Kitchen Manager Jobs in Sunnyvale, CA

A Kitchen Manager in the hospitality industry plays a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of the kitchen. They are responsible for overseeing daily back of house restaurant operations, which includes managing the kitchen staff, ensuring food safety and quality, developing menus, coordinating food orders, and maintaining kitchen equipment. They also ensure that the kitchen operations meet the establishment's standards and comply with health and safety regulations. The Kitchen Manager also liaises with front of house staff to ensure seamless service delivery and guest satisfaction.

Before becoming a Kitchen Manager, one could have worked in roles such as Line Cook, Sous Chef or even as a Chef De Partie. It's necessary for a Kitchen Manager to have excellent leadership and management skills, the ability to work under pressure, and good knowledge of food preparation and safety. They should also have a firm grasp of budgeting, inventory management, and scheduling. Certifications in food handling and safety, such as the ServSafe certification, are typically required. A degree in culinary arts, hospitality or a related field would be beneficial. Also, many years of culinary and management experience are usually required.

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Mountain View - Kitchen Lead

  • Mountain View, CA (2 miles from Sunnyvale, CA)
  • 3 hours ago
  • Mountain View, CA (2 miles from Sunnyvale, CA)
  • 3 hours ago

quality and consistency Experience working with kitchen management tools What Perks You'll Get: We reward Hospitality!...

Palo Alto - Kitchen Lead

  • Palo Alto, CA (8 miles from Sunnyvale, CA)
  • 3 hours ago
  • Palo Alto, CA (8 miles from Sunnyvale, CA)
  • 3 hours ago

quality and consistency Experience working with kitchen management tools What Perks You'll Get: We reward Hospitality!...

San Mateo - Kitchen Lead

  • San Mateo, CA (20 miles from Sunnyvale, CA)
  • 3 hours ago
  • San Mateo, CA (20 miles from Sunnyvale, CA)
  • 3 hours ago

quality and consistency Experience working with kitchen management tools What Perks You'll Get: We reward Hospitality!...

Pruneyard - Kitchen Lead

  • Campbell, CA (8 miles from Sunnyvale, CA)
  • 3 hours ago
  • Campbell, CA (8 miles from Sunnyvale, CA)
  • 3 hours ago

quality and consistency Experience working with kitchen management tools What Perks You'll Get: We reward Hospitality!...

Sunnyvale - Kitchen Lead

  • Sunnyvale, CA
  • 3 hours ago
  • Sunnyvale, CA
  • 3 hours ago

quality and consistency Experience working with kitchen management tools What Perks You'll Get: We reward Hospitality!...

Culinary Director

  • Pleasanton, CA (19 miles from Sunnyvale, CA)
  • 3 days ago
  • Pleasanton, CA (19 miles from Sunnyvale, CA)
  • 3 days ago

This position requires five or more years experience in food service management, supervision, food purchasing, safety, sanitation, and menu preparation. Ready to Join a winning team? At Carefield...

Culinary Director

  • Sunnyvale, CA
  • 5 days ago
  • Sunnyvale, CA
  • 5 days ago

Ensure excellence in food quality, safety, and presentation (ServSafe required). Manage purchasing, inventory, and food cost controls....

Culinary Director

  • Sunnyvale, CA (2 miles from Sunnyvale, CA)
  • 6 days ago
  • Sunnyvale, CA (2 miles from Sunnyvale, CA)
  • 6 days ago

Ensure excellence in food quality, safety, and presentation (ServSafe required). Manage purchasing, inventory, and food cost controls....

Kitchen Manager

  • Sunnyvale, CA
  • 7 days ago
  • Sunnyvale, CA
  • 7 days ago

ESSENTIAL KITCHEN FUNCTIONS Validate entire crews adherence to recipes to ensure consistent food quality and presentation....

Kitchen Manager

  • San Jose, CA (7 miles from Sunnyvale, CA)
  • 7 days ago
  • San Jose, CA (7 miles from Sunnyvale, CA)
  • 7 days ago

What You'll Need to Succeed as a Kitchen Manager A Positive Attitude - Because being a grump is no fun!...

Kitchen Supervisor, Summer Programs Posting #NS001

  • Sunnyvale, CA
  • 9 days ago
  • Sunnyvale, CA
  • 9 days ago

We hope you will explore the various career opportunities we have available and consider joining the staff of one of the premier public school districts in California. We seek highly qualified,...

Chef Manager

  • San Jose, CA (7 miles from Sunnyvale, CA)
  • 12 days ago
  • San Jose, CA (7 miles from Sunnyvale, CA)
  • 12 days ago

Duties also include menu development, inventory, purchasing, labor and food cost controls, maintaining sanitation standards, and personnel management to include hiring, coaching, counseling, training...

Chef Manager

  • San Jose, CA (3 miles from Sunnyvale, CA)
  • 14 days ago
  • San Jose, CA (3 miles from Sunnyvale, CA)
  • 14 days ago

Duties also include menu development, inventory, purchasing, labor and food cost controls, maintaining sanitation standards, and personnel management to include hiring, coaching, counseling, training...

Kitchen Manager

  • Milpitas, CA (11 miles from Sunnyvale, CA)
  • 16 days ago
  • Milpitas, CA (11 miles from Sunnyvale, CA)
  • 16 days ago

With limited supervision, the Kitchen Manager is responsible for the daily operations of the FOH/BOH functions in a restaurant....

Culinary Operations Manager 3

  • Palo Alto, CA (8 miles from Sunnyvale, CA)
  • 28 days ago
  • Palo Alto, CA (8 miles from Sunnyvale, CA)
  • 28 days ago

Food Cycle Management : Lead all aspects of the food cycle, including menu development, procurement, forecasting, production, waste tracking, and adherence to standard operating procedures....

Demographic Data for Sunnyvale, CA

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Salary for Kitchen Manager Jobs in Sunnyvale, CA

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Licensing / Certification

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Highest Education Level

Kitchen Managers in Sunnyvale, CA offer the following education background
Bachelor's Degree
30.6%
High School or GED
24.3%
Associate's Degree
21.2%
Vocational Degree or Certification
13.0%
Master's Degree
6.4%
Some College
3.2%
Some High School
0.8%
Doctorate Degree
0.5%

Average Work Experience
Here's a breakdown of the number of years' experience offered by Kitchen Managers in Sunnyvale, CA
2-4 years
29.5%
1-2 years
29.4%
None
18.4%
Less than 1 year
17.8%
4-6 years
4.9%



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