Kitchen Manager Jobs in Newport Beach, 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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Executive Sous Chef

  • Newport Beach, CA
  • 5 hours ago
  • Newport Beach, CA
  • 5 hours ago

Ensuring Culinary Standards and Responsibilities are Met Provides direction for menu development. Monitors the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met....

Culinary Manager-El Torito

  • Tustin, CA (9 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 6 hours ago
  • Tustin, CA (9 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 6 hours ago

PURPOSE The Culinary Manager is responsible for oversite of the complete back of house operation to include controlling all food related costs, back of house team member labor costs, food quality and...

Kitchen Manager

  • Huntington Beach, CA (12 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Huntington Beach, CA (12 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 1 day ago

The Kitchen Manager will oversee the daily operations of the restaurant and ensure that the delivery of quality, timely food is presented at all times while adhering to all health and safety code standards...

Hook & Anchor Costa Mesa hiring Kitchen Manager

  • Costa Mesa, CA (7 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 2 days ago
  • Costa Mesa, CA (7 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 2 days ago

Seeking an experienced Kitchen Manager to oversee: daily kitchen operations ensure food quality standards and manage inventory and staff schedules....

Hook & Anchor Dana Point hiring Kitchen Manager

  • Dana Point, CA (13 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 2 days ago
  • Dana Point, CA (13 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 2 days ago

Seeking an experienced Kitchen Manager to oversee: daily kitchen operations ensure food quality standards and manage inventory and staff schedules....

Sous Chef

  • Newport Beach, CA
  • 3 days ago
  • Newport Beach, CA
  • 3 days ago

development with head Chef, culinary innovation, and food presentation, ensuring offerings are creative, on-trend, and aligned with guest preferences Ensure the department abides by all safety and...

Sous Chef - Tournant ($66,100 - $95,700)

  • Huntington Beach, CA (12 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 9 days ago
  • Huntington Beach, CA (12 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 9 days ago

Surf. Sand. Sunset. Success. Find Yours at Our Special Place. Shimmering views of the Pacific await you at Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa. Our stunning, Spanish-inspired resort offers...

Executive Chef - Pacific Hideaway

  • Huntington Beach, CA (12 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 12 days ago
  • Huntington Beach, CA (12 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 12 days ago

Responsible for meeting financial targets while achieving food quality and service objectives....

Executive Chef ( Providence St Joseph Hosp) Orange CA

  • Orange, CA (13 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 14 days ago
  • Orange, CA (13 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 14 days ago

Morrison Healthcare Salary: $85000-95000 Other Forms of Compensation: Pay Grade: 15 Morrison Healthcare is a leading national food and nutrition services company exclusively dedicated to serving...

Executive Chef

  • Huntington Beach, CA (12 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 15 days ago
  • Huntington Beach, CA (12 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 15 days ago

Responsible for meeting financial targets while achieving food quality and service objectives....

Kitchen Leader

  • Westminster, CA (14 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 15 days ago
  • Westminster, CA (14 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 15 days ago

WHAT YOULL DO In addition to following Chipotles policies and procedures, principal responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Ensuring food quality by cooking and prepping food to order, and...

Banquets Jr. Sous Chef

  • Anaheim, CA (19 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 15 days ago
  • Anaheim, CA (19 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 15 days ago

Sous Chef Responsibilities Maintaining food quality and always ensuring guest satisfaction Consistently tracking kitchen inventory, preparing and ordering all items regarding the needs of all the outlets...

Executive Chef - Hilton Anaheim

  • Anaheim, CA (19 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 16 days ago
  • Anaheim, CA (19 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 16 days ago

quality and presentation, compliance with all safety and sanitation standards and regulations, team member productivity and performance, implementation of policies and procedures, cost controls and...

Sous Chef

  • Newport Beach, CA
  • 17 days ago
  • Newport Beach, CA
  • 17 days ago

Overview Benefits : Extensive and well-rounded training program Continued career development and growth opportunities Generous employee discounts on dining, retail, amusements, and hotels Multiple...

Executive Chef - Hilton Irvine/Orange County Airport

  • Irvine, CA (11 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 20 days ago
  • Irvine, CA (11 miles from Newport Beach, CA)
  • 20 days ago

quality and presentation, compliance with all safety and sanitation standards and regulations, team member productivity and performance, implementation of policies and procedures, cost controls and...

Demographic Data for Newport Beach, CA

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Salary for Kitchen Manager Jobs in Newport Beach, CA

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Highest Education Level

Kitchen Managers in Newport Beach, CA offer the following education background
Bachelor's Degree
30.5%
High School or GED
24.4%
Associate's Degree
21.2%
Vocational Degree or Certification
13.1%
Master's Degree
6.3%
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 Newport Beach, 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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