What are the responsibilities and job description for the Culinary Manager position at The Big Chill 30A?
Benefits:
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Employee discounts
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
- Company parties
Join our Team! The Big Chill 30A is a family friendly entertainment complex located on historic 30A, nestled between Alys Beach and Seaside. Our venue hosts 6 restaurants, 3 bars, retail shops, an amphitheater for live music and a 25’ LED Jumbotron for sports and movies. We are open year-round, from 7am to 10pm. We have five different restaurants on our property, all with unique menus and kitchens:
Duos American Eats
Local Smoke Barbeque
Mile Marker 15
Tacklebox
Nectar
The Culinary Manager oversees daily kitchen operations, ensuring high-quality food preparation, efficient workflow, and compliance with food safety standards. The role involves managing kitchen staff, maintaining inventory, and controlling food costs while fostering a positive and productive work environment.
Requirements:
Duos American Eats
Local Smoke Barbeque
Mile Marker 15
Tacklebox
Nectar
The Culinary Manager oversees daily kitchen operations, ensuring high-quality food preparation, efficient workflow, and compliance with food safety standards. The role involves managing kitchen staff, maintaining inventory, and controlling food costs while fostering a positive and productive work environment.
Requirements:
- Minimum of 5 years relevant kitchen operations experience
- Minimum of 2 years direct kitchen supervisory experience
Key Skills:
- Organization - detail oriented, able to balance multiple projects while adhering to deadlines and completing assigned tasks in a timely manner
- Communication – able to effectively communicate in person and electronically with coworkers, vendors, management and customers while maintaining a calm and positive demeanor
- Leadership – able to oversee process, guide department initiatives, and steer staff toward the achievement of company goals
- Safety and Sanitation - Knowledge of and compliance with all food safety and sanitation regulations.
Key Attributes:
- Dependable
- Ethical
- Critical thinker
- Upbeat, positive, and optimistic leader
Key Responsibilities:
Operations
- Monitor day to day BOH workflow
- Actively participate in every aspect of food service operations with the ability to fill into all BOH positions
- Full availability to work all shifts including weekends and holidays
- Performs other duties as assigned to meet business needs
Food Quality
- Ensure quality of all products from purchasing & receiving to storage, preparation and service
- Conduct service line checks before and as needed during shifts while providing positive and corrective feedback
- Set and maintain high food quality standards through strong, positive role modeling
Sanitation & Safety
- Current ServSafe Manager Certification
- Monitor food safety according to state guidelines ensuring quality is above minimum standards
- Monitor all kitchen equipment, repairs and maintenance programs while communicating needs to the maintenance team.
- Assist in detailed sanitation inspections providing corrective action plans when necessary
Staffing & Development
- Assist in the recruitment of BOH staff as needed
- Ensure all BOH staff are fully trained to operate effectively based on business level projections
- Actively participate in the creation and maintenance of staff development plans while providing feedback to staff and management
- Assist with scheduling of BOH
- Possess the ability to use provided documentation to hire, train, coach, evaluate and apply progressive discipline policies
- Evaluate the quality, care and morale of staff and make recommendations to the management team
- Actively participate in staff and management meetings as requested
Benefits
- Fun & professional work environment
- Above average industry pay
- Flexible scheduling
- Monthly bonus based upon AvT target achievements
- Paid Time Off
- Partial uniform
- Free shift meals
- 50% employer paid health insurance (after waiting period)
- Dental, vision, supplemental insurance (after waiting period)
Salary : $58,000 - $65,000
