Kitchen Manager - Baby Turtle Beach Club & Restaurant

Kitchen Manager - Baby Turtle Beach Club & Restaurant

We're seeking a highly motivated and experienced Kitchen Manager to oversee all kitchen operations. The ideal candidate is not only passionate about food quality and kitchen organization but thrives in a fast-paced, celebratory environment. You'll be responsible for maintaining consistency, speed, cleanliness, and full compliance in all kitchen activitiesdelivering standout dining experiences that reflect the spirit of the coast.

Key Responsibilities:

• Kitchen Operations & Food Quality
• Oversee daily kitchen operations, prep, and service
• Ensure consistency of all menu items
• Monitor food portioning and presentation standards
• Maintain high food safety and sanitation standards (HACCP knowledge preferred)
• Staff Management
• Train, schedule, and supervise kitchen staff (prep cooks, Line cooks, dishwashers)
• Conduct performance evaluations and coach staff to improve
• Maintain positive kitchen culture and resolve conflicts professionally
• Inventory & Cost Control
• Manage inventory levels, food orders, and supplier relationships
• Minimize food waste and monitor food costs
• Ensure kitchen stays within budget and maintains profitability
• Responsible for creating new SOP's, payroll timecard edits, associate scheduling, Accountable for maintaining the outlet in accordance within pre-established cost controls and sales budgets.
• Health & Safety Compliance
• Ensure all equipment is maintained and in safe working order
• Enforce proper hygiene and protocols
• Prepare for health inspections and ensure full compliance
• Perform any other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 2-4 years of experience as a Kitchen Manager, Lead Cook, or similar role.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
• Solid understanding of kitchen operations, inventory, and cost control
• Ability to multitask in fast-paced environment
• Food Handler Certification (or willingness to obtain upon hire)

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Employee meals and discounts
• Paid time off
• Health, dental, vision plus supplemental
• 401k company match
• Growth opportunities

Required Skills and Abilities:

Must have the ability to communicate in English. Self-starting personality with an even disposition. Maintain a professional appearance and manner at all times. Can communicate well with guests. Must be willing to "pitch-in" and help co-workers with their job duties and be a team player. Strong knowledge of Food & Beverage operations and service, wines and preparation techniques. Excellent mathematical abilities in order to determine and track inventory, controls, revenue productions, and other hotel financial statements. Ability to work entire shift standing and moving about in restaurants and kitchen area. Ability to effectively deal with internal and external customers, some of whom will require high levels of patience, tact and diplomacy to defuse anger, collect accurate information and resolve conflicts. Ability to lift/carry weight up to 50 pounds. Ability to push/and pull carts of products weighing up to 150 pounds.

Performance Standards:

Customer Satisfaction:

Our customers are what we are about. One of the keys to a positive guest experience is positive interaction with Crescent staff. It is essential that you remain professional at all times, and that you treat all guests and associates with courtesy and respect, under all circumstances. Every Crescent associate is a guest relations ambassador, every working minute of every day.

Work Habits:

In order to maintain a positive guest and associate experience, your work habits should always meet and strive to exceed hotel standards for work procedures, dress, grooming, punctuality and attendance. You should be adaptable to change in your work area and in hotel procedures with a willingness to learn new skills and/or improve existing ones, have the ability to solve routine problems that occur on the job and ask for help whenever you are not sure how to do something.

Safety & Security:

The safety and security of our guests and associates is of utmost importance to Crescent. Every Crescent associate should adhere to the hotel security policies and procedures, particularly regarding key controls, lifting heavy objects, using chemicals, and effectively reporting safety hazards and safety concerns.

Note:

This description excludes non-essential and marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of the fundamental job duties. Furthermore, the specific examples in each section are not intended to be all-inclusive. Rather, they represent the typical elements and criteria considered necessary to perform the job successfully. Other job-related duties may be assigned by the associate's supervisor.

Furthermore, this description is subject to change, in the sole discretion of the Company, and in no way creates an employment contract, implied or otherwise; each associate remains, at all times, an "at will" associate.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.