Kitchen Manager
Company: Revival Survival
Location: New York
Posted on: May 16, 2022
Job Description:
Job DescriptionKitchen Manager / Sous Chef @ VERS$68k - $72k per
year, depending on experience, plus benefits and bonus
potentialABOUT VERSOpening in spring 2022, VERS will be a new kind
of gay bar, serving craft cocktails, elevated bar snacks, and
unique entertainment in a beautifully designed space in the
gayborhood of Hell's Kitchen. We're vers from top to bottom: from
food to drink, stage to scene, glance to dance, we switch it up
seven days a week. Unwind or turn it up — either way, come be
yourself.WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:You're a spectacular, team-oriented
kitchen manager/sous chef that is eager to lead a team, make the
most delicious food, and be part of a brand new type of LGBTQ+
establishment in Hell's Kitchen.You're comfortable in a
startup-type environment, like to wear many hats, employ business
savvy, have a history building a team that delivers delicious,
perfectly cooked food that customers crave and keep coming back for
time and time again. You are eager to break the mold of a typical
restaurant/bar working environment, offering sane work schedules, a
level-head, and an appreciation and respect for employees and
customers alike.If this describes you, please apply.WHAT YOU'LL
DO:Staff Management:
- Demonstrate effective communication, positive leadership, even
temperament, diplomacy, and stability; we have a strict no-asshole
policy.
- Support staff whenever and however necessary, morning, noon,
and night.
- Develop and empower staff, mentor staff and help them to
identify growth potential within the organization
- Create sane working schedules; break the mold of typical
restaurant/bar working environments.
- Conduct regular team meetings and 1:1 check-ins
- Support and train the kitchen staff to meet and exceed goals
while staying under budget.
- Manage the team in accordance with all company policies,
procedures, and standards and local, state, and federal law as
applicableFood Service:
- Uphold the highest standards of hospitality and service in a
busy, bustling bar environment
- Manage the kitchen inventory and ensure supplies are fresh and
of high quality
- Ensure proper food temperatures when cooking and proper storage
afterward
- Maintain a positive attitude to all customers; respond to
customers comments and criticism in a constructive, even-headed
manner.
- Properly measure kitchen ingredients and food portions
- Ensure kitchen staff adhere to set standards, procedures,
department rules and sanitation requirements
- Must have ability to use kitchen knives and equipment such as
grills, ovens, fryers and warmers in food preparationFacility
Maintenance:
- Keeping the workstation and kitchen equipment clean, organized
and sanitized
- Setting regular cleaning standards for the kitchen and
verifying that staff is maintaining sanitation levels
- Ensure a safe and secure working environment for all team
members and customers
- Take immediate action to resolve problems that are encountered
on premises.
- Physically tour and visually inspect venue on a daily basis,
monitor venue condition, cleanliness, and quality of product and
serviceAdministrative / Financials:
- Maintain labor efficiency ratios to ensure best food service
and cost effectiveness
- Manage operations efficiently and effectively within the
restaurant's fiscal and operational guidelines
- Comply with local, state and federal health department
standards and comply with occupancy limits
- Meet and/or exceed financial obligations and profitability by
tracking kitchen finances to identify areas of potential wasteWHAT
YOU'LL BRING:
- Minimum of 3 years of applicable restaurant and/or hospitality
experience in NYC
- Demonstrable track record of consistently preparing, cooking,
and serving unbelievable delicious, perfectly cooked food.
- Previous experience managing a team of 4+ kitchen staff
- 2+ years inventory management experience, including working
with local NYC purveyors and reps
- Ability to obtain and/or maintain any government required
licenses, certificates or permits, including New York State Health
Protection Card
- Leadership skills to motivate and develop staff and to ensure
accomplishment of goals
- Capable of setting priorities, planning, organizing,
delegating, and controlling processes
- Flexibility and openness to change course according to the
needs of the business
- Excellent communications and interpersonal skills
- Must be able to lift and carry 40-lb boxes
- Appliance maintenance coordination experience, including
dishwashers, refrigerators and ice machines WHAT YOU'LL GET:
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Health insurance
- Paid time offPlease note: The duties of this position may
change from time to time. Revival Survival reserves the right to
add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of
Revival Survival or its managers. This job description is intended
to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not
intended to be all-inclusive.ABOUT REVIVAL SURVIVALRevival Survival
is a gay-owned-and-operated, independent hospitality group founded
by David DeParolesa in 2021. Revival Survival was created as
response to the loss of so many long-standing gay and gay-friendly
establishments during the pandemic. David believes that the gay
community — his community — will once again be at the core of
Hell's Kitchen's revival and survival and founded the company to
usher in this vision in Hell's Kitchen, NYC, and beyond.Revival
Survival is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender
(including gender identity or expression), pregnancy, childbirth or
related medical conditions, sexual orientation, marital status,
domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking victim status,
ancestry, national origin, alienage or citizenship, age,
disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or
predisposing genetic characteristic, or other protected status.HOW
TO APPLYPlease send a cover letter and resume with the subject
"Kitchen Manager" to jobs@versnyc.com
Keywords: Revival Survival, New York , Kitchen Manager, Executive , New York, New York
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