Hybrid Kitchen Supervisor at Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

Essential Responsibilities to Assist the Management Team Run the Kitchen:

• Oversee all Food Safety and Sanitation Guidelines
• Shares complete responsibility with management team for all food quality.
• Supervises, coordinates and participates in activities of cooks and other kitchen personnel
• Engaged in preparing and cooking food in the restaurant.
• Provides input on estimates of food consumption and ordering.
• Maintain established level / quality of sanitation and cleanliness.
• Comply with established sanitation standards, personal hygiene and health standards.
• Assists with recruiting, interviewing, hiring, training and developing kitchen personnel and with employee discipline and termination.
• Train and cross-train Kitchen Team Members as assigned.
• Support execution throughout the shift.
• Assist in catering and special events.
• Reports maintenance, repair and safety concerns to Management.
• Participates in kitchen inspections. Assists in developing plans of action to solve and prevent recurring violations.
• Attend staff meetings as deemed by Store Managers.
• Any other responsibilities as may be assigned.

Essential Skills and Abilities:

• Prepare menu items per Malnati quality and ingredient standards.
• Leadership: A demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others. Ability to delegate responsibilities.
• Interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to mentor potential candidates for kitchen supervising positions
• Ability to do and coordinate/supervise MIT kitchen training.
• Ability to operate kitchen equipment and utilize tools necessary to complete their job duties.
• Ability to make and flip pizzas; work pizza ovens (proper cooking and rotation of oven, especially at busiest times); and work steam and pantry.
• Ability to correct pizza mistakes according to standards set by Malnati’s.
• Ability to train all Kitchen positions according to high quality standards as set by the Malnati Organization.
• Ability to work varied hours/days including holidays and weekends.
• Ability to work extra days and hours when circumstances require.
• Willingness to work towards conflict resolution with the management team and staff.
• Ability to be part of creating a safe, fun, efficient, positive team orientated environment.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Ability to freely access all areas of the locations.
• Ability to stand, reach, bend, kneel, stoop, climb and move about the facility; ability to stand approximately 90% of workday; manual dexterity.
• Ability to move, handle, lift, push or pull goods throughout the location generally weighing 0-55 pounds.
• Ability to withstand warm temperatures.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Education and/or Training:

• Manager Level Serve Safe Certification
• Allergen Certification

Miscellaneous Acknowledgements:

The employee is expected to adhere to all Company policies and to act as a role model in the adherence to policies including, but not limited to, compliance with Company policy to provide a work environment free from harassment and all illegal and discriminatory behavior.