Kitchen Manager

MISSION STATEMENT

Homeboy Industries provides hope, training, and support to formerly gang-involved and recently incarcerated people, allowing them to redirect their lives and become contributing members of our community.

Job Summary

Homeboy Foodservice runs operations in contract food service at the Martin Luther King Behavioral Health Center in Compton Los Angeles. This is a unique Chef opportunity to develop and prepare meals that are healthy and can improve mental health. That means you will have the freedom to be creative, take risks, and truly show your culinary skills. We are committed to our staff growing, trying new things, and learning all that they can.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a successful culinary production operation
• Serve as the department head for culinary operations
• Opportunity to serve as the department head for General Manager of culinary operations in their absence
• Adhere to HACCP guidelines to ensure efficient, safe, and sanitary food production, preparation, and presentation
• Perform menu development, inventory, ordering/purchasing, food cost controls, training, sanitation, and personnel management to include hiring, firing, counseling, coaching and development
• Under supervision of Director of Food & Beverage, responsible for providing training and creating work schedules
• Consult with Director of F&B in evaluating the performance of workers, rewarding high performers and disciplining employees who fail to meet reasonable standards of work performance
• Acts as the contact person for employees with complaints or requests for time off
• May act as a mentor, develop employees, and encourage workers to set goals and strive for advancement within the organization
• Complete food, beverage, groceries, and non-food stock replenishment as required
• Maintain the highest level of business integrity in dealing with vendors and delivery persons
  
  

Qualifications

• A.O.S. Degree in Culinary Arts or culinary certificate and 3-5 years of culinary experience preferred
• Minimum of two to five years of culinary/kitchen management experience, depending upon formal degree or training
• Knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation
• Batch cooking or high-volume cooking experience preferred
• Experience with food production for large catering or banquet functions
• Serv Safe Certified
  
  

Must be flexible with schedule - Able to work weekdays, weekends, holidays, evening/overnight shifts

Work Environment

Physical environment includes exposure hot ovens, stoves, knives and other cooking equipment. Environment may be noisy with sounds of cooking, clattering utensils, and communication among staff.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bending/kneeling - repeated bending and kneeling required while filing
• Mobility - must be able to reach all areas of kitchen to assist cooks and trainees
• Long periods of standing or walking throughout the campus an kitchen storage areas
• Carrying and lifting of dry goods supplies, cases of food products up to 50 lbs
  
  

Compensation

This is a reasonable estimate of the available annual pay scale for this position: $68,000/yr.

Eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and more.

EEO & ADA Statement

Homeboy Industries is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Additionally, Homeboy Industries is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, job interview or to otherwise perform the essential duties of this job, please contact HR Director at 323.526.1254 ext. 340.

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