Northern Taphouse Maple Grove - Assistant Kitchen Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Northern Taphouse - Maple Grove is looking for an Assistant Kitchen Manager.

Hourly Range: $60,000-$65,000 plus bonus and benefits

The Assistant Kitchen Manager (AKM) is responsible for all kitchen operations, including supervision of all kitchen staff and staffing levels, safety and sanitation, housekeeping, and made from scratch food production related activities. The AKM ensures that the shift is run in a smooth manner with a focus on “Quality” while attending to any unexpected problems or emergencies that may arise. The Manager is assigned a work group, Line Cooks, Prep Cooks or Dishwashers. The Manager is responsible for staffing, scheduling, financial goals and staff development of the assigned work group.

The AKM oversees kitchen operations during a shift and is responsible for about 15-20 staff (line/prep/dish) within the kitchen. Our AKMs build the quality and morale of our kitchen staff by selecting, scheduling, training, developing, mentoring, managing and leading a workgroup according to our First Commitment: People, Our Greatest Resource. Our AKM's work on the line along with their team to ensure proper technique and execution in our scratch kitchen. Hours on the line, nights and weekends are mandatory for our AKM's.

Qualifications

• Must have 1+ years of kitchen management experience in a full service, moderate to high volume restaurant.
• Strong communication skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Proven success driving sales, keeping labor and food costs in line, and culinary talent
• Proven success motivating teamwork and maintaining high retention rates
• US Foods ordering a plus