Kitchen Lead

Coconuts Caribbean Restaurant • Palo Alto, CA

398d • $39,520 - $43,680

About The Position

The Kitchen Lead at Coconuts Caribbean Grill is responsible for overseeing all kitchen operations, ensuring high standards of food quality, sanitation, and employee training. This role involves managing kitchen staff, maintaining equipment, and controlling food costs while fostering a positive work environment that promotes teamwork and growth.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in varied kitchen positions including food preparation, line cook, fry cook and expediter.
• At least 2 years of experience in a similar capacity.
• Ability to communicate clearly with managers, kitchen and dining room personnel and guests.
• Ability to reach, bend, stoop and frequently lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 9 hours).

Nice To Haves

• Keen eye for detail and consistent cooking.
• Strong technique and cooking ability.
• Conscious of physical presentation and clean work habits.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all food and products are consistently prepared and served according to the restaurant's recipes, portioning, cooking and serving standards.
• Make employment and termination decisions including interviewing, hiring, evaluating and disciplining kitchen personnel as appropriate.
• Provide orientation of company and department rules, policies and procedures and oversee training of new kitchen employees.
• Fill in where needed to ensure guest service standards and efficient operations.
• Prepare all required paperwork, including forms, reports and schedules in an organized and timely manner.
• Ensure that all equipment is kept clean and kept in excellent working condition through personal inspection and by following the restaurant's preventative maintenance programs.
• Work with restaurant managers to plan and price menu items.
• Establish portion sizes and prepare standard recipe cards for all new menu items.
• Ensure that all products are ordered according to predetermined product specifications and received in correct unit count and condition and deliveries are performed in accordance with the restaurant's receiving policies and procedures.
• Control food cost and usage by following proper requisition of products from storage areas, product storage procedures, standard recipes and waste control procedures.
• Oversee and ensure that restaurant policies on employee performance appraisals are followed and completed on a timely basis.
• Schedule labor as required by anticipated business activity while ensuring that all positions are staffed when and as needed and labor cost objectives are met.
• Be knowledgeable of restaurant policies regarding personnel and administer prompt, fair and consistent corrective action for any and all violations of company policies, rules and procedures.
• Oversee the training of kitchen personnel in safe operation of all kitchen equipment and utensils.
• Responsible for training kitchen personnel in cleanliness and sanitation practices.
• Responsible for maintaining appropriate cleaning schedules for kitchen floors, mats, walls, hoods, other equipment and food storage areas.
• Check and maintain proper food holding and refrigeration temperature control points.
• Provide safety training in first aid, CPR, lifting and carrying objects and handling hazardous materials.
• Create Daily Specials and present to the servers and FOH Staff.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discounts
• Flexible schedule
• Free food & snacks
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Vision insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Food Services and Drinking Places
• Education Level: No Education Listed