Beer Hall Kitchen Manager - Portland, United States - Oakshire Brewing Company

Description

**Location**

Portland, OR

**Supervisor**

Hospitality Director

**Team**

Oakshire Beer Hall

**Oakshire employee classification**

Full-time, hourly at-will employment

**Salary**

Rate of pay based on qualifications: $19-$22/hr + tips

***You are***

A positive, skilled and experienced leader in the kitchen. Whether your kitchen experience is primarily pub food, pizza, or fine dining, you believe in putting out quality food every time. You are attentive to small details and believe in setting standards for staff and holding them accountable to those standards. You are a problem-solver with a willingness to work through the challenges of a new operation, fine-tune a new space, and collaboratively dial in procedures. You also prefer working on a small team where your work has a positive impact.

***We are***

A community inspired small batch brewing company with a 15-year history, one production brewing facility, and two unique taprooms. Were past the stage of wanting to be a really big craft brewery because weve found real creative freedom at a sweet spot between 5,000 and 10,000 Beer-Barrels (BBLs) of annual production with significant volume moving directly to consumers through our taprooms. Oakshire has historically relied exclusively on food trucks for all food service operations but under the leadership of our newly hired Hospitality Director, Oakshire is preparing to launch an internal food service operation for the first time. And were really excited about it

Oakshires core purpose is to *create and share great beer experiences*; Oakshires four core values are: *community, craftsmanship, teaching and learning, and authenticity*. Every co-worker at Oakshire works to achieve Oakshires purpose through actions consistent with Oakshires values.

***Position Objective***

Oakshires *Taprooms and Integrated Food Service* are critical to the success of Oakshires coordinated retail and wholesale business units.The Oakshire Beer Hall opened in 2019 with a contracted food vendor in the kitchen space, who left the space in October 2021. After working through food service options, we chose to self-operate a fast-casual food concept and started building out the plan. Applicants who interview for the position will learn the details of our plans.

The Kitchen Manager will report directly to the Hospitality Director, working together to open the kitchen at the Oakshire Beer Hall, train co-workers, and establish expectations for product quality and consistency. As an Oakshire employee, ongoing expectations include the day-to-day operation of the kitchen, ensuring proper inventory on hand, quality of food served, health code compliance, operational cleanliness and overall success of the food program, while maintaining budgetary goals & Key Performance Indicator (KPI) targets.

***Application Deadline:** Preferred application date/deadline of **March 7, 2022** but we will continue taking applications until we find the right fit.*

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

100% competence in and execution to the highest possible standards of:

+ Beer Hall team Duties and Responsibilities (as listed in the Beer Hall Pubtender job description);

+ Beer Hall team Required Skills and Traits;

+ Maintenance of Beer Hall facilities, equipment and tools; and

+ Organization, planning and managing a successful business.

Ensure the creation & service of high-quality food with consistency through maintaining and following item specifications and presentation standards.

In collaboration with the GM, recruit, hire, train, schedule and retain exceptional Beer Hall kitchen staff.

Work closely with the GM and Hospitality Director to schedule & manage the use of the Prep kitchen space with food cart partners and commissary contractors.

Communicate in a positive, clear, and concise manner with everyone, including the Beer Hall staff, kitchen & food cart partners, and Oakshires Leadership Team.

Schedule and ensure completion of cleaning tasks in accordance with duty rosters and cleaning standards.

Promote and practice the highest-level health and safety standards.

Maintain quality relationships with food vendors which includes ensuring timely order placement, quick responses to electronic communication, and clearly communicating needs.

Inventory and procurement for food items and other kitchen needs. Communicate small wares and equipment needs with Hospitality Director for evaluation and ordering.

*Communication and Coordination with Food Cart and Kitchen Operators*

Kitchen Manager is the point of contact at the Oakshire Beer Hall for the coordination of daily operations of the shared kitchen space with Miss Zumstein, food cart operators, commissary kitchen rentals and event space guests.

Maintain excellent working relationships with food cart operators, the kitchen operator, and our neighbors at Miss Zumstein.

*Business & administration duties*

Lead the Oakshire Beer Hall as a distinct business unit.

Develop and execute Annual Business Plans.

On site coordination with contractors associated with maintenance and capital projects in and around the Oakshire Beer Hall.

Report weekly sales figures and other Key Performance Indicators.

**Schedule**

*The Kitchen Manager will work collaboratively with the General Manager and Hospitality Director to establish schedule times that work best for the needs of the business. Initial schedule will be Tuesday thru Saturday. Schedule will change over time and flexibility to meet the companys needs is required.*

**Required Skills and Traits**

Lead the Beer Hall Kitchen team by example. Model the Required Skills and Traits of the Oakshire Beer Hall Pubtenders and Kitchen employee roles. Maintain at all times the highest quality standards.

Passion in developing, making and serving quality food as a member of a team.

Healthy interest in, and knowledge of the craft beer industry.

Unwavering positive attitude and commitment to serving the highest quality beer & food.

Motivated, hard-working, and demonstrated ability to learn and follow standard operating procedures and schedules.

Exceptional verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills. Non-verbal communication skills include tone, eye contact, personal presentation and other attributes.

Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Ability to efficiently manage competing priorities throughout the day while minimizing transition time between tasks, *while maintaining priority focus on providing an exceptional customer experience.*

Ability to recognize and anticipate reaction to and perception of ones own communications and the communications of others.

Ability to learn and follow comprehensive hazard and safety programs.

Ability and willingness to work a flexible schedule including day, swing or night shifts.

Ability to work in a public environment with alcohol service and robust noise levels.

Working knowledge of local, state, and federal rules and regulations for the sale and distribution of alcohol.

**Required Minimum Qualifications & Experience**

Minimum three years of restaurant or bar kitchen experience.

Minimum one years of kitchen leadership experience.

Experience administering, operating and training on a POS system.

Oregon Food Handlers Certification

OLCC Servers Permit

**Physical Demands**

The following physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee in the position described to perform the positions essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Those physical demands include:

Frequently sit, stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, talk and hear, and stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl.

Ability to lift and move up to 75 pounds and move kegs which may weigh up to 165 pounds using traditional lifting methods.

Ability to be frequently exposed