Reef 76 | Kitchen Supervisor

Job Purpose

The Kitchen Supervisor is responsible for supervising and coordinating the overall operation of the culinary team within the outlet.

Essential Job Functions

• Utilize a hands-on approach to training and developing kitchen staff.
• Instill safety and sanitation habits in all employees.
• Teach employees the importance of consistency in preparation and presentation.
• Ensure the level of quality, portion control, and plate presentation is adhered to consistently.
• Supervise daily food preparation for assigned areas.
• Prep, stock, and rotate line to ensure ample supply of products is maintained.
• Work closely with wait staff to exceed guest expectations.
• Supervise the preparation of all items on prep list following standard procedures.
• Always maintain high quality, inspect all food products for quality when working on prep list and service line.
• Check portion control, weights and counts prior to function.
• Fire all food for service and to serve online.
• Maintain/check cooking times and temperatures.
• Follow all storage procedures when taking food out of walk-in and when returning food to walk-in.
• Always maintain cleanliness of work area.
• Keep walk-in, prep area and equipment up to Health Department and EcoSure standards at all time.
• Prepare all food items according to standard recipes and as specified on guest check, to ensure consistency of product.
• Visually inspect, select, and use only food items of the highest standard in the preparation of all menu items.
• Check and control the proper storage of product, checking on portion control, especially in specific cuts of meat, to maintain quality product.
• Keep all refrigeration, equipment, and storage and working areas in clean, working condition to comply with health department regulation.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years culinary experience in a hotel or restaurant kitchen.
• Previous kitchen supervisory experience, preferred.
• Proven culinary skills and ability to lead, develop, and motivate staff.
• Ability to teach employees importance of, and how to interact with internal/external guests and courteously solve internal requests.
• Ensure that all health standards are consistently maintained.
• Ensure all safety and security policies and procedures are followed.
• Ability to train a staff to produce high volumes of work while maintaining quality per Omni standards.
• Must be familiar with batch and quantity cooking in a high-volume restaurant.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as organizational skills.
• Must be creative and up to speed on new concepts and food trends.
• Must have basic mathematical skills and be able to adhere to recipes.
• Must work well with others and be able to effectively train culinary staff.
• Self-motivated, and ability to work with limited supervision.
• Ability to write and perform daily prep list and par sheets.
• Requires a working knowledge of sanitation standards.
• Eye/hand coordination needed to use all kitchen equipment.
• Highly motivated self-starter focused on quality, organization, cleanliness, and teamwork.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced high-pressure work environment while executing delegated tasks and assignments.
• Ability to prioritize, organize and follow up.
• Ability to produce high volumes of work while maintaining quality per Omni standards.
• Culinary degree and/or formal training preferred.
• Must be able to utilize culinary tools (knives, commercial equipment, etc.) and taste/smell.
• Maintain a professional business appearance, attitude, and performance.
• Flexible schedule to include nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs., push/pull up to 50 lbs., and stand for long periods of time.
• Stand or walk for an extended period or for an entire work shift.
• Requires repetitive motion with both hands and occasional bending/stooping/kneeling.

Tools & Equipment

• Cooking utensils and equipment, pots, pans, slicer, knives, VCM, robot coups, blenders, burr mixers, ovens, grills, stoves, flat tops, salamanders