What are the responsibilities and job description for the Italian Rosticceria Manager position at Joey's Italian Café?
Description
Joey’s Wynwood is an Italian rosticceria offering fresh pasta, house-made panini, and a lively café-to-bar experience.
We are seeking a hands-on manager to lead front-of-house and kitchen operations, maintain food quality and service standards, control labor and food costs, and develop a strong, professional team.
We Offer:
- Competitive salary
- Dining discounts
- Comprehensive health benefits (life, medical, vision, and dental) after 90 days
- Personal Time Off benefits
- On-demand payroll feature
Compensation:
- $70,000-$75,000, based on experience
Key Responsibilities:
· Lead the rosticceria program, pizza, pasta, and prep operations from open to close.
· Maintain consistent food quality, portioning, presentation, ticket times, and recipe standards.
· Maintain a clean, organized, and inspection-ready kitchen during every shift.
· Coordinate kitchen timing with front-of-house leadership, including specials, 86 items, service recovery, and peak-volume periods.
· Train, coach, schedule, and supervise cooks, pizza makers, and prep team members in partnership with Human Resources.
· Conduct pre-shift huddles, communicate priorities, and set clear standards for performance and hospitality.
· Address callouts, coverage needs, employee concerns, and real-time operational issues promptly and professionally.
· Create a respectful, accountable, and high-energy team culture.
· Lead from the floor and kitchen line, modeling urgency, organization, fairness, and professionalism.
· Control food cost, labor, purchasing, inventory, yields, and waste with discipline.
· Enforce food safety, temperature logs, sanitation standards, and all applicable health regulations.
· Monitor inventory levels and support ordering, receiving, storage, and product rotation.
· Monitor smooth service, accurate timing, and effective guest recovery.
Requirements
· 3 years of kitchen/restaurant management
· Lead cooks, pizza, and prep teams
· Strong food cost, labor, inventory, and waste control
· Food safety knowledge; ServSafe preferred
· Comfortable with POS, scheduling, and inventory tools
· Available evenings, weekends, holidays, and peak service
· Authorized to work in the U.S.
· Hands-on, calm under pressure, clear communicator
· Bilingual English/Italian Preferred
· High-volume tourist district experience
Salary : $70,000 - $75,000