Assistant Kitchen Manager

7 days ago

Ancaster ON LK L, Canada Milestones in Ancaster, ON Full time

JOB DESCRIPTION & RESPONSIBILITIES

The Assistant Kitchen Manager (AKM) is responsible for the heart of the house operation including, but not limited to, food purchasing, storage, and preparation; staff hiring and training. Specific roles and responsibilities are:

Kitchen Operations (Prime):

  • Responsible for the day to day shift management including all aspects of the kitchen and its organizational set up including opening and closing duties
  • Ensure guest satisfaction through high quality products
  • To ensure 100% recipe adherence in kitchen execution of all products served – includes (but not limited to) consistency, quality, portion control and plate presentation
  • Prepare each recipe to specs and procedures in a timely manner
  • Ability to coordinate cooking times appropriately; develop and maintain necessary level of speed
  • Ensure all most updated systems and standards are available and consistently used
  • Ensure safe food handling and health & safety requirements (including WHMIS) are followed at all times

Leadership:

  • To ensure that there are open lines of communication with all staff
  • To coach and mentor all staff to maximize efficiency
  • To represent the company in a professional manner
  • To attend company functions and meetings as required
  • Possess strong communication and leadership qualities – create a positive working environment
  • Conduct daily shift huddles with each shift to communicate expectations

Cost Controls:

  • To ensure costed out schedules are completed and ready to be signed off at the management meetings and posted by the deadline date
  • To meet food cost and labour targets through effective kitchen management and proper staffing levels
  • Ensure weekly inventories are being conducted and being troubleshooted to identify variances
  • To ensure all inventory levels are in line with pre-set budgets
  • To ensure all par levels are reviewed seasonally and adjusted accordingly
  • To ensure all ordering is accurate and within specified budgets

Training & Development:

  • To ensure constant training and development of the kitchen team
  • To ensure kitchen team is effective and efficient in the job roles
  • Ensure approval of all new hires and that they are trained and tested as per Shoeless Joe's standard
  • To ensure that staff meetings are ongoing
  • To ensure staff performance reviews and one on ones are being conducted regularly

Prior AKM experience is a must. Salary is negotiable and based on experience.

Job Type: Full-time

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $43,542.70-$66,298.22 per year

Benefits:

  • Dental care
  • Discounted or free food
  • Extended health care

Work Location: In person

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