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Kitchen Manager at RMD Group
RMD GroupSan Diego, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 17 Dec 2025
About the role
Position Summary: The Kitchen Manager is responsible for training, developing, motivating and maintaining great working relations with staff. To aide in supplying staff with a safe and respectable work environment while supporting General Manager. Key Job Responsibilities:
- To effectively control the food production, giving the maximum quality and yield.
- Monitoring staff with prescribed operating methods and exercising necessary control to ensure security of stock and property of the company.
- To assist with the training and discipline within the department in conjunction with the management team.
- To communicate internally with Chef & GM regarding any and all BOH related matters.
- To be aware of all BOH related promotional activities within the establishment and support outside events.
- To constantly check quality and quantity of food going out of the kitchen.
- To ensure correct methods are being used for preparation of food and to check presentation.
- To make sure kitchen team is giving an efficient, smooth and quick service while maintaining principles and standards set by the company.
- To order and purchase the restaurant's food requirements in an economical manner.
- To control all food storage activities to ensure that all food is kept in prime condition and a good method of stock rotation is used in all areas and sections of the kitchen.
- To keep food spoilage to an absolute minimum.
- To ensure each station is controlling mis-en-place quality, quantity and is storing correctly.
- To promote good working relations across staff.
- To ensure that the kitchen is organized and ran to the highest possible levels of efficiency and safety.
- To help train and motivate the kitchen staff and have a happy, motivated, well-disciplined team.
- Carry out other duties as specified by the Executive Chef or General Manager.
- Support the culinary team in implementing relevant SOP's for all areas in the kitchen as appropriate.
- To complete objectives set by the Executive Chef or General Manager in the time allocated.
- To Maintain a high standard of personal hygiene and appearance at all times.
- To be friendly and courteous to staff, Management and guests at all times.
- To attend training courses and meetings as requested.
- To work the entirety of your shift unless otherwise instructed by the Executive Chef or General Manager.
- To assist and manage kitchen labor to the standards set by the company.
- High school/GED or technical school education
- 2+ years working in a high-volume kitchen
- Understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment and procedures
- Excellent record of kitchen and staff management
- Team player that possesses a "can do "attitude
- Ability to handle difficult situations and adapt quickly to resolve problems
- Familiar with updated industry's best practices
- Working knowledge of various computer software programs (MS Office, Google Docs, POS)
Physical Requirements
- Ability to work at least 8 hours per day.
- Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time
- Continuously reach, push, pull, bend, lift, carry, stoop and wipe
- Frequently wash hands and handle cleaning products
- Frequently lift and carry up to 25 pounds
- Frequently manipulate fingers, hands, and arms to cut, measure, pour, serve, carry, and wipe
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