Kitchen Manager jobs in Prescott, AZ

Kitchen Manager manages the daily operations of the kitchen, which may include but not limited to: accounting, finance, staff working schedule, inventory control and equipment supplies. Responsible for employees' training. Being a Kitchen Manager oversees other departments that contribute to the operations of the kitchen. Requires a high school diploma or its equivalent. Additionally, Kitchen Manager typically reports to a head of a unit/department. The Kitchen Manager supervises a group of primarily para-professional level staffs. May also be a level above a supervisor within high volume administrative/ production environments. Makes day-to-day decisions within or for a group/small department. Has some authority for personnel actions. Thorough knowledge of department processes. To be a Kitchen Manager typically requires 3-5 years experience in the related area as an individual contributor. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Kitchen Manager
  • Desert BBQ, LLC
  • Prescott, AZ FULL_TIME
  • Are you a Restaurant Leader and Manager?

    We are always on the lookout for Talent! - General Managers, Assistant Managers, Kitchen Managers, Managers on Duty, and Shift Managers


    We have restaurant openings:

     

    In Prescott, Arizona, at Murphy's, Gurley St. Grill, and The Office Cantina

     And in Kingman, Arizona, at Hualapai Mountain Resort, Kingman Airport Cafe, and Mattina's

     

    If you love working leading in restaurants, this is a great place for you!

     

    Here are all of our Restaurant Jobs - Please spread the word!

     

    Dishwasher

    Busser

    Server

    Server Assistant

    Bartender

    Expeditor

    Cook

    Line Cook

    Prep Cook

    Breakfast Cook

    Dinner Cook

    Fine Dining Cook / Chef

    Sous Chef

    Executive Chef

    Kitchen Manager

    Assistant Manager

    General Manager

     

    We are always hiring Superstars in Prescott, and Kingman, AZ !



    Job Overview:

    The Kitchen Manager/Sous Chef is responsible in leading their team to deliver high quality, great tasting food, proper food safety and sanitation procedures and profitability. Contributes to building top line sales and guest count through the delivery of competitively superior team members and guest experience. To ensure menu items are executed with excellence in the restaurant. The Kitchen Manager/Sous Chef supports the Executive Chef to ensure menu items are executed with excellence in the restaurant. Additionally, the Kitchen Manager/ Sous Chef supports managing quality in all aspects of their job.

    Reports to: Executive Chef/General Manager

    Representative Roles and Responsibilities

    Guest

    • Establish guest service, satisfaction & loyalty as a priority through personal example and, follow-through

    • When necessary, handle guest requests, comments and complaints with a sense of urgency, poise and good judgement

    • Ensure the culinary staff appropriately supports and assists the service team by providing all products needed to execute a competitively superior dining experience

    • Ability to create daily features & individualized wine dinners & cocktail party specific menus that are brand appropriate, functional, inspiring, creative and modern

    • Remain current on consumer and local market trends and knowledge; support others in defining areas for brand-building opportunities to serve exceptionally distinctive food and deliver food news 

    Employee

    • Recruit and participate in the hiring process of top-quality talent to ensure team capability can achieve goals and objectives

    • Model and always demonstrate a professional image and ensure cleanliness and good personal hygiene of self and others

    • Supports the development of team members by seeking out and supporting menu roll outs, ongoing food training demonstrations for servers and culinary teams, training, development, and other professional growth opportunities; manage individual and team performance through coaching, feedback and 1 on 1 discussions 

    • Teach, share and coach professional culinary standards and techniques

    • Develop and nurture relationships with other cross functional teams within Fork in the Road to remain informed of initiatives and disseminate applicable guest feedback

    • Ability to lead and manage a strong working relationship with Executive Chef, General Manager, RSC and Sales & Marketing Manager

    • Supports Sales & Marketing Manager by providing all necessary food product and hourly culinary team members to execute events perfectly

    • Support individual and team performance through actions demonstrating strong team orientation and feedback

    Financial

    • Proactively manage all recipe yields, recipe preparation times, produce cost, rotation of product, and waste to ensure that budgeted food cost goals are met or exceeded without sacrificing the guest experience. 

