POSITION:            Kitchen Supervisor

DEPARTMENT:   Food & Beverage

REPORTS TO:      Executive Chef

FLSA STATUS:      Full-time / Non – Exempt

PAY RATE: $27 - $30

Summary

SMG, the leader in privately managed public assembly facilities, has an excellent and immediate opening for Kitchen Supervisor for Franklin’s Café & Market. Responsible for the preparation of food in a timely, efficient, sanitary, and consistent manner. The Kitchen Supervisor must be prepared to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure work environment, while maintaining the organizational ability to identify and act on job duties quickly and effectively. The Kitchen Supervisor must be prepared to work as a team member in a dynamic workplace, follow all safety procedures, and have a high threshold for heat and stress in a kitchen environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Supervise all line cooks during service ensuring proper set up and break down of whole kitchen.
• Set up stations and collect all necessary supplies to prepare menu for service.
• Ensures line cooks prepare a variety of foods; meat, seafood, poultry, vegetable, and cold food items to the specifications established by the Executive Chef and Kitchen manager.
• Ensures all food items are covered, dated and correctly stored in their appropriate areas.
• Ensures all goods are stocked before each shift and maintains sufficient levels of food products at all stations to assure a smooth service period.
• Knows and complies consistently with our standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards and kitchen rules, policies, and procedures.
• Use food preparation tools in accordance with manufactures instructions.
• Close’s the kitchen correctly and follows the closing checklist for kitchen stations.
• Always maintains, well equipped, and sanitary work areas.
• Assists and approves the cleaning, sanitation, and organization of kitchen, walk-in cooler, and all storage areas per SMG and Chef's guidelines.
• Performs additional responsibilities, although not detailed, as requested by       the Executive Chef at any time.
• Prepare dishes for customers with food allergies or intolerances.
• Make sure all storage areas are tidy and all products are stored appropriately.
• Constantly use safe and hygienic food handling practices.
• Returns dirty food preparation utensils to the appropriate areas.
• Assist with all duties as assigned by Executive Chef.
• Adhere to strict grooming standards and policies of company for themselves and the employees
• Perform other duties such as ordering and receiving of goods, coaching staff on good use of the time clock, and makes sure all BOH staff take breaks and clock out on time per their schedule.

Supervisory Responsibilities    

Make the Executive Chef and then the director of F&B aware of any food or HR issues. Ensures all kitchen staff have clocked in or out of their shift and make sure they take their breaks at the appropriate time. Mentors’ employees to better service standards through setting good examples and practices.

Opening or closing any food service area. 

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience        

• Received High school diploma or GED.
• Must have current ServeSafe certification.
• Must have ability to take directions and effectively perform the work. At least (3) year experience in a food service preparing meals. And (2) years kitchen managers experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to produce high quality food in a fast-paced environment.
• Positive, customer service-oriented attitude always.
• Strong knowledge of sanitary practices.
• Maintains proper grooming and dress code standards.
• Work ethic encourages strong urgency and quality in a team environment.
• Ability to work with other staff members in the facility.
• Ability to undertake and complete multiple tasks.
• Attention to detail.

Other Qualifications 

Requires ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays, in addition to normal business hours.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to move around the facility; to stand for long hours during events; talk and hear. This position may require work inside or outside of the building, as needed by events. This position requires stooping and lifting.  Must be able to lift 25 lbs. to the waist.

Note

The essential responsibilities of this position are described under the headings above.  They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.  Also, this document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.

Franklin’s Café & Market

2650 North Vermont Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90027

Applicants that need reasonable accommodations to complete the application process may contact (323) 606-8441.

SMG is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.