What's in it for you?

• Flexible hours
• Get paid now with Pay Active
• Opportunity to help and support an older generation
• A career that gives back to the community
• Competitive Pay and Benefits
• 401(k) with a company match
• Paid time off
• Training opportunities
• Opportunity for internal growth
• Tuition and Certification Reimbursement
• Referral Bonuses
• Life 360
• Benefit Hub

SUMMARY:

Responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction through aiding the Culinary Manager in the coordination of kitchen activities. Acts as second-in-command and runs the kitchen in the absence of the Culinary Manager. Prepares and cooks a wide variety of foods to fulfill customer requirements. 

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. 

• Prepare, cook and serve hot and cold meals to restaurant clientele. Provide for special dietary requirements where necessary. Work with Culinary Manager to determine needs and provide input for menu item selection. Helps plan for special events. 
• Helps Culinary Manager in ensuring that all kitchen and dining staff members know and understand safe handling procedures for equipment and food, and promotes good hygiene practice. Attends regulatory compliance training as needed. 
• Liaise with Culinary Manager and wait staff in ensuring that all customer needs are taken care of and that the kitchen is equipped to handle demand. 
• Helps wait staff become familiar with menu and specialty items so that items can be described to customers: i.e. ingredients, cooking methods (boiled, broiled, baked, fried, etc.), etc. 
• Keeps all equipment cleaned and well maintained. Communicates to Culinary Manager any faulty appliances, damaged furniture, equipment or any potential hazard. Keeps kitchen clean and ready for next meal service. 
• Ensures customer satisfaction at all times and works to correct any issues in a timely manner. Visits with customers whenever able. 
• Assists rest of restaurant team as necessary. Before leaving at the end of each shift, make sure there are no other activities that need your assistance. 
• Fulfills other duties as assigned. 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• This position does have supervisory responsibilities. 

QUALIFICATIONS

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
• This position requires excellent customer service skills, with a courteous and helpful demeanor. The ability to communicate with and respect the needs of the senior citizen population is also required. 
• 2 years of culinary experience. 
• Ability to work with numbers and use of good judgment and decision-making abilities is required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS 

• Ability to read and speak with clarity.