Kitchen Supervisor

CocoLaPalm is seeking to hire an experienced Kitchen supervisor to join our team. This individual will be required to perform a variety of managerial functions by providing our guests with consistently high-quality dining experience.

Kitchen Supervisor

As a supervisor, you will be required to assist our team meet its standards for quality and profitability. This will involve ensuring that all food, health and safety requirements are met. Your job may also require you to hire new staff, train them, and create schedules that reflect the dynamic needs of the restaurant.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teaches food preparation according to well-defined recipes and follows up and discusses ways of constantly improving the cuisine in the Restaurant.

• Display exceptional leadership by providing a positive work environment, counseling employees as appropriate, and demonstrating a dedicated and professional approach to management.
• • Provide direction for all day-to-day operations in the outlet.
  • Understand employee positions well enough to perform duties in employees’ absence or determine appropriate replacements to fill gaps.
  • Provides guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
  • Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead and direct kitchen staff.
  • Demonstrate honesty, and integrity, and also lead by example.
  • Improves service by communicating and assisting individuals to understand guest needs, providing guidance, feedback, and individual coaching when needed.
  • Delegates as appropriate to develop subordinates to accept responsibility and meet clearly defined goals and objectives.
  • Review staffing levels to ensure that guest service, operational needs, and financial objectives are met.
  • Actively involved in menu development and maintaining updated and accurate costing of all dishes prepared and sold in the outlet.

Basic requirements:

• At least (5) years’ experience in a fast-paced Food and beverage operation and (2) years in a supervisory role.
• Certificate of completion in key HACCP principles
• Computer skills to include Microsoft excel and word
• strong culinary knowledge
• leadership and organizational skills. 
• Knowledgeable and conformance to food safety practices
• Supervise staff
• Manage kitchen operations efficiently to include maintaining quality standards, training employees, and managing inventory. 
• Flexible to work in all areas of the Kitchen.
• Menu Knowledge