What are the responsibilities and job description for the Kitchen Manager position at The Melting Pot?

Description

The Kitchen Manager is responsible for implementing and maintaining all operational procedures and programs related to heart of house (HOH). The KM should be the subject matter expert on Heart of House operating procedures, cost of goods, and labor controls. KM supervises the food prep and cooking, maintaining a fully stocked kitchen inventory and complying with safety and cleanliness standards. KM demonstrates a passion for food, quality, and excellence, knowing the exceptional food has no exceptions.

Responsibilities :

Manage kitchen staff and coordinate food orders
Supervise food prep and cooking
Manages Heart of House Schedules
Work with GM on menu development and price menu items
Train kitchen staff on prep work and food plating techniques
Order food supplies and kitchen equipment, as needed
Keep weekly and monthly cost reports
Maintain sanitation and safety standards in HOH
Ensures products are stored at the correct temperatures and the recipe books are up to date with current menu items, portions and ingredients
Oversees prep and ensures products are pulled correctly to meet customer needs
Ensures HOH availability, phone, and email list are up to date
Completes line checks on a daily basis
Single digit Steritech scores- (consider quarterly self-audit)
95 QC Score- (consider quarterly self-audit)

Cost Control :

Trains and develops heart of the house staff in all areas of cost control as needed

Monitors food and beverage costs through constant adherence to recipes and standards, proper training, and monitoring of waste

Monitor's weekly food and beverage cost projections compared to budget

Ensures all products are prepared and served according to company standards, utilizing only authorized products / vendors and procedures

Monitors heart of the house labor costs through constant evaluation of training, productivity, and weekly labor projections compared to actual hours

Maximizes food inventory, ordering, receiving costs controls and procedures through training, monitoring, inventory controls, and correct POS pricing structures

Shift Supervision :

Instill and reinforce our culture by effectively communicating to team members

Coaches and counsels team members to develop their skill sets

Creates and implements structure for team members with task checklists and routine

Executes effective and interactive HOH preshifts

Executes all heart of the house positions as needed, including expo

Implements plating and execution of core and promotional menu items including training team members

Performs regular kitchen line, food safety, and temperature checks to ensure overall efficiency of restaurant kitchen operations

Correctly handles all staff and guest incident reporting by utilizing appropriate forms and procedures

Holds team members accountable to established safety protocols / procedures

Responsible for adhering to cleanliness and food safety standards

Maintains the HOH uniform guidelines and policies for the HOH manual as outlined for the Melting Pot

Requirements

40 hours per week

Start date March 1st

Company Information

The Melting Pot is a uniquely fun dining experience that brings friends and family closer over bubbling pots of delicious fondue. For almost 50 years, The Melting Pot has defined the fondue experience niche across the American dining scene. From the start, the melting pot founders, who still run the head office, diligently searched for energetic entrepreneurs who were as excited as they were about the concept and its potential. Their commitment to building a close-knit fondue family proved successful

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