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Restaurant Chef / Executive Kitchen Manager

$75k - $90k

Urban Plates

Our Purpose is to change the way the world eats and to deliver on that purpose Our Goal is to be a great place to work where you can learn, grow, and develop both personally and professionally.

Executive Kitchen Manager/ Chef

Urban Plates Restaurants

1620 Camino De La Reina Bldg E, San Diego, CA 92108

Pay:

$75000 - $90000 based on experience, inclusive of bonus. Total potential annual earnings up to $90000 plus based on performance and a very achievable bonus plan.

Benefits
  • Competitive pay plus bonus
  • Realistic and achievable bonus plan where bonus is paid out monthly and quarterly
  • Exceptional work-life balance with no late nights and two days off per week
  • Paid time off
  • Best-in-class 9-week paid management training program in one of our certified training restaurants
  • Monthly cell phone/ internet allowance
  • Free meal during your workday
  • 75% off meals when not working
  • New Urban Plates Health & Wellness Plan for all Team Members for $12 per month offering healthcare and wellness services inclusive of 24/7 Virtual Doc, Counseling Services, Vision and Dental Discounts, Hearing Care, etc.
  • Major Benefits include
    • Health/ Medical (HMO and PPO options)
    • Dental insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life insurance & AD&D insurance
    • Supplemental Life insurance & AD&D insurance
    • Basic long-term disability
    • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
    • Accident and hospital indemnity insurance
    • Flexible spending account
    • Pet insurance
    • 401k Plan- for those who qualify
  • Opportunities for advancement and Career Development Programs
  • Access to our UPLift Emergency Grant Program
Position - Executive Kitchen Manager/ Chef

The Chef position is responsible for management of all culinary operations in the restaurant. The Chef oversees the restaurant's kitchen by ensuring excellent food quality, managing Team Member performance, and communicating and coordinating with the General Manager, Regional Chef and/or Area Director. The Chef must use excellent professional judgment in carrying out duties.

Skills and Qualifications -
  • Experience cooking from scratch with fresh, quality ingredients.
  • Experience managing Cost of Goods and inventory management.
  • Experience leading and developing BOH Team Members including Prep and Line Cooks, Sous Chefs, and Jr. Sous Chefs.
  • Experience with state-of-the-art kitchens , with top-of-the-line equipment (Rational Ovens, blast chillers, Kitchen Display System, Date Code Genie, and systems/ processes and technology platforms (CTuit, Learning Management System, HRIS (Dayforce), and POS system (Brink)).
What We Offer
  • Join a company that values your performance and invests in your growth, offering you not just a job, but a rewarding, long-term career path . With us, you'll have access to outstanding benefits, professional training, and leadership development programs to help you thrive now and in the future.
  • In addition to your base pay you will have the opportunity to make additional earnings from our generous and achievable bonus plan -
  • Gain access to our best-in-class, company-paid Management Training Program in a certified training restaurant that includes restaurant Front-of-House (FOH), Back-of-House (BOH), and Management training, plus on-going training programs and development plans designed to help you grow, excel, and advance in your career with us.

If any of this sounds like the opportunity you're looking for, then you owe it to yourself to explore a management career with Urban Plates.

More about Urban Plates
Urban Plates started in 2011 in Del Mar, CA. Two food industry veterans were tired of the compromises they had to make when eating out. They couldn't find what they were looking for, so they created Urban Plates. We welcome one and all to our table, where craveable food is cooked from scratch with quality ingredients, sustainably grown, ethically treated, and made to order at prices that won't break the bank. Our secret? There isn't one. We're fueled by the power of real food and a passion to change the way the world eats, one plate at a time. It's a movement so easy to join, you can do it by lifting a fork. If you're ready to make a difference doing something that matters, surrounded by talented people in a culture that cares, apply to join our Team. Everyone deserves to eat this good.


Urban Plates now has 22 locations throughout California.



The 'fine print'

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the Fair Chance ordinance and the Fair Chance Act.

Urban Plates LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation, and related medical conditions), age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military/veteran status, and any other characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Urban Plates LLC provides modification/reasonable accommodation to disabled individuals to assist in the hiring process and to qualified individuals with disabilities in the performance of essential job functions, as required by federal, state, and local law. A reasonable effort is also made to accommodate the religious needs of employees. Any individual seeking modification/accommodation to apply for Employment or to participate in the application/interview process should contact Human Resources.

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Urban Plates LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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