Smashin Crab boasts an energetic and vibrant atmosphere with delicious seafood to match. We’re looking for high energy people that are fun to be around, great team players, seafood lovers, calm under pressure, and have strong work ethics to join our Krewe.
The ideal candidate will have experience leading a culinary team and managing the daily back of house operations of a restaurant unit. Ability to manage the kitchen line cooks, prep, and dishwashers to ensure quality within Smashin Crab standards; Ensuring all kitchen operations are in compliance with the overall concept, culture, health and safety standards. Reporting will be to the General Manager.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the BOH labor, food cost and expense budgets
- Responsible for ensuring and personnel/payroll related administrative duties are completed accurately, on time and in accordance with company policies and procedures
- Responsible for overseeing and engaging in all weekly product orders/transfers and order receiving; ensuring vendors are in compliance with Smashin Crab product standards
- Responsible for managing daily prep par and making adjustments as necessary for business need.
- Responsible for managing and submitting end of month inventory
- Ensuring Smashin Crab recipe and presentation compliance for both prep and on the kitchen line.
- Responsible for executing weekly restaurant inspections and managing action plans with the staff for resolution.
- Enforce sanitary practices for food handling, general cleanliness, and maintenance of kitchen, prep and dish areas
- Ensure compliance with BOH operational standards, uniforms and appearance, company policies, federal/state/local laws, and ordinances
- Responsible for ensuring consistent high quality of food preparation
- Uphold all ServSafe guidelines
- Ensure a safe working and guest environment to reduce the risk of injury and accidents.
- Completes accident reports promptly if a guest or employee is injured.
- Investigate and resolve complaints concerning food quality.
- Direct supervision, development and, when necessary, termination of employees.
- Develop employees by providing ongoing coaching, establishing performance expectations and by participating in performance reviews.
- Maintain an accurate and up-to-date plan of BOH staffing needs. Prepare BOH schedules and ensure that the kitchen/prep/dish is staffed for all shifts.
- Keeps General Manager promptly and fully informed of all issues (i.e. problems, unusual matters of significance and positive events) and takes prompt corrective action where necessary or suggests alternative courses of action.
Qualifications:
- Kitchen management experience of 3-5 years
- Management experience in a high volume full service restaurant; sales averaging in 3M+
- Strong administrative skills
- Demonstrated ability to lead
- Strong communications skills
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Paid time off
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance