Kitchen Manager - Des Moines
Essential Functions
- Train and develop a high-performing kitchen staff, including cooks, prep cooks and dishwashers
- Assign tasks, delegate responsibilities and provide feedback to ensure efficient kitchen operations
- Address disciplinary issues when necessary
- Maintain routine kitchen maintenance and cleanliness
- Adequately adapt and handle situations that may arise pertaining to the operation of the kitchen, including costs, productivity, scheduling and team health
- Absorb and manage real time staffing based on business volume
- Aid in the execution of events
Food Quality and Consistency
- Maintain Big Grove high food standards for food quality, ensuring all dishes are prepared according to recipe specifications
- Maintain safety and sanitation standards
- Create, develop, cost, describe and execute specials
- Contribute to and uphold Big Grove standards and expectations while developing new menu items and culinary techniques
Competencies
- Team focused approach
- Positive attitude
- Safety minded
- Thorough and efficient
- Ability to Communicate
Core Values
The objective of our kitchen manager position is to oversee all aspects of daily kitchen operations, ensuring that all food preparation and cooking activities are carried out efficiently, safely, and in accordance with Big Grove's quality standards. This role involves managing culinary staff, assisting in inventory and ordering of supplies, and maintaining kitchen equipment and facilities. The kitchen manager is also responsible for ensuring food safety and cleanliness of the kitchen, managing food and labor costs, and working with our Chef de Cuisine and Sous Chefs to develop a menu that meets positive customer experience and profitability goals. Core Values Big Grove only hires and retains people who exhibit our core values. Our Core Values are: Set the Tone Thirst for Improvement We Care Practice Candor Passion Driven You will be given a culture deck explaining these core values. The goal of our culture deck is to show you who we are as a company, and then you can decide if you personally align with us and are excited to begin a career here.