
Kitchen Manager
- Ottawa, ON
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Control food cost to meet or exceed standards
- Review financial transactions; monitor the budget to ensure an efficient operation while staying within budgetary limits
- Maintain banking and safe fund reconciliation by assigning, collecting, and securing banks.
- Supervise associates daily activities; assign responsibilities and provide clear/concise instructions while offering suggestions for increased productivity.
- Leading a workforce of over 20 Teammates, including training and development, succession planning and performance evaluations
- Ensure compliance of all standards and procedures relating to HACCP and provincial workplace safety standards
- Meet or exceed Brand established food quality and plating specifications.
- Work with fellow brand chefs on menu development and improving execution standards
- Co-ordination of labor cost controls and monitoring of cost budgets
- Co-ordination of catering activities for events and special functions as required
- Support SSP business and objectives
- Responsible for hiring, training, promoting, taking disciplinary actions and establishing deadlines.
- Prepare schedules ensuring all shifts are covered.
- Ensure a safe working environment for all associates while enforcing safety guidelines and kitchen safety awareness.
- Supervises inventory and estimates food/beverage costs and purchases supplies.
- Investigate and resolve service and food quality complaints.
- Monitor and maintain all quality control records including required checklists.
- Inspect food and food preparation to maintain the highest quality standards while adhering to all sanitation regulations.
- Associate or Bachelor's degree in Culinary with minimum 5 years experience in Food/Beverage operations or related experience and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Demonstrates knowledge of product, service, quality, equipment and operations standards.
- Demonstrates an understanding of operating a food and beverage business
- Food handlers permit as required by law
- Brand certification as required by law
- Demonstrates leadership/organizational skills while building and managing a team of associates
- Understand that the customer is our #1 priority
- Use sound business judgment to increase sales and operating profits
- Effective organizational and planning skills
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast paced environment
- Ability to recruit, hire, train and develop management associates
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Ability to be proactive and self-directed with an enthusiastic outlook
- Ability to handle multiple projects/tasks