Kitchen Manager

Mamaw's Cafe & Catering

Prague, OK

Full-Time

Job Description

Benefits:

Bonus based on performance
Flexible schedule
Free food & snacks
Paid time off

At Mamaws Cafe & Catering, we're dedicated to creating a welcoming environment where great food and friendly service go hand in hand.

Join us in our mission to prioritize customer satisfaction, employee well-being, and community engagement as we aim to become the top choice for dining experiences.

As a Kitchen Manager, you'll supervise the kitchen staff, ensure food safety standards, and train cooks, maintain quality standards, and order inventory. You'll be accountable for food preparation, employee training, cost control, and sanitation while delivering excellent service to customers.

Activities & Responsibilities

Promote, work, and act in a manner consistent with the mission of Mamaws Cafe & Catering where our mission is to enrich the lives of our guests and our employees. We do this through superior quality food and beverages, legendary customer service, sales growth, cost controls, and treating our employees like family. We believe that our employees are our most important resource, and our success depends upon creating and retaining a staff capable of delivering an exceptional dining experience to every customer, every time.
Responsible for maintaining appropriate cleaning schedules for kitchen floors, mats, walls, hoods, other equipment, and food storage areas.
Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
Check the quality of raw or cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
Check and maintain proper food holding and refrigeration temperature control points.
Estimate amounts and costs of required supplies, such as food and ingredients.
Control food cost and usage by following proper requisition of products from storage areas, product storage procedures, standard recipes, and waste control procedures.
Instruct cooks or other workers in preparing, cooking, garnishing, or presenting food.
Work with restaurant managers to plan and price menu items, establish portion sizes, and prepare standard recipe cards for all new menu items.
Supervise or coordinate activities of cooks or workers engaged in food preparation.
Ensure that all food and products are consistently prepared and served according to the restaurants recipes, portioning, cooking, and serving standards.
Schedule personnel as required for anticipated business activity while ensuring that all positions are staffed when and as needed and labor cost objectives are met.
Inspect supplies, equipment, or work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
Order or requisition food, equipment, or other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation.
Ensure that all products are ordered according to predetermined specifications and received in the correct unit count and condition.
Ensure that deliveries are performed according to the restaurants receiving policies and procedures.
Determine production schedules and staff requirements necessary to ensure timely delivery of services.
Check the quantity and quality of received products.
Determine how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.
Plan, direct, or supervise multiple kitchens or restaurants' food preparation or cooking activities.
Coordinate planning, budgeting, or purchasing for all the food operations.
Analyze recipes to assign prices to menu items based on food, labor, and overhead costs.
Prepare and cook foods of all types regularly or for special guests or functions.
Make employment and termination decisions, including recruiting, interviewing, hiring, evaluating, and disciplining kitchen personnel as appropriate.
Oversee and ensure that restaurant policies on employee performance appraisals are followed and completed on time.
Oversee and ensure that restaurant policies regarding personnel are followed and administer prompt, fair, and consistent corrective action for any violations of company policies, rules, and procedures.
Provide orientation of company and department rules, policies, and procedures to new kitchen employees.
Oversee the continuous training of kitchen employees on kitchen equipment, utensils, cleanliness, sanitation practices, first-aid, proper lifting and carrying techniques, and handling hazardous materials.
Collaborate with other personnel to plan and develop recipes or menus, considering factors such as the seasonal availability of ingredients or the likely number of guests.
Demonstrate new cooking techniques or equipment to staff.
Ensure that all equipment is kept clean and in excellent working condition through personal inspection and by following the restaurants preventative maintenance programs.
Meet with guests to discuss menus for special occasions, such as weddings, parties, or banquets.
Prepare all required paperwork, including forms, reports, and schedules, in an organized and timely manner.
Attend all scheduled employee meetings and offer suggestions for improvement.
Coordinate with and assist fellow employees to meet guests needs and support the restaurant's operation.
Fill in for fellow employees where needed to ensure guest service standards and efficient operations.

Tools & Technology

Carbonated beverage dispenser
Commercial use:
- blenders, choppers, dicers, graters, peelers, processors, and/or slicers
- deep fryers, grills, heat lamps, microwave ovens, ovens, ranges, steamers, toasters
- coffee or iced tea makers
- cutlery
- dishwashers
- food warmers
- measuring cups
- mixers
- rolling pins
- scales
Domestic tools:
- double boilers
- garnishing tools
- kitchen or food thermometers
- kitchen tongs
- knife sharpeners
- mandolin
- melon or butter baller
- sifter
- strainers or colanders
Fire blankets and Fire extinguishers
Ice dispensers
Personal computers
Point-of-sale terminals and workstations

Reports to Owner

We are excited to announce that our training sessions will commence on May 11th, preparing us for our official grand opening on May 18th