SOUSE CHEF/KITCHEN MANAGER (Considerations begin 08/21/26)

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SUMMARY

The Souse Chef/Kitchen Manager is a key player for the high profitability and top-notch customer experience for Lumberjack’s Sports Bar & Grill food & pastry products. This role is responsible for managing a high-volume kitchen operation, ensuring exceptional food quality, and leading the food and bakery team. If you have excellent culinary skills, creativity, and strong leadership abilities, we encourage you to apply and help inspire and develop our team. A key element of this role is to experiment with dishes and update them to continually ensure a unique, quality meal. Success in this role will be demonstrated by serving specialty dishes that appeal to customers, entice them to return, and generate word-of-mouth. In addition, this role will assist the GM with inventory and ordering of food and supplies, control inventory & labor cost and ensure strict adherence to all corporate SOP, Human Resource, State & Federal guidelines. The Souse Chef/Kitchen Manager reports to the General Manager. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Make decisions on matters of importance..• Consult with the General Manager and/or        Corporate on important matters which may have significant impacts on the success of        Lumberjacks Sports Bar & Grill.

• Adhere to set standards and levels to increase sales and minimize food & labor costs. •      Enforce sanitary practices for food handling, kitchen cleanliness, and maintenance of          kitchen equipment. • Ensure compliance with operational standards, company policies,      federal/state/local laws, and ordinances. • Responsible for ensuring consistent high              quality food preparation and service. • Maintain a professional image in accordance with    branding requirements, including restaurant cleanliness, proper uniforms, and                      appearance standards. • Manage portion control and quantities of preparation to                  minimize waste. • Estimate food needs, provide orders to the GM, and manage the              receiving of fresh food and supplies. • Must be ServSafe certified and uphold all                  ServSafe guidelines.

• Have a strong understanding of the local market days food trends and desires and                competitive analysis. • Develop new dishes with an approved corporate recipe template      that meet the quick serve model. • Develop and sustain a kitchen template that enables        the smooth preparation of all menu items for staff. • Serve as the lead trainer for all            kitchen and bakery staff and perform daily checks to ensure that menu items are being        prepared at the defined recipe specifications meeting 100% compliance of freshness. •        Coordinate performance evaluations with the GM for all hourly staff. • In the event of        the absence of the GM, AGM, or Bar Leader this role will address any front in issues          requiring a manager’s assistance. • Collaborate with the GM and ASM to prepare catered    request bids based on the corporate price points. Ensure that catered menus are prepared    with a high level of quality on time.

QUALIFICATIONS

• An associates degree in culinary science with a minimum of three years of relevant work    experience as a Kitchen Manager & Souse Chef with a portfolio of meal item creations      is strongly preferred. • Less a college degree, a High School Diploma and one-year of        experience as a Kitchen Manager OR Souse Chef and able to test food items to a defined    recipe to be duplicated by kitchen staff. • Knowledge of computers (MS Word, Excel,        POS). • Proficient in the following dimensions of restaurant functions: Deep knowledge    of various cooking methods, equipment and food planning and preparation with strong      experience in managing large orders or catering services, catering billing/invoicing,            purchasing, sanitation, security, company policies and procedures, personnel                        management, recordkeeping, and preparation of reports. • You must possess a valid            driver’s license. • Must agree to background and credit check.