen operations, ensuring quality, safety, and consistency across all dishes. You will train staff, supervise cooks, and uphold the restaurant’s high standards for presentation and portion control.

The role requires strong knowledge of sanitation, cost control, and menu execution, with collaboration with managers on pricing and scheduling to meet demand.

Qualifications

• Promote, work, and act in alignment with the mission of Goodfellas Pizzeria.
• Maintain cleaning schedules for kitchen areas and equipment.
• Monitor sanitation practices to ensure standards.
• Check the quality of raw or cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
• Instruct cooks or other workers in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, or presentation of food.
• 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 and standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily kitchen operations including food preparation and quality standards.
• Train staff in cooking methods, plating, portion control, and cleanliness.
• Maintain sanitation and cleanliness throughout the kitchen.
• Control costs and waste through proper inventory and storage practices.
• Instruct cooks and workers in standard recipes and presentation.
• Collaborate with managers to price menu items and establish portion sizes.
• Schedule personnel to meet business activity and labor cost objectives.
• Inspect supplies and equipment for conformance to standards.
• Order or requisition food, equipment, and supplies as needed.
• Ensure timely delivery of services and adherence to receiving policies.

Skills

Sanitation standards

Staff training

Food quality control

Menu costing

Kitchen supervision

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.