Assistant Kitchen Manager

Overview

Join the fastest growing entertainment brand in the hospitality space!

About PopStroke

Welcome to PopStroke, where we've reinvented the classic pastime of mini-golf into an extraordinary experience. Imagine a place where the charm of traditional mini-golf meets innovative technology and custom-designed courses, where playful challenges unfold against the backdrop of beautifully designed landscapes. This is PopStroke – where the pure joy of mini-golf extends beyond family outings and date nights to welcome guests of all skills and ages seeking a unique and memorable entertainment and culinary experience.

PopStroke currently has 19 locations across Florida, Texas, Arizona, Alabama, and South Carolina, and Nevada, with additional venues under development and expected to open by the end of 2024.

We're looking for awesome folks to join our PopStroke team as we embark on an epic expansion journey. If you're all about fun, hard work, and creating memories, you're in the right place!

About the role

The Assistant Kitchen Manager is responsible for providing support to the Kitchen Manager while exhibiting leadership and direction to the kitchen team. The Assistant Kitchen Manager manages operations and personnel in the absence of the Kitchen Manager. They are responsible for the quality of food while ensuring seamless operations of all culinary functions.

The Assistant Kitchen Manager reports to the Kitchen Manager.

What you'll do

• Ensure a high standard of service efficiency, sanitation, and training and safety practices.
• Ensure compliance with and adhere to operational standards, company policies, federal / state / local laws, and ordinances.
• Ability to perform all responsibilities of each position in the kitchen.
• Set up stations and cook menu items in cooperation with the kitchen team.
• Responsible for appropriate ticket times, quality and consistency of products, and waste prevention; ensure the highest quality product reaches our guests and meets specifications
• Ensure proper plate presentation and adherence to product specifications and recipe guidelines.
• Assist with coordinating and production of events and functions.
• Ensure that the kitchen is properly cleaned on a regular schedule, food is stored or disposed of properly; is responsible for maintaining appropriate cleaning schedules for kitchen floors, mats, walls, hoods, other equipment, and food storage areas.
• Assist with ordering procedures to maintain appropriate par levels of all kitchen products & supplies. Assist with inventories and receiving.
• Ensure accurate completion of culinary schedules in accordance with forecasted business volume.
• Assist Kitchen Manager with labor control and assigning duties to team members.
• Accountable for the development, coaching, discipline, and mentoring of team members. Assist in training new team members.
• Maintain a high level of knowledge regarding the company's products and happenings.
• Investigate and resolve complaints concerning food quality.
• Understand and utilize all safety and sanitation practices; immediately rectify and / or report any unsafe working conditions, accidents, operational needs, and equipment or aspects of the kitchen in need of repair.
• Ensure that proper security procedures are in place to protect employees, guests, and company assets. Ensure a safe working environment to reduce the risk of injury and accidents.
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures as established in the Employee Handbook.
• Perform other duties and tasks as assigned or determined by the General Manager and moves with a sense of urgency.

Qualifications

PopStroke participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

PopStroke is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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