Kitchen Manager
Longhorn Steakhouse
- Delivered in-depth training to workers in food preparation and customer-facing roles to promote strong team performance.
- Scheduled and received food and beverage deliveries, adhering to food cost and budget.
- Delegated food preparation duties down to cooks and followed up with cooks to verify proper preparation and production of meals.
- Checked and tested foods to verify quality and temperature.
- Conducted daily checks of refrigerators and freezers to verify proper food storage, container labeling, and surface cleaning.
- Created and deployed successful strategies to boost restaurant performance, streamline food prep processes and reduce waste.
- Developed kitchen staff through training, disciplinary action, and performance reviews.
- Developed and maintained professional relationships with suppliers to acquire high-quality ingredients and products with reasonable prices.
- Implemented and maintained food safety and sanitation standards to establish safe handling and preparation of food.
- Reviewed and analyzed kitchen performance to verify gaps and observe continuous improvement.
- Reduced health risks and safety hazards by preparing beverage products consistently while creating cleaning schedules, restocking items and sanitizing equipment to adhere to health department standards.
