Key Responsibilities

- Oversee daily kitchen operations and service
- Maintain consistent food quality, presentation, and portion control
- Develop and update menus in collaboration with management
- Create recipes and establish preparation and plating standards
- Manage food ordering, receiving, storage, and inventory
- Monitor food costs, waste, portion sizes, and kitchen profitability
- Ensure compliance with all food safety, sanitation, and workplace health and safety standards
- Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient kitchen
- Manage kitchen equipment and coordinate repairs or maintenance when required
- Work closely with front-of-house and management teams to ensure excellent guest experiences
- Handle kitchen issues calmly and efficiently during busy service periods
- Foster a respectful, skilled, and positive kitchen culture

Qualifications

- Strong knowledge of professional kitchen operations
- Excellent culinary and food preparation skills
- Proven ability to lead and develop a kitchen team
- Strong organization and time-management skills
- Knowledge of food costing, inventory control, and purchasing
- Understanding of food safety and sanitation requirements
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
- Culinary education or equivalent professional experience is an asset




- Food Handler/food safety certification is an asset or required

What We Offer

- Competitive compensation
- Full-time, permanent employment
- Competitive Benefit Package
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- A supportive and collaborative working environment

How to Apply

If you are a passionate culinary professional who enjoys leading a team and takes pride in delivering exceptional food and service, we would love to hear from you.

Duties and performance: A Kitchen Manager, or Back-Of-House Manager, is responsible for the staff who work behind the scenes at a food and beverage establishment. They work closely with kitchen staff, barbacks, and bussers to ensure that the back-of-house runs smoothly. They are an important member of a restaurant team to ensure operations run as expected.

Looking to improve: Labor costs, employee break time, efficiency, team morale, Kitchen closing lists, spec sheets for every item, ordering etc.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $37.00 per hour

Benefits:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Hanmer, ON P3P 1P7: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Experience:

- Cooking: 10 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Food Safe, SafeCheck, Food Handler or equivalent (required)

Work Location: In person

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