Description
Plan, direct, and coordinate back-of-house operations to ensure safe, efficient food production, quality, staffing, and cost control.
- • Taste and evaluate dishes to ensure flavor, texture, and consistency standards.
- • Investigate and resolve kitchen-related quality issues and collaborate on guest complaints.
- • Schedule and receive deliveries; verify product quality, temperatures, and quantities.
- • Monitor prep methods, portioning, plating, and ticket timing to meet standards.
- • Track food cost, labor, and kitchen budgets; review transactions for compliance.
- • Create BOH schedules and assign stations and duties.
- • Enforce health, food safety, sanitation, and fire codes in the kitchen.
- • Coordinate line and prep workflows to ensure timely, economical production.
- • Maintain sanitation, temperature, and cleaning logs required by regulators.
- • Set and enforce kitchen performance, quality, and safety standards.
- • Forecast product usage and plan orders for food and supplies.
- • Review and improve kitchen procedures for efficiency, safety, and consistency.
- • Assist with cooking, prep, expediting, or dish as needed.
- • Manage inventory; conduct counts and reconcile variances.
- • Recruit, train, coach, and evaluate kitchen staff; address performance issues.
- • Order food, smallwares, and equipment; manage par levels.
- • Analyze recipes for yields, prep times, and food costs; support menu pricing decisions.
- • Monitor menu mix, waste, and margins to identify low-performing or costly items.
- • Assess BOH staffing needs and participate in hiring.
- • Schedule and oversee equipment maintenance, repairs, waste removal, and pest control.
- • Implement and enforce allergen controls, HACCP, and cross-contact prevention.
- • Collaborate on menu planning, specials, and production schedules based on demand and cost.
- • Coordinate kitchen production and catering prep for banquets and events; finalize BOH details.
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Hospitality, Events & Tourism
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
