Kitchen Manager

Title: Kitchen Manager

Location: Boulder CO

FLSA: Exempt

Status: Full-time

Reports to: Assistant General Manager

Supervises: Kitchen Team Members

Pay Range: $70k -75k per year

About Us: We are visionaries in the hospitality industry fueled by innovation and precision and guided by our core values of being Dynamic Deliberate and Distinct. As a privately owned hotel management company we are committed to providing experiences and opportunities for our guests to create lifelong memories through travel. Managing a portfolio of over 160 hotels across the United States we offer extensive growth opportunities for our partners and investors and exceptional hospitality career opportunities for our team members.

Job Summary: The Kitchen Manager is responsible for overseeing food preparation ensuring high culinary standards and assisting with kitchen management. This role supervises kitchen staff monitors food quality manage inventory order supplies and develop menus while ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.

Essential Functions and Duties:

• Ensure food quality by checking raw and cooked products to meet culinary standards.
• Monitor sanitation practices and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Inspect the quantity and quality of received products and manage inventory.
• Order and requisition food supplies to maintain efficient kitchen operations.
• Supervise kitchen staff and coordinate food preparation and kitchen maintenance.
• Inspect supplies equipment and work areas to ensure compliance with standards.
• Oversee food presentation including creating decorative food displays.
• Instruct cooks and other kitchen staff in food preparation garnishing and presentation techniques.
• Estimate food and ingredient costs and manage supply needs.
• Develop recipes and menus considering seasonal ingredients and customer demand.
• Maintain regular attendance and uphold high standards of personal appearance and grooming.
• Manage training counseling disciplining and coaching staff.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Required Experience Education and Skills:

• Minimum of two years of culinary education or four years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least two years of experience in a culinary leadership role preferably in a hotel environment.
• Proficiency in interpreting and performing basic computer functions including MS Office Outlook Word and Excel.
• Strong understanding of food product options standard recipes and preparation methods.
• Ability to read and follow Banquet Event Orders.
• Ability to estimate food costs manage inventory and control budgets effectively.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate with team members and other departments.
• Must be able to obtain required government licenses or certifications such as the State Health certificate; CPR or First Aid training is preferred.
• Flexibility to work AM or PM shifts as needed.
• Strong supervisory skills including the ability to train counsel and motivate team members.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced high-pressure environment while maintaining attention to detail.

Work Environment:

• Primarily works in an indoor environment near moving mechanical parts with exposure to extreme heat.
• Frequent exposure to cleaning chemicals throughout the day.
• Flexibility to work varied hours including nights weekends and holidays as required.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the team member for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Stonebridge is committed to equal employment opportunities. We do not discriminate based on race color religion sex pregnancy national origin ancestry age marital status sexual orientation veteran status physical or mental disability or medical condition. All aspects of employment including recruitment hiring advancement compensation benefits training promotion transfer discipline layoff recall and termination will be conducted without discrimination. Reasonable accommodations will be made for disabled team members.

Resumes and applications for employment will be evaluated based on qualifications and the ability to meet the positions requirements.

Join us in creating extraordinary experiences and opportunities for our guests and team members.