Description

Kitchen Manager Job Summary

Our kitchen manager serves as the ambassador to the Prince Street Pizza brand, ensuring food and service exceeds our standards of excellence. Our kitchen manager provides daily guidance and motivation to all team members, as well as maximizing productivity, maintaining cleanliness and adhering to food quality standards. The kitchen manager serves as our liaison between our guests, operations team, and our food prep team.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manages food quality standards by consistently monitoring, tasting and reviewing all aspects of food, such as preparation, execution and food presentation
• Controls costs by reviewing labor, minimizing waste and ensuring our guests receive the highest excellence in food. Controls food cost and usage by adhering to proper requisition of products from storage areas, product storage procedures, standard recipes and waste control procedures
• Orders and reviews food supplies, ingredients and other kitchen items in a timely and cost-effective procedure. Maintains inventory levels and conducts weekly inventory with management team. Ensures that all products are ordered according to data specific needs.
• Maintains safe, secure and healthy work environment by establishing, following and enforcing sanitation standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations; securing revenues; participating in safety reviews; ensures restaurant cleanliness and oversees all aspects of safety protocols within the kitchen and restaurant setting.
• Ensures and manages restaurant cleanliness, specifically the back of the house area. Responsible for all aspects of kitchen safety and food preparations Ensure all team members are adhering to food safety preparations and executions
• Responsible for development and daily operations of the team members, supporting and leading both front and back of the house, and execute excellent food quality controls.
• Create schedules for team members, ensuring efficient labor costs based on daily sales. Schedules labor as required by anticipated business needs while ensuring that all positions are staffed when and as needed and labor cost objectives are met
• Oversees, schedules and reviews necessary repairs and maintenance on kitchen appliances and equipment. Ensures equipment is kept clean and in excellent working condition through inspections and following company’s preventative maintenance programs
• Coordinates daily front and back of the house operations with RMI, from sales goals, review product quality, and organize and supervise shifts. Manages breaks and support in proper and efficient scheduling needs
• Appraises team members performance and continuously provide feedback to improve service and productivity. Be knowledgeable of company policies regarding disciplinary actions, administering prompt, fair and consistent corrective actions for any and all violations of company guidelines and policies
• Responds efficiently and accurately to any guest complaints and company communications
• Trains, develops and manages current and new team members on food safety, recipe adherence and food presentations. Cross-train qualified team members to expand the operational efficiency of all shifts
• Ensures all aspects of the kitchen operates effectively and efficiently, and our guests receive the best dining experience.
• Embraces, understands and executes the RMI and PSP mission, values and culture
• Completes other managerial tasks as needed or assigned

Required Competencies:

• Minimum 5 years restaurant experience. Preferred high-volume and fast pace restaurant experience.
• Minimum 1 year experience in high volume take-out restaurant. Preferred pizzeria experience.
• Professional verbal and written skills with strong ability to multi-task.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence/email.
• Ability to lead by example, inspire and motivate team spirit and effectively present information in one-on-one setting and/or small group situations
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Capable of conducting and assessing restaurant inventory
• Must have knowledge of restaurant systems, including but not limited to Toast POS or other POS systems; knowledge of MS Office & knowledge of thirds party delivery services (Postmates, Uber Eats, etc)
• Possesses excellent interpersonal communication skills with qualities of integrity, credibility, and commitment to company mission. Exceptional organization and leadership skills
• Must be dependable and reliable
• Experience working in a multi-cultural environment
• Ability and willingness to work flexible hours, including weekends and holidays

Required Education:

• Be able to write and speak fluent English, preferably fluent in Spanish as well.
• Must have appropriate city, state and federal certifications according to location of restaurant.

2319 N. Miami Ave. near NE 22nd St