    • Manage the culinary budget and effectively identify financial and operation problems by informing the General Manager

    • Execute menu items within specific cost parameters to enable achievement of business targets while delivering on flavor and quality requirements i.e., guest count, margin, menu mix and sales

    • Oversees the product order process for produce, fish, beef, poultry, small wares 


    Process Excellence

    • Plan, organize, monitor and control all aspects that are vital to the daily operations i.e., line checks, ticket times, kitchen labor including scheduling, daily communication with staff, meat aging, master inventory, safety and sanitation procedures, ops inspections, food flavor, quality and handling, recipe adherence

    • Ensure the consistent application of culinary development standards, process and established methodologies

    • Protect intellectual properties of the brand of Fork in the Road

    • Establish operational improvement objectives and implement specific action plans

    • Ensure the restaurant facility is clean and working correctly

    • Maintain impeccable standards for a clean kitchen

    • Model & demonstrate a passion for cooking, food flavor and quality standards

    Required Leadership Competencies

    Personal Leadership 

     Acts with Character and Integrity:

    Lives the Fork in the Road Values; is truthful and forthright with self and others; aligns words with actions; understands and refuses to cross ethical boundaries even when unpopular; works for the common good, not for personal gain

    Values and Respects Diversity:

    Make it a personal priority to embrace and leverage diversity and inclusion; values diverse viewpoints; demonstrates cultural competence 

    Communicates Effectively and with Candor:

    Engages in open, honest, and candid conversations with others; accurately and concisely conveys key points and main message across different settings and audiences

    People Leadership

     Coaches and Develops:

    Knows and Champions the Employee:

    Seeks to understand and value employees’ unique needs and aspirations; considers talent decisions from the perspective of the employees; brings the voice of the employee “to the table” ensures that they have the tools, resources and opportunities they need to succeed

    Business Leadership

    Thinks Strategically about the Business: 

    Draws upon a solid understanding of the business (e.g., the industry, operations) to critically evaluate pertinent issues, situations, and events; sees clearly ahead; anticipates future consequences and trends; uses broad perspective to make sound decisions 

    Knows and Champions the Guest/Customer:

    Seeks to understand the guest and his/her dining experience; considers business decisions from the perspective of the guest/customer; brings the voice of the guest/customer “to the table” is dedicated to meeting the expectations and needs of guest/customers; maintains a culture of hospitality and service excellence                                                                               

    Leverages Effective Capabilities Across Boundaries

    Result Leadership

    Defines and Achieves Excellence with Accountability:

    Persistently strives for the right goals, and measures success in terms of the results achieved; realizes excellence through successfully translating visionary through leadership into action. Holds self and others accountable to a high standard of excellence and performance

    Supports Innovation and Change:

    Generates, supports, and remains open-minded to new ideas and insights; understands how to manage change and motivate others to embrace it

    Education, Training, Experience and other Key Qualifications

    • High school diploma or equivalent required; Associates degree in Culinary Arts, certification of culinary training or culinary apprenticeship preferred

    • 2 years’ experience in the general culinary field preferred

    • Restaurants experience preferred 

    • Passion for food and hospitality

    • Or equivalent combination of education, training and experience                                                                                                  

    Position Summary:

    1. Supervises and coordinates all activities of the kitchen operation and personnel.

    2. Responsible to produce all food products, maintaining the prescribed standards for quality, cost and procedure.

    3. Capable of placing food and supply orders with vendors to meet business needs/scheduled deliveries.  

    4. Performs daily menu cost-outs as well as helping create daily specials

    5. Assist in EOP inventories.

    6. Informs management of any changes or shortages of product.

    7. Supervises all kitchen personal, including assisting in training /developing /coaching, interviewing, counseling in a positive and motivational matter and maintain proper daily labor and avoiding over time. 

    8. Delegates daily tasks and sets expectations with hourly staff and holds them accountable to these expectations.

    9. Must have ability to perform every position supervised, performing such duties if necessary.

    10. Able to make judgment calls on quality of food insuring only the highest standards maintained.

    11. Provides and supports a positive environment free of harassment, including sexual harassment. 

    12. Works the line during peak business ensuring ALL foods put up for service is hot, timely, monitors ticket time and properly prepared.

    13. Must be able to assess and solve most department and employee situations.

    14. Maintain cleanliness of kitchen, equipment, walk-ins and reach- ins. Delegates additional cleanup, as necessary.

    15. Assists in cutting of meats and fish for service as needed as well as making sure portion and procedures are correct for service.

    16. Receiving procedures followed precisely.

    17. Meat inventories completed precisely.

    18. Update prices

    19. P&L accountability ensuring food and labor budgets are being met.

    20. Must work at least one close per period to have a full understanding of cleaning procedures and best way to staff.

    21. Health department and Steritech audits are within the industry guide lines. 

    22. Assist in hiring of kitchen staff

    23. Coaches and Develops: Engages in regular, frequent, and supportive communications and feedback; facilitates professional development to help employees maximize their performance and reach their fullest potential. Seek to understand and value employee’s unique needs and aspirations; considers talent decisions from the perspective of the employee; brings a voice of employee “to the table” ensures that they have the tools, resources and opportunities they need to succeed. 

