WHO WE ARE

The Salty is an artisan donut shop that focuses on chef-made, craft donuts that rotate based on seasonality. We use nothing but the highest quality ingredients and make everything in house! Naturally, we don’t use any artificial ingredients in anything we make, because, well - that’s gross! If we wouldn’t serve it to our own family, we definitely wouldn’t serve it to yours! Coffee? Yep! We serve Intelligentsia Coffee and have crafted a coffee menu that pleases all palettes. Lastly, to what makes The Salty- The Salty, is our obsession with customer service. Today’s day and age it’s so easy to get lost in your phone, lost in the madness of the world, so we try to create an environment that is an escape from that hazy life. A place that you know as a customer you’ll receive a positive consistent donut and experience each time. This obsession all starts with you.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Pastry Chef, Exec Chef, Chef de Cuisine, Kitchen Manager (or equivalent) experience of a minimum of 4 years, leading a team.
• Previous kitchen experience in a management capacity
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in-writing.
• Ability to manage kitchen operations independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to follow & manage SOP’s to ensure established product quality levels are met at all times
• Strong organizational planning, problem-solving and operational skills in a team-based environment
• Leadership skills with the ability to coach and mentor others through positivity
• Proficient with computers and mobile devices - Salty utilizes a lot of technology platforms for communication, task-management, organization and project planning
• Ability to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 10 hours)
• Ability to bend, reach, stoop, and lift up to 30 pounds
• Ability to work weekends and holidays
• Fluency to read and communicate in English
• Other related responsibilities as assigned
  Job Type: Full-time
  Pay: $50,000.00 - $54,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Bereavement leave
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Store discount
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In perso

SUMMARY OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Follow all standard operating procedures to achieve operational excellence in the kitchen including:
  Uphold Standards for product quality. Conducting tastings with FOH managers and kitchen leads, in person, at least 3 times a week to ensure quality and standards are being met.

TASTING and checking prep items daily. A thorough understanding of all Salty kitchen disciplines - mixing, proofing, frying and decorating. Demonstrating new donuts on launch days, from start to finish, as relayed by the corporate team. Relaying any specific instructions on new prep items to the prep team, as instructed by corporate team

• Responsible for placing orders and maintaining relationships with all purveyors/suppliers & our own commissary (where applicable) to ensure adequate inventory levels are kept on hand as it pertains to raw goods, prepped items, chemicals, paper goods, etc.
• Has access to and must fully understand the ordering processes for each supplier.
• Responsible for teaching Assistant Kitchen Managers how to place raw good orders so they can do so in the Executive Pastry Chef’s absence
• Ensure raw goods are being ordered on-budget and meeting the company’s food cost target for their store
• Effectively managing inventory to keep only minimally required inventory of prep items and raw goods on-hand
• Responsible for coordinating end of week inventory.
• Full understanding of our costing/production software
• Each week the Kitchen Manager is responsible for inputting the following weeks production quantities into Parsley to determine the following week’s prep and raw-good requirements
• Using our production planning software, Parsley, the Kitchen Manager will create prep lists, order guides, and share new recipes with their prep team