Kitchen Manager

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 Job Description

Job Title

Kitchen Manager

Reports to

Executive Chef

Classification

Salary, Exempt

Working Hours

As required

Job Purpose

Coordinate, execute and/or supervise the preparation and cooking of food by cooks and other kitchen personnel complying with all applicable sanitation, and health standards and following established food production procedures. Act as a liaison between the Executive Chef and people within the organization as well as with their clients as necessary. Expected to handle certain matters while the Executive Chef is absent.

Duties and responsibilities

• Assist with food ordering and maintaining appropriate inventory levels.
• Observe staff in the daily operation of the kitchen, checking methods of food preparation, portioning, cooking, garnishing, and timeliness of food preparation.
• Establishing the priorities each day and assign tasks to hourly staff. 
• Briefing hourly kitchen staff about upcoming functions and events. 
• Must possess a strong customer service focus and mindset.
• Always be ready and able to deal with various kitchen administrative issues.
• Supervise hourly kitchen staff. 
• Provides support and trains hourly kitchen staff. 
• Handling external and/or internal communication and ensure relevant information gets to the correct team member in a timely manner.
• Ensures work areas are neat and clean at all times; cleans and maintains equipment used in food preparation. 
• Protect the assets of the Club.
• Stay familiarized with the inner workings of the Club along with its aims and objectives.
• Receives and checks food and supplies into the kitchen and storerooms, i.e., inspect condition of contents, checks against invoices & orders, and freshness of product. Stores new and prepped products in proper temperatures and proper wrappings.
• Operate within the guidelines, policies, standards and constraints as established by Hampton Golf.
• Maintain Food Managers Certificate.

Qualifications

Administrative, culinary or hospitality degree OR, any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Job Description

Working Conditions

Work is primarily indoors. Potential exposure to sharp and rapid equipment movement, sharp utensils, harmful chemicals and/or being exposed to flying golf balls.

This job description does not imply that the above are the only responsibilities assigned to this position. Employees holding this position will be required to perform any on the job-related duties as requested. All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability.

Physical requirements

Good organizational and verbal skills. Ability to use logical and rational thinking to resolve issues. Ability to perform basic mathematical skills.

Must have the ability to perform moderate physical work and may be required to lift up to 40 lbs., up to 30 lbs. frequently.  Perform activities such as bending, kneeling, crouching, climbing, reaching, standing, pushing, lifting and grasping for up to 5 hours without sitting. Ability to consistently lift, carry and load adaptive and other equipment that may weigh 50 or more pounds, and sustain aerobic activity for 20 consecutive minutes.

Please be advised that all work that requires the use of a ladder more than 8 ft. long must be reviewed by Hampton Golf’s Club Maintenance person. Following an assessment of the situation, a determination will be made as to whether a maintenance team member or subcontractors will perform the necessary maintenance task. No other staff member is authorized to climb to heights exceeding 8 ft. and/or perform such maintenance. In addition, personnel are prohibited from entering facility attics, walking on the roof of buildings and/or from using scaffolding.