Head Kitchen Manager

Hire & Train restaurant kitchen staff to provide for excellence in flavor and presentation as well as food safety. Applicants should be passionate about great food. If you are a team player and team leader interested in exploring a lucrative opportunity to work with a great team, we would love to hear from you. A rewarding career is waiting. We welcome experienced restaurant professionals. We take pride in our exceptional customer service and it’s up to each team member to create the friendly atmosphere that our customers expect and enjoy.

Duties include:

Managing inventory so all necessary ingredients are stocked

Hiring new staff and providing training to facilitate quick integration

Maintaining prompt service times

Prepare all dishes on the restaurant menu to standard

Enforcing cleaning and sanitation standards

Creating schedules for all kitchen staff

Tracking kitchen finances to identify areas of potential waste

Ensuring quality control on food leaving the kitchen

Position Requirements:

High volume commercial kitchen operation and management experience

Experience managing a diverse kitchen staff in a restaurant

Ability to effectively supervise, coordinate and motivate kitchen staff

Purchasing, inventory management, and food cost control experience

Computer experience including online purchasing systems and Excel

Ability to interact with guests, other managers, and employees with tact, courtesy and gracious hospitality

Control kitchen labor expense while insuring food quality, cleanliness & short ticket times

Culinary training a plus

Extensive kitchen management experience needed

Ability to effectively manage employee schedules, food orders, food quality, and inspections

Night, weekend, and holiday availability

Benefits:

Competitive compensation

Flexible schedule, two days off each week (usually)

50% of Health Insurance premiums paid

Affordable Dental Insurance available

Respect for every role and every person

50% off Blind Tiger food for you and a guest

Paid Time Off days (after one year)

Referral program

Discount shoe program

Free on-site parking

We are a Brewpub - a Craft Brewery & Family Restaurant under one roof. Some come for the food and stay for the beer, some come for the beer and stay for the food. We are a full-service family restaurant with a large, menu with Steak, Pasta, Seafood, & Bar-be-que. With a broad menu we are able to please any palate. Our kitchen makes everything from scratch! We provide top notch, friendly, customer service, and are locally staffed & owned. We are the oldest and largest Craft Brewery in Topeka, and the first brewery in Topeka since prohibition. We brew about 1,000 barrels of world-class Craft Beer each year, which is about 250,000 glasses. We have been brewing great Craft Beer in Topeka since May 1995. We have won 33 National & International awards, the most awarded brewery for hundreds of miles! No matter what your taste you can satisfy your thirst with us. Our Craft Beer goes from light to dark, mild to strong, & malty to hoppy. “Beer Brewed for Every Mood.” Voted Best Brewery in Topeka seven years running.

Pay: $45000.00 - $55000.00 / year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Paid time off
• Referral program

Job Type: fulltime

Schedule:

• Weekend availability

Education: No education required

Work location: On-site