Senior Kitchen Operations Manager

Oversee kitchen operations with passion and precision, guiding a talented culinary team in delivering exceptional dining experiences. Achieve operational goals while maintaining impeccable standards for quality, inventory, and staff training.

• Owns daily kitchen operations, labor productivity, scheduling, inventory control, guest service standards, and execution of menu strategies to produce short-term and long-term profitability.
• Represent the kitchens in divisional meetings.
• Responsible for execution of policies, operating procedures, pricing initiatives, training programs, directives, menus, rules, and regulations for the staff. Maintain health, sanitation, and cleanliness within all areas of the kitchens.
• Manages Human Resources responsibilities for commissary kitchens to include creating a work environment that promotes teamwork, performance feedback, recognition, mutual respect, and employee satisfaction; quality hiring, training, and succession planning process that encompasses diversity commitment; adherence to company policies, legal requirements, employment law, and collective bargaining agreements.
• Interacts with internal/external guests to ensure satisfaction and product quality. Reviews BEOs, SEOs, and MEOs daily to ensure orders are executed upon. Reacts to any feedback on guest complaints and takes action.
• Collaborate with Directors, Executive Chefs, and kitchen team to ensure seamless execution of product delivery between kitchens inclusive of time standards, recipe specifications, and quality.
• Maintains excellent knowledge of food & beverage products, menu items, and equipment used to perform duties.