Assistant Kitchen Manager

Eureka! Values
Eureka! is an expression of delight on finding, discovering or solving something and this exclamation of joy starts with you. Our values driven culture is full of passionate people serving those hungry to discover a local blend of America's best. Many of our guests are joining us for the items they crave or offerings they wish to explore. Our aim is to attract and hire talent that provides an enthusiastic experience for all our guests while being a great co-worker for their team mates.
Purpose of the Position
Promote the values and culture of Eureka! through professional leadership of your employees. This is an exempt position that reports directly to the Regional Operations Manager and indirectly to others in corporate management.
Essential Job Functions
Energy

• Championing Guest Needs
• Demonstrating Organization, Tenacity & Perseverance
• Following Policies & Procedures
• Demonstrating Integrity & Initiative
• Inspiring and Motivating Others with brand passion

Discovery

• Eureka! Discovery - Willingness to discover something new everyday
• Inspiring Talent with an ability to develop strong teams, all team members and managers
• Delegating Responsibility
• Drive Continuous Improvement of Financials with a growth mindset
• Achieve food and labor goals
• Accurate par adherence in completion to ordering and prep lists daily

Community

• Passion for the community we serve
• Engagement with local organizations & causes
• Strong understanding of corporate mission and purpose
• Ability to articulate corporate vision

Qualifications

• At least 18 years of age
• Food Manager certification

Position Requirements

• Human Resources: Recruit, train, coach, counsel, and discipline employees; communicate job expectations; monitor, appraise, and review job contributions; enforce policies and procedures.
• Strategic restaurant operations: Contribute accurate information and thoughtful recommendations to the company's strategic plan through daily dialog and at formal reviews with colleagues and superiors; prepare and complete action plans; implement production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolve problems; complete audits; identify trends; determine system improvements; implement change.
• Financial operations: Achieve restaurant financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions.
• Cost control: Review portion control and quantities of food preparation; minimize food, paper (non-food goods) and labor waste; execute accurate inventories on a regular basis.
• Litigation control: Avoid legal challenges by conforming to Alcoholic Beverage Commission (ABC) regulations; federal, state, county and city codes, laws and regulations; and landlord lease requirements.
• Safety/Sanitary standards: Maintain a safe, secure, and healthy environment by establishing, following, and enforcing sanitation standards and procedures; comply with all safety/sanitary legal regulations; develop and implement disaster plans; maintain security and sprinkler systems; maintain parking lot, walkways and exits.
• Ambiance control: Maintain restaurant ambiance by controlling restaurant lights, light dimmers, background music, linen service, glassware, dinnerware, and utensil quality and placement; monitoring food presentation and service.
• Continuing education: Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining professional networks, and participating in professional organizations.

Position Duties- Daily

• Opening and closing checklists
• Daily "Taste-Plate" log
• Order accurately and to par
• Support line operations
• Prep List

Position Duties- Weekly/Monthly

• Place Food orders
• Chemical ordering
• Paper goods order
• Building maintenance

Equipment Used

• ALOHA POS System
• Computers and Programs: CTUIT, ADP, Compeat, People Matter, Excel, Word, Gmail
• QSR
• Alto-Sham
• Assorted china and flatware
• Assorted Knives
• Assorted knives and other equipment related to food prep
• Assorted knives, scissors and scoops
• Assorted measuring utensils
• Assorted racks
• Buffalo chopper
• Clipboard
• Coffee/Tea/Espresso Machines, if applicable
• Combi-Oven
• Computer
• Convection oven
• Filing cabinet
• Filter machine
• Flat-top grill
• French fry fryer
• Gas range
• Google email and drive
• Grill
• Pastry Brushes/Tongs/Spatula
• Hobart/Dishwashing machine
• Holly matic
• Juice press
• Knives/Knife sharpener
• Lang oven
• Linen bags
• Liquor cage
• Meat grinder
• Meat slicer
• Mops/Brooms/Dustpans
• Pen and paper
• Point-of-Sale system
• Potato cutter
• Printer/Scanner
• NoWait waitlist iPad
• Robot coup
• Safe
• Salad cutter/greens machine/salad spinner
• Sanitizing bottle/towel
• Security alarm system
• Security camera system
• Slicer
• Squeegees
• Steam kettle
• Telephone
• Tilting skillet
• Trash cans
• Trash compacter
• Tumbler/Shaker, mixing glass
• Wand mixer
• French Fry Fryer
• Wells Warmer
• Grill/ Flat-top Grill
• Assorted Knives
• Grill/Pastry Brushes/Tongs/Spatula
• Assorted Measuring Utensils
• Wand Mixer
• Meat Slicer
• Lang Oven
• Buffalo Chopper
• Salad Cutter/Greens Machine/Salad Spinner
• Convection Oven
• Trash Compacter
• Sanitizing Bottle/Towel

Physical Demands and Work Environment
Position requires prolonged standing, bending, stooping, twisting, lifting products and supplies weighing, and repetitive hand and wrist motion; working with and around hot, cold, and hazardous equipment in a fast paced and congested environment that will occasionally be loud, hot, and/or physically demanding.
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