Introduction:
With a projected 1,000 cafes in the United States by 2030, Paris Baguette is one of the fastest-growing neighborhood bakery cafés in the world. Paris Baguette’s mission is to bring expertly crafted baked and brewed goods through a warm and welcoming bakery café experience that delivers joy to everyone.
At Paris Baguette, we serve up graciousness and are happy to put the needs of others first. We are attentive and accommodating to our guests and to each other. We mix in a little love, comfort
and compassion into our work every step of the way. We work diligently with dedication to quality at our core, taking ownership of our actions and decisions. We hold ourselves accountable to our
word. We face challenges head on, and when the bar is set high, we have the conviction to clear it with confidence. We pour our heart into everything we do.
It is why pastries to us are not just a product, they are our passion. And why our bakers, cake decorators, sandwich team members and baristas go further every day to perfect their craft,
serving freshly baked breads, delicious coffee and cakes more than worthy of their pedestals.
If you are someone who has heart, wants to spread joy and is ready to rise to the occasion, we are looking for you to join our growing team!
What we are hungry for:
As a Kitchen Manager, you will be responsible for supervising daily back of house bakery / cafe operations. Kitchen Manager responsibilities include supervising the food / pastry prep and cooking, maintaining a fully-stocked kitchen inventory and complying with safety and cleanliness standards. To be successful in this role, you should be able to manage our kitchen staff and guide them to deliver quality food on time. Ultimately, you will ensure all plates are properly cooked and served and our customers have a pleasant dining experience.
Knowledge & Responsibilities:
Primary duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
- Leads in baking and preparing food as necessary.
- Ensures that product quality, freshness and presentation meet company standards for bake, cake, sandwich and beverage.
- Adheres to and embraces company Food & Beverage mandated menu and purchasing programs.
- Maintains budgeted revenue, cost of goods, labor, supplies and operating cash flow relating to food operations.
- Reviews monthly profit and loss statements with the management team and acts on all variances.
- Plans, supervises and executes all kitchen production / staff in conjunction with the operations and sales staff.
- Estimates food consumption and makes purchases as appropriate from the company-specified food program.
- Recruits, hires and retains best in class work force with the assistance of the management team and regional management team.
- Addresses and resolves disciplinary issues as appropriate.
- Fosters a teamwork environment.
- Supervises all kitchen staff members and oversees the preparation, portioning, merchandising and storage of all food.
- Maintains kitchen and storage facilities in sanitary condition.
- Schedules staff efficiently to accommodate varying business volumes.
- Facilitates and manages all kitchen equipment maintenance as well as local Department of Health (DOH) regulations by implementing and conducting Sanitation Audits and Cleaning Schedules.
- Develops monthly action items to address any issues (including spoilage, margin, quality of product, etc).
- Proactively ensures that a clean, safe environment is maintained at all times.
- Must become certified in a specified food safety program within 30 days of employment.
- Ability to work varying shifts, weekends and holidays, as well as extended workdays to support business needs.
- Other duties may be assigned.
What you need to have:
- Associate degree or culinary degree preferred.
- Minimum of three years kitchen management experience in high-volume retail, bakery, hospitality, or restaurant venue required.
- Experience preparing catered events and presenting foods for special events is desirable.
- Current ServSafe certification, ServSafe instructor certificate, or ability to become certified preferred.
- Flexible, adaptive, upbeat, open and visible management style, with a successful record of accomplishment of managing senior operations leaders across a large geographically decentralized portfolio.
- Passion for people! Dynamic and engaged leader who has a passion for empowering, inspiring, motivating developing team members.
- Exceptional organizational and communication skills with the ability to effectively balance priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced, ever-changing, and highly entrepreneurial environment.
- Feedback is a gift! Ability to provide construction feedback and recognition to every member of the organization, to ensure we have an open and transparent culture of high performance standards.
- High emotional intelligence with the ability to work with, and manage diverse teams by being highly empathetic, intuitive, self-motivated and driven.
Sweet benefits:
- Flexible work schedule
- Competitive compensation
- Free meal during your shift
- Free Cake for your Birthday