Job Overview
As Head Chef/Manager, you’ll lead daily kitchen and food service operations, bringing together strong cooking skills, thoughtful menu planning, and hands-on team leadership. You’ll coordinate food production and preparation, oversee service, and keep kitchen practices organized, safe, and consistent. Your impact: By guiding the team to prepare and serve quality meals safely and efficiently, you help create a positive dining experience for guests and a well-run workplace for staff.
Responsibilities
- Create tasting menus for wine, beer dinners
- Lead kitchen management, shift management, and food service management, including assigning work and supervising team performance.
- Plan menus and oversee food preparation, cooking, serving, and food production for restaurant, catering, or banquet service.
- Manage inventory and inventory control; monitor supplies and support cost control through careful purchasing and portion practices.
- Maintain food safety and sanitizing procedures, including safe food handling and clean work areas.
- Coordinate with front-of-house and hospitality teams to keep service smooth and respond to operational needs.
Skills
- Essential: Kitchen or culinary experience, food preparation and cooking skills, food safety knowledge, and experience supervising staff or managing teams as a chef.
- Essential: Leadership, team management, and clear communication in a food service or food management setting.
- Preferred: Restaurant management, restaurant experience, food service experience, or broader food industry experience.
- Preferred: Banquet experience, catering experience, fine dining experience, dietary department experience, or bartending.
- Preferred: Experience with menu planning, inventory management, inventory control, cost control, and kitchen or shift management.
Pay: $25.00 - $28.00 per hour
Expected hours: 35.0 – 45.0 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Food provided
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
