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Kitchen Manager

4/8/2026

The Kitchen Manager is responsible for overseeing back-of-house staff, including scheduling, training, and performance management. They must also ensure food quality standards, manage inventory, and maintain kitchen cleanliness and safety protocols.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

201-500 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Welcome to Katella Bakery, Deli and Restaurant, a landmark institution in Los Alamitos for over 50 years. Started by our parents, Sam and Shirley, who came to America from Eastern Europe in search of a better life. We continue their tradition of authentic family style meals and fresh baked rye, challah, cakes and pastries. All of our items are prepared in house including our corned beef and pastrami. Today, Sam’s initial recipes live on in the hands and hearts of our expert bakers. A portion of the original mother dough still starts each and every loaf we bake. Many of our traditional meals are Shirley’s original recipes; Matzo Ball Soup,Potato Latkes, Sweet and Sour Cabbage, and Chicken Soup. Whether you are here for one of our signature meals, or for the best Pastrami Sandwich around, you can be assured that quality, care, and great taste are in every bite.
About the Role

Description

  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:


· Create weekly schedules, training schedules, and monitor the performance of all BOH staff members. Coach/counsel staff on performance as needed. 

· Create and implement food prep sheets to better track items as needed.

· Report any equipment issues or failures to the General Manager immediately.

· Report any staffing issues to HR and coach/counsel staff as needed.

· Ensure all plate presentations are up to company standards and consistently executed. 

· Execute monthly BOH meetings with staff and/or supporting supervisors.

· Monitor/adjust all BOH hourly labor as needed to effectively manage BOH labor.

· Identify areas of excessive food prep/waste and create solutions to address and monitor.

· Execute monthly inventory as per company standards. Within six months will be able to organize, complete and execute monthly inventory using CTUIT.

· Ensure proper food storage and rotation of all products. Coach staff on executing regularly, become compliant with all product labelling and dating.

· Ensure all kitchen work areas are properly cleaned. Create and implement weekly cleaning checklists. Ensure properly executed by all BOH staff.

· Other projects and tasks may be delegated as needed.


Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

· Passion for food with a minimum of two years’ experience in a high volume, upscale kitchen

· California Food Handlers card is required for all food service employees who prepare, store, and serve food.

· A willingness to work mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.

· Ability to work effectively, communicate clearly and professionally with coworkers.

· Ability to manage a team of 20-30 staff members. (Hire, train, schedule, coach, and counsel)

· Bilingual-English/Spanish skills helpful, but not required.

· Strong attention to detail with knowledge of weights, measurements, volume, and cooking procedures.

· Experience in P&L review, budgetary controls, strict inventory and labor controls, familiarity with CTUIT is a plus.

Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or listen. The employee is required to walk and stand during the entire shift, continuous use of hands and arms to reach; bend, kneel, and crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific sensory abilities required by this job include sight and hearing. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to handle tools and kitchen equipment and is exposed to raw meat, airborne particles, and elevated temperature. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud. 

Key Skills
Kitchen ManagementStaff SchedulingPerformance ManagementFood SafetyInventory ManagementP&L ReviewBudgetary ControlsFood PreparationTeam LeadershipCTUITCommunicationCleaning ComplianceCoachingTraining
Categories
Food & BeverageManagement & LeadershipHospitality
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