Kitchen Manager

Description

Come grow with us!! POP Hospitality Group began humbly in 2001 and currently operates 4 distinctively Nashville concepts in Midtown, SoBro, Five Points and Franklin. We have more expansion on the horizon, and along with that, exciting advancement opportunities. We are currently looking to hire experienced Kitchen Managers.

We have a fast paced and upbeat work environment that isn't just a job, it's a career. In a local privately-owned company like ours, you will have the opportunity to shine and advance within our ranks; all the way to Managing Partner.  Our salaried managers participate in an aggressive and attainable monthly bonus pool. 

Kitchen Manager Benefits: 

Competitive Compensation

Attainable monthly bonus potential

Paid Vacation

Health Care Options after 60 Days

Company provided parking 

Meal and Discount Privileges

The ideal candidate will have at least three years of kitchen management experience working in a casual or upscale full-service restaurant with demonstrated outstanding leadership skills. In addition, we expect you to have passion for developing others and to embrace our growing restaurant group's mission.

Kitchen Manager Essential Requirements:

• Currently a salaried kitchen manager or chef in the restaurant/hospitality industry is preferred.
• Hands-on, Detail-Orientated, and Career-Minded Management Professional with Outstanding Time Management and Interpersonal Skills.
• Must have at least three years of kitchen management experience in a casual or upscale full-service restaurant
• Must be willing to work hands on with the team, in any area of the restaurant

Kitchen Manager Essential Functions:

• Buys or supervises purchase of food daily, taking advantage of fresh foods in season and developing a roster of reliable merchants of quality foods.
• Monitors receipt of supplies and proper storage.
• Forecasts food and labor costs
• Hires kitchen staff, draws up work schedules, evaluates job performances, and discharges unsatisfactory employees.
• Trains all culinary staff as necessary to prepare new and unfamiliar recipes.
• Plans plating of food to maximize the visual impact and checks to make sure that the presentation is proper.
• Works with wait staff to ensure they are well trained and used efficiently to provide prompt, polite service.
• Inspects kitchen and dining room to ensure that proper hygiene and safety standards are strictly observed and that the dining room is always pristine and attractive.
• Responsible for menu cost control; labor cost control and achieving forecasted budgets.
• Responsible for care and maintenance of all equipment in food department.
• Inspects all refrigerators and storerooms for excessive inventories, over-preparation and spoilage, and to ensure that sanitation is maintained in all food and beverage areas.
• Meets requirements set by the Board of Health.
• Responsible for maintaining open lines of communication between all departments.
• Promotes a positive, professional and harassment-free environment for guests and employees alike.
• Performs other duties as requested.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Based on experience (entry pay starting at $47,500 annually)