Kitchen Operations Manager

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Kitchen Operations Manager

The Kitchen Operations Manager will be a hands-on role, assisting the Head Chef with day to day operations in the kitchen however, there is an expectation that this operations role will have a reporting responsibility to management in consultation with the Head Chef.  The purpose being to provide analysis and reporting to facilitate smoother processes and better decision making.  To develop and embed best practice in operational processes, policies, systems and practices including overview reporting, HR appraisals, development of training programmes, food costing software reviews, menu performance analytics etc

Budget
In consultation with Head Chef ensure budgets are provided to Management for future equipment investment
In consultation with Head Chef ensure budgets are provided to Management for resource requirements

Cuisine/Menus

• Work with the Head Chef to develop and deliver menus and Club events
• Development and promotion and delivery of Food themed events
• Recipe testing/tasting and development with the Head Chef
• Ensure all menus are regularly updated, paying special attention to seasonal availability
• Ensure all menus are costed and priced correctly to obtain required gross profit
• Any other duties the employer may reasonably require.

Analytics

• Review sales of individual menu items
• Review and make recommendations on changes to menu structure to maximise sales
• Measure efficiencies and analysis customer trends
• Make recommendations to meet trends

Human Resource Management

• staff appraisals
• setting KPIs for staff
• performance management
• preparing job descriptions and contracts
• drafting position descriptions
• recruitment including advertising and interviewing
• Rostering in conjunction with the Head Chef to ensure that senior staff are spread across daily operations where required
• Developing training programmes