Kitchen Manager

Opaa Food Management Company - New Pekin, IN

Full-time

Onsite - New Pekin, IN

Food Services and Drinking Places

About the position

The Kitchen Manager is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the kitchen, ensuring compliance with safety and health regulations, and maintaining Opaa! standards. This role involves managing kitchen staff, coordinating meal preparation, and ensuring high-quality food service while promoting customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Monitor food and food preparation to maintain quality standards for preparation, presentation, and sanitation.
• Promote customer service by investigating and resolving food quality and service complaints.
• Coordinate the preparation and daily transportation of meals going to all satellite buildings, where applicable.
• Conduct daily safety and production meetings with kitchen staff.
• Demonstrate and promote Opaa's Core Values and report concerns to the DNS immediately.
• Supervise kitchen staff in all areas of production, delegate workflow, and inform DNS of any personnel issues.
• Train, cross-train, and certify all kitchen job stations, and be prepared to perform any kitchen function as required.
• Ensure overall cleanliness and organization of the kitchen and storage areas.
• Maintain compliance with Opaa! recipes and menu plans, obtaining approval for menu changes from the DNS at least 24 hours in advance.
• Maintain compliance with all HACCP processes and procedures and safety regulations.
• Coordinate and submit food and supply orders to Boss.
• Ensure production records are complete and accurate daily, per student grade groups.
• Oversee inventory counts and ensure FIFO standards in storage.
• Enter participation counts into Boss daily and ensure accurate completion of all required logs.
• Conduct weekly update meetings with the building principal and daily dish meetings.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED, or relevant experience required.
• Serve Safe Certification; additional certifications may vary by state.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions and correspondence.
• Ability to write simple correspondence and effectively present information in small group situations.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical operations and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed instructions.

Benefits

• Competitive pay rates based on state and position.