Assistant Manager - Kitchen

Position Summary 

At the direction of the Kitchen Manager or in their absence, with limited supervision, the Assistant Manager (AM) role supports the kitchen team members and kitchen manager.  The incumbent should be a leader with a coaching attitude in helping the kitchen management team run efficient operations. The Assistant Manager will be responsible for food and equipment inventory, oversight of maintenance, and compliance with health and safety codes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Supervise kitchen staff and ensure that they follow all health and safety rules and regulations.

• Support the manager with the development and implementation of a deep cleaning schedule to maintain a clean working kitchen.

• Coordinate the cleaning and organization of kitchen and equipment

• Provides direction and coaching for all kitchen staff including food preparation, production and safety and sanitation.

• Support in preparing all food items as directed in a sanitary and timely manner

• Follow recipes and presentation specifications

• Operate standard kitchen equipment safety and efficiently

• Responsible for upkeep of inventory logs and submitting fulfillment requests to Kitchen Manager.

• Ensure that all food items are properly labeled, stored and rotated as per food handling guidelines

• Adhere to all sanitation and food production codes.

• Support the manager in coordinating  training and ongoing development of team members.

• Support deliveries of meals, as needed.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• 2 years of management experience in a commercial high-volume kitchen.

• Valid CA Driver’s License and ability to be insured.

• Valid food handlers card.

• Ability to supervise a team.

• Ability to multi-task and adapt quickly to change.

Physical Demands and Work Environment 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

Salary : $70,304 - $73,320