Kitchen Manager

Creative. Driven. Technically Sound. Outside of the Box. Motivated. Talented. Confident. Upbeat.

If this sounds like you, we want to meet you!

15 Walnut Tavern, is currently looking for a Kitchen Manager to lead our kitchen team. Our space is beautiful, our staff is unique, and our kitchen is awaiting your leadership!

15 Walnut is a member of the Serenitee Restaurant Group and offers culinary and hospitality professionals both career and financial stability. We have excellent benefit packages, stellar starting pay, a great bonus program and incredible ongoing growth opportunities.

This is a wonderful opportunity for an experienced, talented Kitchen Manager to join an established restaurant with opportunity for growth. The Kitchen Manager is directly responsible for the cost-effective operation of a clean and safe kitchen while meeting or exceeding food quality and speed of service requirements. As the Kitchen Manager of 15 Walnut you’ll provide hands on leadership to the BOH team while working hand in hand with the General Manager with the goal of operating a profitable restaurant, where the quality of food, service and ambience are continually challenged and improved, and where an environment that fosters creativity, free thinking and intelligent decision making is encouraged.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Setting pace and tone of kitchen
• Providing ongoing training and constant improvement of product and workplace
• Providing feedback and direction to BOH team
• Cost management and profitability
• Purchasing -- placing effective orders and monitoring quality and managing prime and local vendors accordingly
• Production -- taking a hands on approach and being directly involved in all daily production
• Producing accurate physical food inventory as scheduled
• Menu development and design
• Recipe and proper menu costing
• Attending weekly management meetings
• Working with the GM to provide ongoing training of menu through pre-meals and additional meetings as necessary

WHAT 15 Walnut WILL GIVE TO YOU:

• Starting salary of $80,000-$90,000
• Regular and ongoing opportunities for financial growth
• Bi-annual bonuses that are generous and achievable
• Superb Medical and Dental Insurance
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time
• Meal Benefits
• Discounts in all of the Serenitee Restaurant Group locations
• Regular Serenitee Bucks that you can use like a gift card in any of the Serenitee Restaurant Group locations
• A safe work environment that puts the health and wellbeing of our employees as our number one priority!
• Excellent Career and Financial Growth!

• Minimum of 4+ years of Kitchen Manager experience in full service restaurants
• Passion, creativity and drive
• Hands on experience with menu planning including recipe creation, costing and ordering
• Excellent organizational skills including proven experience with cost controls
• Demonstrated experience in training and staff development
• Excellent knowledge of food preparation and cooking techniques and the desire and ability to impart this knowledge on others
• Conflict management skills
• Hands on management skills in a fast-paced work environment
• Flexible availability