    ALL employees are expected to abide by all company policy and procedures at all times. Managers (exempt employees) must abide and enforce company policy and procedures at all times.

  • 15 Days Ago

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Kitchen Manager
  • Troon
  • Prescott, AZ FULL_TIME
  • Antelope Hills Golf Courses is excited to announce the exceptional job opportunity of Kitchen Manager. We are in search of a Kitchen Manager for our Golf Course Restaurant, the Manzanita Grille . We a...
  • 1 Month Ago

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Kitchen Manager - Grand Hotel
  • Internal Career Site
  • Tusayan, AZ OTHER
  • Overview Live. Work. Explore. as a part of our Food & Beverage team at The Grand Hotel at the Grand Canyon! Are you enthusiastic about caring for the comfort of guests while creating memories that las...
  • 19 Days Ago

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Kitchen manager restaurant
  • Gecko Hospitality
  • Prescott, AZ FULL_TIME
  • Restaurant Kitchen Manager NEW RESTAURANT OPENING Prescott, AZ $60,000- $65,000 Our company is looking for a Kitchen Manager with a passion for food and the ability to lead a professional culinary tea...
  • 4 Days Ago

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Assistant Kitchen Manager
  • Desert BBQ, LLC
  • Prescott, AZ FULL_TIME
  • Are you a Restaurant Leader and Manager?We are always on the lookout for Talent! - General Managers, Assistant Managers, Kitchen Managers, Managers on Duty, and Shift ManagersWe have restaurant openin...
  • 15 Days Ago

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Food & Beverage Assistant Manager, Willows Kitchen & Wine Bar
  • Poco Diablo Resort
  • Sedona, AZ FULL_TIME
  • Job Summary The Food & Beverage Asst Manager assists with assuring attentive friendly courteous and efficient service in all F&B Outlets and In-Room Dining while maintaining adherence to budgeted payr...
  • 3 Days Ago

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Host - Tii Gavo
  • Enchantment Resort
  • Sedona, AZ
  • Are you outgoing, energetic, passionate, and authentic? Enchantment Resort is the perfect spot for you! At Enchantment, ...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Store Team Member (Graveyard)
  • verdeclassifieds.com
  • Prescott Valley, AZ
  • - Store Team Member (Graveyard) ** Store Team Member (Graveyard)** **Maverik Inc.** Prescott Valley, AZ 86314, USA Start...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Sales and Management Intern
  • Buckle LLC
  • Prescott Valley, AZ
  • Summary The Sales and Management Intern position's primary responsibility is to fulfill our mission statement, "to creat...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Assistant Store Manager - Merchandising
  • Dick's
  • Prescott Valley, AZ
  • At DICKS Sporting Goods, we believe in how positively sports can change lives. On our team, everyone plays a critical ro...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Retail Store Manager II>
  • FedEx
  • Prescott, AZ
  • FedEx - 1220 Gail Gardner Way [Store Supervisor] As a Store Manager at FedEx, you'll: Understand and model FedEx Office ...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Assistant Store Manager - Animal Health
  • Country Supplier
  • Prescott, AZ
  • Who We Are: C-A-L Ranch Stores is a Ranch & Home Store AND SO MUCH MORE! Our company is full of craftsmen, marksmen, out...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Store Manager
  • Subway
  • Camp Verde, AZ
  • A SUBWAY General Manager performs and directs overall restaurant management. Directs staff to ensure that food safety, p...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Cook
  • Capital Senior Living
  • Cottonwood, AZ
  • Help enrich the lives of seniors by becoming part of the Capital Senior Living team at Cottonwood Village! Join our team...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

Prescott is 55 mi (89 km) west-northwest of the State of Arizona's geographic center. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 41.5 sq mi (107.5 km2), of which 40.7 sq mi (105.4 km2) is land and 0.81 sq mi (2.1 km2) is water. Prescott is considered part of North Central Arizona. It is just south of the Granite Dells. The Granite Dells area, or often called ‘The Dells’, is known for its large boulder outcroppings of granite that have eroded into a spectacular appearance of bumpy rock features. Within 'The Dells' are Watson and Willow Lakes, which are two small,...
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Income Estimation for Kitchen Manager jobs
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Prescott, Arizona area prices
were up 2.5% from a year ago

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