Hard Truth Restaurant: Kitchen Manager

5 days ago

Nashville, United States BWQOHT Inc Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Hard Truth Distilling Co. stands as Indiana's premier craft distillery destination. Nestled on a sprawling 325-acre wooded campus, our facilities boast the renowned Hard Truth distillery and rackhouse, an expansive restaurant, a state-of-the-art tours and tastings center, and a sprawling terraced outdoor recreational area.

The Restaurant at Hard Truth is currently seeking an experienced Kitchen Manager to join our team. This pivotal role comes with a range of responsibilities and offers an attractive benefits package.

Kitchen Manager Responsibilities:

  • Kitchen Leadership: Efficiently manage and lead the kitchen team. This includes monitoring, training, and fostering employee development. Lead each shift by assigning duties, tasks, and providing guidance to all team members.

  • Service Flow Optimization: Create weekly kitchen asset schedules that align with projected demands, ensuring a smooth service flow at all kitchen stations.

  • Inventory and Procurement: Assist with inventory control, including ordering, rotation, monitoring, and accepting orders for all food and kitchen products, with a focus on minimizing food waste.

  • Hygiene and Organization: Maintain and enforce high standards of cleanliness and organization throughout the kitchen. Continuously monitor food quality and temperatures to adhere to Health and Safety regulations.

  • Culinary Proficiency: Be proficient in all aspects of the kitchen and be ready to assist when necessary. Ensure all food items are prepared in accordance with Big Woods' standards of quality, consistency, and timeliness.

  • Ad Hoc Responsibilities: Be adaptable and ready to tackle additional tasks and duties as needed.

Benefits:

  • Medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage.

  • Life insurance.

  • 401(k) retirement savings plan after one year of employment.

  • Generous discounts on meals and merchandise.

  • Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays. The company is closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Kitchen Manager Minimum Qualifications

  • Culinary education or experience.

  • 1 year minimum in supervisory capacity of a restaurant.

  • Organizational skills to oversee various aspects of kitchen operations.

  • Inventory management, scheduling and food preparation.

  • Strong leadership and communication skills- must be able to lead and motivate the BOH team effectively.

  • Knowledge of food safety regulations.

  • Budgeting and cost control- ability to manage budgets, ordering supplies, and controlling costs.

  • Problem-solving abilities-must be able to think quickly on your feet and arrive at creative solutions to problems as they arise.

  • Time management skills - ability to prioritize tasks effectively to ensure that everything gets done on time.

  • Flexibility - able to adapt to changing circumstances and remain calm under pressure.

  • Current Serv-Safe Certification required, or able to obtain within 3 months of hire date.

Benefits:

  • 401(k) with matching

  • Dental insurance

  • Employee discount

  • Flexible schedule

  • Health insurance

  • Paid time off

  • Vision insurance

Restaurant Type: Bar, Casual Dining Restaurant, Fast Casual Restaurant

Shift: 10-hour shift, Day shift, Evening shift, Night shift

Weekly Day Range: Every weekend, Monday to Friday, Rotating weekends, Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

If you're a skilled culinary professional with a flair for leadership and a passion for delivering top-quality cuisine, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.



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