Kitchen Manager

Kitopi is the world���s leading managed cloud kitchen platform – we partner with restaurants and food concepts to help them expand beyond borders. Founded in 2018, our mission is to satisfy the world���s appetite and we currently work with over 150 brands.Kitopi (pronounced: ���Kee-Toh-Pee���) stands for Kitchen Utopia. We serve as enablers to our brand partners in the food market by providing services centered around (but not limited to) sourcing, preparing, producing, and packaging – working closely with our delivery partners to help deliver exceptional food, on our customer���s terms. We are able to achieve this with our in-built, pioneering cloud kitchen technology – a first-of-its-kind innovation.Our services have also expanded beyond the kitchen to include subscription-based meal plans, and a first-of-its-kind on-demand food court concept Mix ���N��� Match . Kitopi currently operates more than 80 kitchens across the UAE, KSA, Kuwait, and Bahrain, thanks to more than 3000 amazing Kitopians.And we can���t wait for you to join us.To meet Kitopi���s Kitchen goals, the Kitchen Manager is responsible for running a profitable kitchen and for making sure the kitchen meets our standards of quality, speed and accuracy. The Unit Manager works with his team to set the kitchen goals and create the plan to achieve these goals, following up on their progress, and providing coaching and direction to improve their departments to improve the kitchen overall.What You’ll DoAlong with Area Manager, sets and oversees the achievement of business objectives.Ensures excellent kitchen operations in quality, speed and accuracy, to meet and exceed customer expectations.Assigns tasks and keeps everyone accountable; oversees application of all processes as per SOPs.Achieves sales and profit targets for the kitchen.Ensures that all sanitation, safety and security policies are observed and enforced.Manages productivity and staff cost.Enforces strict compliance in line with the local municipality codes in the work place.Supports new initiatives or expansion plans.Acts as coach, accountable for recruitment, training, retention and engagement of the team.Oversees the growth and development of employees.Maintains effective working relationship between managers and team members.What We’re Looking For5+ years of relevant experience in operations and culinary management.Excellent knowledge of Food Legislation, Relevant Codes of Practice & Quality Standards and Health & Safety LegislationRestaurant and Kitchen Management experience.Strong background in a fast food and delivery environmentExceptional communication and organizational skills ��� able to speak and listen effectively; great written, verbal, and presentation skills.So, what does it really mean to work at Kitopi?We are constantly striving to make Kitopi the best place to work, in the world. We want to empower you to be the best version of yourself every single day – we wouldn���t have it any other way. Our Kitopi values act as our guiding principles to help ensure that everyone feels safe, included, and that they belong.While we have offices in 6 countries, we are over 75 different nationalities of talented Kitopians. We celebrate our rich diverse backgrounds, lifestyles, and cultures and have a 0 tolerance policy against racism, bigotry, and hate.Along with offices in all the markets we operate in, we also believe in a ���work from anywhere��� policy – you get to choose the environment you want to work in the countries your role is based because we believe that will help you deliver work you���re proud of.Tech-enabled and customer-obsessed, at Kitopi, we are a team of passionate humans who are on a mission together to satisfy the world���s appetite.