The Kitchen Manager is responsible for providing culinary direction and leadership for the restaurant/bar. In collaboration with the Executive Chef, to drive the strategic direction and development of the Food and Beverage department. They are responsible for leading the entire culinary team in achieving exceptional quality of food, while actively managing the financial goals of each kitchen operation, monitoring the performance, maintaining the kitchen service standards, and ensuring exceptiona... more details
Kitchen Manager
Requisition ID
2024-54713
Category
Food and Beverage
Job Location
US-NY-New York
Property
Romer Hell's Kitchen New York
Compensation Type
Yearly
Highgate Hotels
Highgate is a premier real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in U.S. gateway markets including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a rapidly expanding presence in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Highgate’s portfolio of global properties represents an aggregate asset value exceeding $20B and generates over $5B in cumulative revenues. The company provides expert guidance through all stages of the hospitality property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate also has the creativity and bandwidth to develop bespoke hotel brands and utilizes industry-leading proprietary revenue management tools that identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive out performance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the industry’s most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in London, New York, Dallas, and Seattle.
Location
Romer Hell's Kitchen New York
Overview
The Kitchen Manager is responsible for providing culinary direction and leadership for the restaurant/bar. In collaboration with the Executive Chef, to drive the strategic direction and development of the Food and Beverage department. They are responsible for leading the entire culinary team in achieving exceptional quality of food, while actively managing the financial goals of each kitchen operation, monitoring the performance, maintaining the kitchen service standards, and ensuring exceptional dining experiences.
Responsibilities
Provide leadership to create a culture and work environment based upon respect
Providing opportunities for staff to learn, grow and develop their abilities through training of employees and creating a positive, productive working environment
Oversee and coordinate the planning, organizing, training and leadership necessary to achieve stated responsibilities in food delivery, sales, costs, employee retention and guest satisfaction
Create dynamic menus for all outlets that evolves and changes on a regular basis
Develop recipes and input into the recipe database
Participate in the development of the annual budget, marketing plans and objectives and manages within those approved plans
Monitor and analyze each kitchen cost centers financial performance and contribution to the restaurant’s profitability
Develop, implement, and monitor food preparation methods, portion sizes, and garnishing and presentation of food to ensure that food is prepared and presented in an acceptable manner.
Review menus and analyze recipes to determine labor and overhead costs and assign prices to menu items in cooperation with the Executive Chef
Implement and maintain F&B marketing and other marketing activities and restaurant programming initiatives
Hire, train, empower, coach and counsel, performance, and salary reviews
Implement payroll, reports, forecasts, etc.
Understand all policies, procedures, standards, specifications, guidelines, and training programs for Romer Hell’s Kitchen Hotel.
Fill in where needed to ensure guest service standards and efficient operations
Continually strive to develop the staff in all areas of managerial and professional development
Ensure that policies on employee performance appraisals are followed and completed on a timely basis
Fully understand and comply with all federal, state, county and municipal regulations that pertain to health, safety and labor requirements of the employees and guests
Investigate and resolve guests’ complaints regarding food quality, service, or accommodation
Perform other duties as requested by management
Ability to work independently and with all levels of leadership in a fast-paced environment
Team player with enthusiastic outlook and creative mind
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Most work tasks are performed indoors. Temperature is moderate and controlled by restaurant environmental systems.
Must be able to stand and exert well-paced mobility at least 8 or more hours in length.
Must be able to exert well-paced ability to maneuver between functions occurring simultaneously.
Must be able to exert well-paced ability in limited space.
Must be able to lift up to 20 lbs. on a regular and continuing basis.
May be required to lift trays of food or food items weighing up to 20 lbs. occasionally.
Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with guests, supervisors and other employees.
Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception.
Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment.
Qualifications
At least 2-3 years of experience in the direction and management of employees in a culinary environment
Assist in creating dynamic savory menus that evolve and changes on a regular and seasonal basis
Startup/Opening of Hotels & Restaurants experience preferred
Advanced knowledge of culinary, baking and pastry techniques
Thorough knowledge of food preparation techniques and food hygiene practices
Service oriented style with professional presentations skills
Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming
Experience managing and developing teams
Results-driven leader who is fearless about execution, is creative, can champion a vision and roadmap, and is not afraid to dig into the details
A strong team player who supports their team and embraces ownership, accountability, and responsibility for the team’s work
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Detail oriented, excellent prioritization, time management, organizational and follow up skills
Demonstrated ability for process excellence and project management
Experience implementing new F&B concepts
Good financial acumen
Basic understanding of Health and Safety, Food Hygiene and Employment Legislation
Open availability and flexibility to work according to the needs of the business including some travel as needed
Comfortable with Word, PowerPoint and Excel
Salary $75,000.00
Highgate Hotels, L.P. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains the policy of recruiting and retaining the best-qualified personnel who demonstrate the ability to perform competently and work well with others. It is the policy of Highgate Hotels to provide equal employment opportunity regardless of race (including traits historically or culturally associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion (including religious dress and religious grooming), color, age (40 and over), genetic information, disability (mental and physical), medical condition (as defined under state law), national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under section 12801.9 of the California Vehicle Code), ancestry, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression), sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, parental status, domestic partner status, citizenship status, pregnancy (including perceived pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or pregnancy-related conditions), military caregiver status, military status, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. This policy of nondiscrimination is applied to all aspects of the employment relationship. The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws in ensuring equal opportunity and employment for qualified persons with disabilities. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
The following link provides more information regarding the Federal laws prohibiting discrimination in employment: EEO is the Law – Notice of Applicant Rights Under the Law.
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