Exciting Opportunity to Join an Incredible Team with A Ton of Growth

💵 $50,000 - $55,000 + bonus

🌴 2 weeks vacation

⚡ A lot of room for growth

Calling All Food Lovers! Are You Ready to Take Your Career to the Next Level? We are looking for an Assistant Kitchen Manager to join our team and help us create an unforgettable dining experience. Our restaurant is a family-oriented environment, and we strive to make sure everyone feels like they belong. We offer a lot of opportunity for growth, competitive pay, and an excellent benefits package. So if you're looking for a place where you can learn, grow, and make an impact - this is the job for you!

We are now hiring an Assistant Kitchen Manager at our Nanaimo location. This position will be responsible for day-to-day shift management in the kitchen, recruiting and training staff, ensuring all standards are met, and achieving financial targets related to the back of the house. The ideal candidate will have previous kitchen experience in a leadership role as well as passion for food and commitment to quality. If this sounds like you - please apply today!

As an Assistant Kitchen Manager at our Nanaimo location, your primary responsibility will be day-to-day shift management in the kitchen. You will promote a passion for food within the Kitchen and Service teams as well as ensure all product leaving the kitchen is up to standard. Additionally, you will support the Kitchen Manager with recruiting, training and developing staff members while maintaining open communication between management and team members. You will also be responsible for achieving financial targets related to the back of the house such as food cost, labour cost and productivity goals. Overall your expertise in food safety regulations such as HACCP and WorkSafe requirements combined with your interpersonal skills will help create an unforgettable dining experience that our guests won't forget!

Responsibilities:

• Promoting a passion for food within Kitchen and Service teams

• Day to day shift management

• Assisting the Kitchen Manager in recruitment and training of Kitchen team

• Developing and maintaining open communication between management and team members

• Ensuring all standards and policies are followed including those related to food safety

• Working with the team to achieve financial targets related to back of house such as food cost and labour cost

• Preparing and analyzing accurate reports on weekly/monthly/annual basis

Requirements:

• Previous kitchen experience, some supervisory experience is preferred

• Passion for food and commitment to quality

• A demonstrated commitment to guest service

• Strong attention to detail and eye for presentation

• A thorough understanding of Food Safe, HACCP and WorkSafe requirements

• Experience training and developing a team

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• High energy and commitment to excellence

• Must complete all Manager/Kitchen Manager LMS/on-the-job training

• Must complete all required workshops

• Red Seal preferred

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation

• Industry leading benefit package

• Inclusion in corporate events

• Flexible schedule

• Leadership workshops for growth and development

• RRSP contributions matching up 4% of total annual salary after one year full time employment

• ITA certified Red Seal Chef 3 year program for our kitchen leadership teams

If this sounds like something you'd love doing every day - apply for the Assistant Kitchen Manager Position at our Nanaimo location today!

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