Concordia College
Kitchen Manager
Bemidji, MN, US
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About the role
- The Kitchen Manager provides hands-on leadership for culinary operations at Concordia Language Villages, helping bring our immersive language and cultural programs to life through food.
- Supervise culinary team members, participate in recruiting and hiring, address performance concerns, and help ensure compliance with safety and food-service standards.
- You'll Thrive Here If You: Enjoy leading from alongside your team and aren't afraid to jump into day-to-day kitchen operations when needed.
Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day kitchen operations, including food preparation, cooking, service, cleanup, food quality, sanitation, and food safety.
- Coordinate staff and resources by developing schedules, assigning daily work, responding to changing staffing needs, and ensuring kitchens have the food, supplies, and equipment needed to operate effectively.
- Develop and support culinary staff through hands-on coaching, training, feedback, performance management, and professional development.
- Create culturally authentic menus and recipes in partnership with language program leadership, balancing program goals, participant experience, and budgetary considerations.
- Manage inventory and purchasing, including maintaining appropriate inventories and ensuring food, supplies, and smallwares are ordered and organized in a timely manner.
- Build strong partnerships with language program leadership to gather feedback about food and develop menus that support the curricular and cultural immersion goals of each program.
- Enjoy coaching, developing, and bringing out the best in others.
- Communicate effectively and enjoy building strong working relationships across culinary and program teams.
Skills
- Find meaning in contributing your skills to immersive educational and cultural experiences.
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