Kitchen Manager

Description

Demos’ Restaurant is an independent, family-owned restaurant group where the Kitchen Manager works directly with the General Manager and owners in a fast-paced, fun, service-driven culture to provide a unique experience to our customers and staff and serve as leadership for the store and staff. At Demos’, we genuinely care about you and we pride ourselves on a culture that values respect, integrity, accountability, morality, humility, consistency, dependability, courage, dedication and discipline. You are part of the family.

Kitchen Manager Responsibilities

• Uphold and exemplify our purpose statement and values.
• Increase sales through customer satisfaction.
• Hiring and teaching the hiring of quality people.
• Watch and quickly correct wasteful practices.
• Delegate and follow through – inspect what you expect.
• Ensure all staff is well trained and motivated with high morale.
• Maintain safe food handling procedures and cleanliness of kitchen.
• Learn what it takes to run a store – not a kitchen.
• Hands on supervision of all staff
• Develop a partnership relationship with all vendors.
• Enforce systems set in place and ensure others are doing the same.
• Discipline staff including managers.
• Keep recipe binders up to date, in good condition and easy to reach.
• Make recipe cards mandatory.
• Plan for teaching moments every day.
• Perform detailed line checks before every shift.
• Develop key people at the window and expo station.
• Constantly encourage communication and organization.
• Meet ticket time goals.
• Have uncompromising values for quality
• Understand equipment, basic repair and trouble-shooting skills.
• Always have a plan B, C and D.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of Kitchen Manager experience in a full-service restaurant preferably high-volume
• Demonstrated ability to provide amazing experience for customers and staff
• Demonstrated training development of staff
• Proven track record of results
• Ideal candidate will possess a genuine desire to serve others, excellent people skills, problem solving skills, high standards, a strong work ethic and a continuous drive to improve.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary based on experience and performance
• Performance-based bonus plan
• Comprehensive KM Training Program
• Reasonable work hours
• Complete healthcare package: Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Life, and Long Term Disability
• Retirement Incentive Savings program with matching contributions
• Corporate Chaplains program for you and your family
• Generous paid time off including vacation, personal and sick days
• Paid holidays – Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

Our History

Great food always has a history. Ours began in 1943 when, at the age of 9, Jim Demos began working with his father Pete in their small, family owned restaurant in Birmingham, Alabama. As a Greek immigrant family, the Demos knew the important of offering exceptional food with authentic ingredients at quality prices. Because of our strong belief that many people enjoy eating in restaurants that offer memorable dishes at a good honest value, we have spent many years developing and collecting authentic recipes from our family, many parts of the country and overseas. Being part of a family that is rich in restaurant traditions has afforded us the opportunity to establish our restaurant as a place where people can enjoy a unique dining experience – one that features exceptional service and a variety of heritage dishes, all handmade with fresh ingredients and served in generous portions. To learn more about Demos’ Restaurant, please visit our website at www.demosrestaurants.com or check us out on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram.