Kitchen Manager

at  Aquilini Restaurants Limited Partnership

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Kitchen Manager will work to create unforgettable culinary experiences for our guests in a new space in Kitsilano. The incumbent will be responsible for overseeing the back of house operations that deliver superior and exemplary service of outstanding food to guests and for the daily supervision and production of culinary operations. The successful candidate has the ability to put together key relational, financial, and leadership ingredients to build a highly motivated team and will have the opportunity to take their career to the next level in an environment like no other.

• Providing leadership, development, and motivation of team to ensure an exceptional culinary experience through consistent delivery of the highest quality food
• Perform opening and closing checklist duties by leading staff, ensuring all operational tasks get completed
• Leading the culinary management team to identify, evaluate, and consistently improve service strategies
• Overseeing inventory of food product and coordinating product ordering and receiving
• Participating in menu planning and development
• Overseeing the hiring and training of all culinary team members and maintaining appropriate staffing levels as per business needs
• Managing culinary staff, including supervising activities of cooks and stewards
• Ensure excellent maintenance and cleanliness standards following sanitation standards throughout the kitchens to comply with Provincial regulations
• Developing strong working relationships with suppliers and benchmarking food costing