Culinary Manager

MAKE Projects

San Diego, CA

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

SKILLS

Agriculture, Best Practices, Budgeting, Coaching, Cost Control, Cost of Goods Sold (COGS), Culinary Operations, Culinary Training, Customer Relations, Customer Satisfaction, Detail Oriented, Disciplinary Action, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Espresso Making, Facilities and Maintenance, Farm Management, Food Flavor, Food Production, Food Quality, Food Services, Human Resources, Leadership, Lift/Move 25 Pounds, Mentoring, Menu Development, Multitasking, On Site Support, Operational Support, Organizational Skills, Physical Demands, Point of Sale (POS) Systems, Policy Development, Procedure Implementation, Quality Management, Regulations, Resolve Customer Issues, Restaurant, Revenue Growth, Safety/Work Safety, Staff Development, Strategic Planning, Team Player, Time Management, Training Program Development, Word Processing, Workplace Issues

LOCATION

San Diego, CA

POSTED

1 day ago

We are seeking a Culinary Manager (CM) to lead the kitchen operations at MAKE Café, a farm-to-table café with global flavors. The CM blends culinary excellence, operational oversight, and workforce development. You will be responsible for menu creation, food quality, and kitchen efficiency, whiletraining/coaching participants working in the kitchen. You will partner with the Executive Director (ED) on the restaurant concept, values and vision, and the Restaurant Manager (RM) to ensure a profitable, high-quality dining experience.

About MAKE Projects

MAKE stands for Merging Agriculture Kitchens and Employment. Our social enterprise restaurant and urban farm located in San Diego provides an exciting learning platform for our participants togain critical social, communication and job readiness skills. We operate an urban farm and cafe to provide a paid, real-world work experience for low-income refugee and immigrant women and youth. Our vision at MAKE Projects is to see San Diegans cross social, racial, economic, and geographic lines as we gather over a common love of food, flavors, and culture. We believe in the power of food to bring diverse populations together, unite a community, and educate each other about our history and differences, as well as our commonalities.

Description

Job Title: Culinary Manager

Full-time, Salaried in San Diego

Immediate Supervisor: Executive Director

Direct Reports: Line Cook(s), Trainees (program participants)

About MAKE Projects:

MAKE Projects is a social enterprise that operates a global-inspired, locally-sourced café while providing hands-on culinary and hospitality training to participants in our programs. Our mission is to combine exceptional food with meaningful workforce development, creating opportunities for participants to grow skills, confidence, and professional experience.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a Culinary Manager (CM) to lead the kitchen operations at MAKE Café, a farm-to-table café with global flavors. The CM blends culinary excellence, operational oversight, and workforce development. You will be responsible for menu creation, food quality, and kitchen efficiency, while training/coaching participants working in the kitchen. You will partner with the Executive Director (ED) on the restaurant concept, values and vision, and the Restaurant Manager (RM) to ensure a profitable, high-quality dining experience.

Job Responsibilities:

Service Leadership

Set BOH standards and collaborate withED, RM and MAKE advisors to develop training programs to ensure service excellence
Write daily log posts and properly addressallservice or personnel issues
Be on site for service five days a week to ensure employee development and service standards arebeing met
Customer Relations:workwith FOH management tomaintainhigh levelsof customer satisfaction by addressing customer complaints or concerns promptly andprofessionally andimplementing strategies to enhance the overall dining experience
Be able toquickly and directly communicate a comprehensive knowledge of MAKE values, policies and standards

People Leadership

Mentor and provide regular performance feedback to BOH crew
Partner with Human Resources + EDregardingteam member coaching and development strategies
AssistED with recruiting and ensure best practices are used to builda strong team
Work with Human Resources to follow company practices, including delivering regular feedback, course correcting and enforcing policies
Maintain a culture of accountability with staff when performance expectations are not met, including delivering disciplinary action when necessary

Operational Leadership

Oversee day-to-dayBOHoperationsto ensure smooth functioning of the restaurant
Ensure proper training of BOH crew by following company training manuals
Work with ED to set and ensure staffing, COGS and operational budgets, and support site management tooperatewithin them
Work with ED, RM and Farm & Gardens Manager to ensure menuitemsare in line with company values and site themes
Ensure staff is following SOPs for stocking,rotatingand storing of product, inventory, and ordering
Ensure proper equipment and facilities maintenance schedule
Ensure staffmaintainsa clean, safe and organized workplace
Uphold all health and safety regulations in the kitchen and all MAKE food production activities
Write and publish BOH staffing schedules two weeks in advance
Track, monitor, review and approve timesheets for all direct reports in a timely on-time manner

Revenue Leadership:

Work with ED and RM to set quarterly,annualand three-year goal posts
Lead revenue growth by supporting staff to develop innovative menu and dining experiences
Think creatively to crossutilizeproducts and minimize waste

Leadership Behaviors:

Act with integrity, honesty, and knowledge to promote MAKE's culture, values, and mission
Cultivate teamwork by being an example, develop team members and effectively hold staff accountable
Recognize or seek areas of improvement and offer positive solutions for change; publicly acknowledge a job well done
Champion a safe and harassment, discrimination, and retaliation-free workplace environment
Have a sense of ownership to MAKE's vision and brand, and be accountable for personal performance
Operate within the location daily with efficiency, respect, friendliness, professionalism, teamwork, knowledge, patience, awareness, compassion,courtesyand initiative

Skills:

Experienced quality consistency management and operational savvy
Strong understanding of recipe formulation and food cost controls
Excellent guest service skills
Able to multi-task without sacrificing quality and service
Ability to educate, supervise and direct the work of others
Have an extensive knowledge of food and service
Have a working knowledge of computer word processing programs and POS systems
Organized with a strong emphasis on attention to detail and time management
Strong senseof urgency and ability to consistently meet deadlines
Ability tothink independentlyandwillingnesstotake initiative
Ability to adjust leadership style as necessary to cultivate a results driven team

Qualifications:

Minimum3years hospitality experience with an emphasis on guest service
Minimum1year of leadership experience
ServSafeManager Certified

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential job functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: communicate and accurately exchange information at normal speaking levels; move in an office or restaurant environment to accomplish tasks; use hands to finger,grasp, or feel; reach by extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction; stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl; andview and operate electronic devices and equipment, including but not limited to, phones, tablets, and computers, and coffee grinders, espresso machines, and other food facility equipment.The employee must also be able to detect, distinguish, anddeterminewith a degree of accuracy the differences or similarities in intensity or qualify of flavors or odors by using the tongue or nose. The employee mustfrequentlyraise objects weighing 25 pounds or less and from a lower position to a higher position or move such objects horizontally from position-to-position, andoccasionally raise or move objects weighing more than 25 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Note

This Job Description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skillsrequiredfor the position. You will be expected torenderall services that are consistent with the position and its responsibilities. The Company has the right to revise this Job Description at any time or to require that different tasks, duties, and responsibilities be performed as assigned.

Work Environment:This position requires a full-time, in-person schedule Wednesday through Sunday. Our current restaurant service hours are 9am-2pm, with occasional private dinners and special events. Subject to change as we grow.

Compensation and Benefits:This isa full-time, salaried at $70,300per yearplushealth benefits, paid time off, and paid sick leave. MAKE Projects also offers a matching 401k retirement plan after six months of employment.

How to Apply:Visitwww.sdmake.org/joinustosubmityour cover letter,resumeand responses to our questions.

MAKE Projects is an equal opportunity employer. MAKE Projects does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, creed, national origin, marital status, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. Any offer of employment is contingent upon the satisfactory results of reference and background checks.

Salary

$70,300 - $70,300 per year

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