Kitchen Manager

Company Introduction

Chicken Salad Chick provides a delicious menu with a variety of 12 Chicken Salads, homemade sides, delicious soups, and great sandwiches. This location is one of the originals to the franchise and we are looking for a hospitality professional to help us maintain a team of excellence and superb service.Overview:

The Kitchen Manager is responsible for

• Always delivering crave-able food, in a timely manner, that meets or exceeds Chicken Salad Chick Quality Requirements

• Coaching the behaviors of all Team Leaders and Team Members who work in the Kitchen.

Those behaviors include

• Sense of Urgency that creates surprisingly fast Speed of Service

• Attention to detail that ensures preparation and production procedures are followed

• Execution of systems that ensure a refreshingly clean environment

• Maintaining a work environment that ensures and promotes food safety

• Vigilant attention to the organization and appearance of the kitchen

As a Kitchen Manager you will:

• Demonstrate a passion for the business and managing the overall operations

• Find, train, develop and recognize the best people

• Manage daily activities to ensure guests receive excellent customer service

• Demonstrate a strong awareness and concern for food quality and safety

• Adjust to multiple demands and shifting priorities

Behavior Characteristics:

• Work a maximum of up to forty hours per week in the restaurant

• Allocate at least two hours per week to planning

• Focus on systematically and effectively communicating all Kitchen related goals and success factors to Team Members

• Combine critical thinking and practical leadership to create a culture of innovation

• Effectively coach and give direction

• Intentionally and methodically grow and nurture relationships with the staff

• Be able to connect with a multicultural team

• Align hiring, training, daily practices and evaluation practices with the Vision of the organization and the Thematic Goal for the year

• Enthusiastically and passionately lead the Kitchen team

Additional Responsibilities:

• Inventory management

• End-of-Month counts and input

• Maintaining accurate transfer logs

• Effective & efficient ordering

• Maintaining a LEAN production environment

• Coaching, evaluating, and providing accountability for all kitchen Team Members

• Troubleshooting and repairing equipment and facilities

• Ensure all necessary preventative maintenance and cleaning on a per set schedule.

As a Kitchen Manager you will

• Demonstrate a passion for the business and managing the overall operations

• Find, train, develop and recognize the best people

• Manage daily activities to ensure guests receive excellent customer service

• Demonstrate a strong awareness and concern for food quality and safety

• Adjust to multiple demands and shifting priorities

Behavior Characteristics

• Work a maximum of up to forty hours per week in the restaurant

• Allocate at least two hours per week to planning

• Focus on systematically and effectively communicating all Kitchen related goals and success factors to Team Members

• Combine critical thinking and practical leadership to create a culture of innovation

• Effectively coach and give direction

• Intentionally and methodically grow and nurture relationships with the staff

• Be able to connect with a multicultural team

• Align hiring, training, daily practices and evaluation practices with the Vision of the organization and the Thematic Goal for the year

• Enthusiastically and passionately lead the Kitchen team

Additional Responsibilities

• Inventory management

• End-of-Month counts and input

• Maintaining accurate transfer logs

• Effective & efficient ordering

• Maintaining a LEAN production environment

• Coaching, evaluating, and providing accountability for all kitchen Team Members

• Troubleshooting and repairing equipment and facilities

• Ensure all necessary preventative maintenance and cleaning on a per set schedule.