Culinary Focused Retail / Kitchen Manager

We are a small Gourmet Food Market with a catering business and oven ready meat program seeking a Culinary Manager, This position is both a creative and operational leader with a hands on approach to all these different business. They will be creating new products for the market to delight our customers. This position will be responsible for the day to day operations and training of staff. We are scratch kitchens using the freshest ingredients as possible. This is a working postion as well as maintaining the operations.

The perfect candidate for this position has a minimum of 5 yrs in the culinary field and at least 3 yrs in management experience. A good communicator, someone who takes action and implementation seriously and timely. Hotel Banquet & Catering experience a plus.

Responsibilities and Duties

Complete quality control

Overlooks kitchen preparation of all areas and production of food

Development of menus, food costing, inventory control as well as continuous staff training

Working within and maintaining budgets

Organizing and executing all catering and holiday menu & events.

Implementation and Follow through of kitchen cleaning schedules

Assisting in Creating and implementing new programs or rework exsisting programs