SUMMARY:
Manage all kitchen functions and the respective staff for both cafeteria and catering including but not limited to: food production, quality assurance, ordering and receiving product; assisting with menu and recipe formation.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Lead and manage culinary staff to perform at optimal levels in food quality and control.
- Display hands-on approach to completing functions.
- Follow all recipes and practice portion control to prepare, garnish, and present ordered items.
- Maintain proper and adequate set-up of the kitchen/station on a daily basis. This includes requisitioning and stocking of all required food, paper products, and condiments.
- Handles, stores, and rotates all products properly.
- Responsible for set-up, regular maintenance, cleaning, and break-down of any machinery and equipment.
- Responsible for maintaining stock, cutting, and storage of all product on a daily basis to ensure product quality.
- Complete opening, on-going, and closing checklists as required.
- Maintain proper controls regarding hold times, temperatures, and use-by-dates.
- Return all items used during your shift to the proper place, clean and organize all work and storage areas (including all coolers and refrigerators), empty and re-line all trash containers.
- Assumes 100% responsibility for quality of products served.
- Perform and delegate general and specific cleaning tasks using standard cleaning products to adhere to health standards.
- Adhere to all company guidelines, policies, and procedures.
- Complete any other duties as assigned by your supervisor.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- WORK EXPERIENCE: 10 years culinary experience
- EDUCATION: High school diploma required; culinary degree preferred
- CERTIFICATE/LICENSE: Valid Driver’s License, ServSafe Certification
- LANGUAGE: Complete written and oral knowledge of the English language is required.
- SECURITY/CONFIDENTIALITY: All materials and information obtained through working with our company may not be given or transferred outside of the company. Violation of confidentiality is grounds for termination.
- PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: Must be willing to adjust to last minute changes, engage and assist kitchen staff and fill-in wherever needed.
- WORKING CONDITIONS/ENVIRONMENT: Fast paced environment, high noise level, frequent walking, long hours on big event days and lifting up to 50 lbs.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $52,000.00 - $58,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Physical Setting:
- Casual dining restaurant
- Fast casual restaurant
Work Location: In person
