Kitchen Supervisor

Job Summary: The Kitchen Supervisor will work closely with the Executive Chef and Sous Chef in supervising the kitchen and the staff, ensuring the quality preparation of all menu items and proper handling/storage of all food items in accordance with standard regulations.

Essential Job Functions

• Assist in the planning and development of recipes, and ensure the correct preparation and presentation of a consistent level for all food items prepared through production and demonstration.
• Prepare food items according to guest orders of consistent quality following recipe cards, as well as production, portion, and presentation standards; complete mis en place and set-up station for lunch, and dinner service.
• Ensure that sanitation standards are set, and local, state, and federal regulations are in compliance as well as the cleanliness and organization of the kitchen.
• Assist in maintaining control systems which will assure quality and portion consistency, monitor food shipments to ensure they meet established purchasing specifications as well and foster an awareness of the importance of food preparation and quality.
• Communicate with employees and managers to ensure operational needs are met as well as attend regular operational meetings to ensure effective coordination and cooperation between departments.
• Assist the Sous Chef to update recipe standards and develop new menus and concepts
• Have full knowledge of all menu items, daily features and promotions
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, and individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Experience

• 2-3 years experience as a Lead Line Cook displaying excellent leadership skills.
• Highly-developed knowledge of various culinary styles and mastery of all line level cooking stations.
• Minimum 2 years of previous experience in a culinary position
• The ability to comfortably lead a team in a busy atmosphere
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Effective verbal and written communication skills and math analysis skills
• Good time management and organizational skills
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as recipes, memos, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to perform all hourly kitchen staffs' essential functions
• Ability to take ownership and lead culinary team within assigned area of responsibility
• Ability to calculate and apply figures and amounts in recipe and labor costing and control
• Ability to follow delegation while providing technical and management troubleshooting and problem-solving techniques
  
  

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.

Work Conditions: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme cold.

The noise level in the work environmental is usually loud. The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.

WolfgangPuck Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If you’d like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here: EEOC Poster.