Job Title: Kitchen Admin Assistant

Level: Associate

Reports to: Sous Chef & Executive Chef

Primary Role: A Kitchen Admin Assistant is responsible for day-to-day administrative requirements of the kitchen. This role supports the restaurant’s goal in providing maximum guest satisfaction through supply chain planning, budgeting of day-to-day expenses, forecasting, ensuring adequate manpower roster and coordination with back office support. She is also in charge of scheduling of facility preventive maintenance coordination and repairs.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the delivery of raw materials of the highest quality and address supplier issues.
• Make recommendations to the Executive Chef on the management of kitchen, manpower, budget, equipment and other resources.
• Work closely with the chef to organize resources – raw materials, equipment and other supplies in order to produce the menu in the highest quality.
• Proactively monitor maintenance schedule and follow up on facilities and/or equipment that needs repair.
• Ensure timely and accurate reports generation including but not limited to purchases, inventory, labour and other logs.  
• Plans and puts into action all projects and efforts that affect the above.

What we need:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management/Culinary Arts and other relevant courses
• Preferably with at least 3 years of work experience in a similar function       
• Proficient in the use of computer, email and spreadsheet
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills        
• Demonstrates ability to budget and control costing; knowledgeable in key restaurant metrics including Food Cost, Labour Cost, Average Guest Cheque, Average Daily Covers and Turnover Rate
• Passion for service quality and excellence
• Highly organized, has the ability to multitask, takes initiative and is self-motivated 
• Creative, resourceful and with strong entrepreneurial spirit