New Opening - Macy's Kitchen Lead, Stonewall Kitchen Café & Cooking School: South Coast Plaza - Full-time / Part-time

 Job Overview:   The Restaurant Kitchen Lead supports the Restaurant Kitchen Supervisor and/or Executive Chef in providing superior food products and maintaining a safe, efficient, professional, sanitary and profitable kitchen operation.   Key Accountabilities: During shift, provide leadership and direct associates in providing outstanding food and service. Assist in accountability of sales, expenses and bottom-line profits. Ensures team follows Food Division Standards and Best Practices. Ensure team prepares and presents food products following recipes and Food Division Best Practices. Monitor food quality by completing daily a.m. and p.m. line checks. Support a strong working relationship with store management. Assist in providing culinary and food production training on an on-going basis to associates. Assist in maintaining food cost goals by proper purchasing, waste control, storage, product handling, rotation and inventory. Maintain role model standards in grooming and professional appearance and communications. Meet highest standards of workplace sanitation/equipment care and safety as set by Health Department and company policy. Utilize all Macy's and Food Division systems and tools. Provide education to staff on new products and menus. Assist in preparing and production of all food items. Assist in ordering food, beverage, dry and paper goods based budget and needs of the business. Support food inventories following Inventory Best Practices to ensure they are taken on a timely and accurate basis to ensure targeted food and liquor costs are maintained. Assist with the coordination and execution of special events. Provide ongoing coaching and recognition to increase team's performance. Work scheduled shifts as assigned. Ability to follow safe work practices in a fast-paced environment. Ensure team is trained on and follows safe work practices. Other duties as assigned by supervisor. Skills Summary:   Previous hospitality/food service experience. Previous supervisory experience. Health department license or certification and/or alcohol certification as required by state or local requirement.  A Food Handler's certificate may be required for food service employees who prepare, store or serve food at restaurants, coffee bars or any other food service establishment prior to starting employment in a food operation at Macy's. Skilled in working as part of a team. Exceptional communication and interactive skills. Food production expertise including producing and utilizing to minimize waste and inventory. Effective computer skills. Flexible to meet the needs of a fast-paced environment, including demands and changes as necessary. Analytical and organizational skills. Experienced at training and motivating teams. Food/beverage knowledge. Culinary degree/experience or equivalent preferred. Spanish communication preferred.   This job description is not all inclusive. Macy’s Inc. reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. Macy's Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.   foodsrestaurantmanager