Commissary Manager

Responsibilities:

• Motivate and instill creativity in Commissary staff by displaying a passion for food and learning about food.
• Create an open environment to allow ideas to generate
• Develop new menu items with The Culinary Director and Product Development Team
• Create and follow budgets with the Product Development Team
• Ensure that all food and products are consistently prepared and served according to the company’s, portioning, cooking, and serving standards
• Control food cost by recipe creations and cross-reference with the food budget, standard recipes, and waste control procedures
• Control labor costs for the Commissary staff
• Ensure that all products are received in the correct unit count/ condition and that deliveries are performed by the company’s receiving policies and procedures
• Responsible for recruiting and hiring new staff who are passionate about food and performance management of employees
• Oversee training of new commissary employees following the training schedule
• Responsible for training the commissary staff on how to create all menu items through recipes
• Set and maintain cleanliness guidelines for the kitchen
• Prepare all required paperwork; i.e. schedules, new hire forms, menu analysis, etc.
• Ensure that all equipment is kept clean and in excellent working condition through personal inspection
• Responsible for maintaining appropriate cleaning schedules for the kitchen, food storage areas, and other equipment
• Enforce daily opening and closing procedures
• Set a service example for staff

• Passionate about food, wine, and all things service-related
• Ability to work efficiently and consistently in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills
• Must possess a positive attitude and work well with other team members
• Flexible schedule; including daytime, evenings, and weekends
• Outstanding organizational and time management
• Physically fit and can carry light loads of up to 40 pounds
• Be able to work in a standing position for long periods (up to 8 hours)
• Be able to work in a hot, and loud environment for long periods
• Strong sense of ethics, values
• Energetic and enthusiastic
• Professional appearance