Kitchen Manager Jobs

Eureka! Values

Eureka! is an expression of delight on finding, discovering or solving something and this exclamation of joy starts with you. Our values driven culture is full of passionate people serving those hungry to discover a local blend of America’s best. Many of our guests are joining us for the items they crave or offerings they wish to explore. Our aim is to attract and hire talent that provides an enthusiastic experience for all our guests while being a great co-worker for their team mates.

Purpose of the Position

Promote the values and culture of Eureka! through professional leadership of your employees. This is an exempt position that reports directly to the Regional Operations Manager and indirectly to others in corporate management.

Essential Job Functions

Energy

• Demonstrating Organization, Tenacity & Perseverance
• Demonstrating Integrity & Initiative
• Inspiring and Motivating Others with brand passion
• Championing Guest Needs
• Following Policies & Procedures

Discovery

• Delegating Responsibility
• Drive Continuous Improvement of Financials with a growth mindset
• Eureka! Discovery – Willingness to discover something new everyday
• Accurate par adherence in completion to ordering and prep lists daily
• Inspiring Talent with an ability to develop strong teams, all team members and managers
• Achieve food and labor goals

Community

• Passion for the community we serve
• Ability to articulate corporate vision
• Strong understanding of corporate mission and purpose
• Engagement with local organizations & causes

Qualifications

• At least 18 years of age
• Food Manager certification

Position Requirements

• Financial operations: Achieve restaurant financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions.
• Safety/Sanitary standards: Maintain a safe, secure, and healthy environment by establishing, following, and enforcing sanitation standards and procedures; comply with all safety/sanitary legal regulations; develop and implement disaster plans; maintain security and sprinkler systems; maintain parking lot, walkways and exits.
• Continuing education: Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining professional networks, and participating in professional organizations.
• Ambiance control: Maintain restaurant ambiance by controlling restaurant lights, light dimmers, background music, linen service, glassware, dinnerware, and utensil quality and placement; monitoring food presentation and service.
• Litigation control: Avoid legal challenges by conforming to Alcoholic Beverage Commission (ABC) regulations; federal, state, county and city codes, laws and regulations; and landlord lease requirements.
• Human Resources: Recruit, train, coach, counsel, and discipline employees; communicate job expectations; monitor, appraise, and review job contributions; enforce policies and procedures.
• Strategic restaurant operations: Contribute accurate information and thoughtful recommendations to the company’s strategic plan through daily dialog and at formal reviews with colleagues and superiors; prepare and complete action plans; implement production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolve problems; complete audits; identify trends; determine system improvements; implement change.
• Cost control: Review portion control and quantities of food preparation; minimize food, paper (non-food goods) and labor waste; execute accurate inventories on a regular basis.

Position Duties- Daily

• Daily “Taste-Plate” log
• Opening and closing checklists
• Support line operations
• Prep List
• Order accurately and to par

Position Duties- Weekly/Monthly

• Place Food orders
• Paper goods order
• Building maintenance
• Chemical ordering

Equipment Used

• Convection Oven
• Assorted racks
• Robot coup
• Filing cabinet
• Mops/Brooms/Dustpans
• Point-of-Sale system
• Safe
• Coffee/Tea/Espresso Machines, if applicable
• Wand mixer
• Meat Slicer
• Flat-top grill
• Tilting skillet
• Pastry Brushes/Tongs/Spatula
• Grill/ Flat-top Grill
• Assorted Knives
• Trash cans
• Convection oven
• Salad Cutter/Greens Machine/Salad Spinner
• Assorted china and flatware
• Lang Oven
• Combi-Oven
• Google email and drive
• Slicer
• Computers and Programs: CTUIT, ADP, Compeat, People Matter, Excel, Word, Gmail
• Lang oven
• Trash compacter
• ALOHA POS System
• Buffalo Chopper
• Hobart/Dishwashing machine
• Steam kettle
• French fry fryer
• Pen and paper
• Meat grinder
• Potato cutter
• Knives/Knife sharpener
• French Fry Fryer
• Grill
• QSR
• Filter machine
• Buffalo chopper
• Squeegees
• Linen bags
• Wand Mixer
• Computer
• Clipboard
• Gas range
• NoWait waitlist iPad
• Security alarm system
• Holly matic
• Assorted Measuring Utensils
• Wells Warmer
• Grill/Pastry Brushes/Tongs/Spatula
• Trash Compacter
• Sanitizing Bottle/Towel
• Assorted knives and other equipment related to food prep
• Security camera system
• Meat slicer
• Juice press
• Salad cutter/greens machine/salad spinner
• Telephone
• Printer/Scanner
• Tumbler/Shaker, mixing glass
• Assorted Knives
• Liquor cage
• Alto-Sham
• Sanitizing bottle/towel
• Assorted knives, scissors and scoops
• Assorted measuring utensils

Wage Expectation

This is an exempt position, $73,000 - $82,000 annually.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Position requires prolonged standing, bending, stooping, twisting, lifting products and supplies weighing, and repetitive hand and wrist motion; working with and around hot, cold, and hazardous equipment in a fast paced and congested environment that will occasionally be loud, hot, and/or physically demanding.