Kitchen Manager Home Run Inn
Overview
Lead the kitchen at Home Run Inn, a historic Chicago pizzeria known for its authentic tavern-style pizza. This role involves overseeing daily kitchen operations, coaching staff, and ensuring exceptional food quality and safety standards. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment and values teamwork and continuous improvement.
What You'll Do18
- 1Lead the kitchen team and coach staff to perform at their best
- 2Foster a culture of teamwork accountability and continuous improvement
- 3Conduct regular kitchen meetings and provide ongoing feedback
- 4Deliver outstanding food quality meeting Home Run Inn standards
- 5Maintain consistency in recipes portioning and flavor
- 6Monitor food preparation holding temperatures and freshness
- 7Create daily prep lists and assign responsibilities across the kitchen team
- 8Oversee inventory ordering receiving and vendor relationships
- 9Establish and maintain inventory par levels
- 10Review ICV reports to ensure inventory accuracy
- 11Schedule kitchen team to support business needs while managing labor effectively
- 12Coordinate kitchen support for catering and special events
- 13Promote a safety-first culture and ensure compliance with regulations
- 14Reinforce safe food handling and proper equipment usage
- 15Review kitchen performance food costs purchasing and labor
- 16Assist with payroll review and operational reporting
- 17Partner with leadership to achieve financial operational teammate and guest experience goals
- 18Improve efficiency quality and consistency daily
Requirements8
- 15+ years building ETL pipelines with Spark and Airflow
- 23-5 seasons leading kitchen teams
- 35+ years experience managing inventory food costs ordering and labor
- 43-5 seasons experience maintaining recipes portion control and quality standards
- 53-5 seasons experience organizing and problem-solving
- 6At least 21 years old
- 7Food Handler Certification required within 30 days of hire
- 8Safety shoes required within 30 days of hire
Salary Insight
$52 - $58k per year
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Required Skills
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