Description

Tuckers Cove Town Center, located in Punta Gorda, FL, is pleased to announce an excellent career opportunity for an Assistant Kitchen Manager! We are seeking a driven individual who is eager to learn, contribute, and grow within a fast-paced hospitality-focused property organization. As part of Troon, you'll contribute to a global leader in golf and community management.

Salary: $60,000 annually.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Kitchen Operations:

• Daily Management: Oversee daily kitchen operations, ensuring efficient workflow and timely food preparation.
• Recipe Execution: Maintain standardized recipes to ensure consistency and quality of dishes.

Team Management:

• Supervision: Train, and supervise kitchen team, fostering a positive and productive work environment.
• Performance Management: Provide feedback to Kitchen manager on team member performance.

Food Quality & Safety:

• Quality Control: Monitor food preparation and presentation to ensure the highest standards of quality.
• Safety Standards: Enforce strict adherence to food safety and sanitation regulations, conducting regular inspections and training sessions.
• Inventory Management: Assist Kitchen Manager in inventory control, ordering, and storage of ingredients, minimizing waste and ensuring freshness.

Financial Management:

• Cost Control: Assist Kitchen Manager in managing food costs, labor costs, and other expenses to achieve predetermined financial targets.
• Budgeting: Assist the Kitchen Manager in managing the kitchen budget, tracking expenditures, and identifying cost-saving opportunities.

Customer Service:

• Guest Satisfaction: Work closely with the front-of-house team to ensure customer satisfaction, addressing any food-related issues promptly.
• Feedback: Collect and analyze customer feedback to identify areas for improvement and implement necessary changes.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a kitchen leadership role, preferably in a high-volume environment.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities.
• In-depth knowledge of food safety regulations and best practices.
• Proficiency in kitchen equipment and cooking techniques.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Energetic, detail-oriented, and passionate about delivering exceptional food and service.

Working Conditions

• Flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, to meet the demands of the business.
• Physical activity including long periods (6-8 hours) of standing, walking, bending, and scooping
• The employee will be required regularly to reach with arms and hands
• The employee will be required to lift up to 50lbs.
• Use of sight, reading, wrist movement to serve meals and beverages, operate food service equipment and clean food service areas
• Specific vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, and depth perception
• Noise level is moderate to loud

This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an associate in this position may be asked to perform from time to time.