ABOUT THE ROLE:
Location: West Hollywood store
Status: Full Time
Compensation: $70,000.00 - $75,000.00/yr
Position Summary: The Kitchen Manager is an integral member of the F&B Leadership team, who leads the daily culinary operations of their location. While reporting directly to the F&B General Manager, they uphold systems that support strong operations, maintain proper pars, and deliver exceptional food. By setting high standards and leading by example, the Kitchen Manager helps create memorable guest experiences and a culture of respect, teamwork, and accountability.
Primary Responsibilities:
Directly manage a BOH Team and oversee daily BOH operations
Familiarize themselves with all menu items to ensure they and their teams can execute each item flawlessly according to recipe to surpass all expectations.
Complete any administrative tasks assigned by the F&B General Manager, which may include but are not limited to inventory management, cost analysis, and labor scheduling/control
Ensure all Food Safety Laws & Requirements are met in the kitchen and storage areas.
Oversee the execution of all orders sent to the kitchen.
Provide continuous training and development of all kitchen and Back-of-House staff.
Partner with F&B General Manager and Front of House Manager to ensure there is adequate staffing and resources available to meet business demands.
Effectively communicate any inventory needs, maintenance issues or overall concerns with the F&B Leadership Team
Assist the F&B Leadership Team with housekeeping responsibilities, including but not limited to, dusting, sweeping, collection of trash, and other tasks traditionally associated with standard food & beverage operations.
Special Projects/Tasks:
Assist with inventory counts as business needs require.
Assist with the planning and execution of any on/off-site events, including but not limited to pop-up events, private guest’s events held outside of normal business hours.
Assist in maintaining a safe and organized restaurant, by completing any standard cleaning procedures commonly associated with a food & beverage outpost.
Availability:
Open & flexible availability, including but not limited to evenings, overnights, and weekends as well as Holidays.
Availability to consistently work weekends, special projects, drops/releases or as the business’ needs require.
Licenses/Certificates:
Valid and current Food Handler License/Certificate from the Department of Health or ServSafe License/Certificate is required.
Experience:
3+ years in high volume casual dining
2+ years kitchen management experience
Skills/Abilities:
Thorough communication and comfortable delegating tasks and responsibilities
Ability to efficiently multitask and manage multiple projects at once
Comprehensive computer skills, including but not limited to Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, Point of Sales systems, and reservation booking platforms
Ability to perform business math and simple business accounting
Ability to lift and move 30lbs.
Ability to perform standard tasks that are related to retail operations including but not limited to, bending, twisting, and climbing ladders/step stools.
Ability to stand and walk for prolonged periods of time.
WHO YOU ARE
Professional Characteristics:
Organized and detail-oriented
Strong verbal and written communicator
Effective leader and delegator
Personal Characteristics:
Passionate about Food & Beverage
Organized
Thorough
WHO WE ARE
Established in 2011 in New York City, Kith is a lifestyle brand and specialty retailer that offers seasonal collections of men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, accessories and footwear through a distinct lens of personal storytelling. Kith embodies a multi-faceted lifestyle, with uncompromising detail to fabrication and design. Led by Founder, CEO and Creative Director Ronnie Fieg, the brand is known globally for evoking nostalgia from a dynamic point of view, and working closely with a carefully selected set of best-in-class collaborators.
Kith operates 16 standalone boutiques around the world, and 3 shop-in-shops. Kith Treats, conceived from Fieg’s childhood love for cereal, operates in 10 locations, as well as Sadelle’s at Kith restaurants in Paris, Miami Design District, Toronto and Seoul.
The Kinnect Foundation, a non-profit established and operated by Kith, is a non-profit devoted to creating positive change through education, community and social impact.
Kith is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
All career opportunities offered by Kith are fully on site, and if contacted, all email communication will come from a kith.com or kithnyc.com email address. Please note that any correspondence from an alternative email domain, or offering remote or hybrid work, is fraudulent.