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3. Operations

Job Functions

A restaurant staff is not unlike a baseball team. A group of people with diverse experience, skills and personalities merge to form a single cohesive unit...with the objective of winning games and putting people in seats. Or, think of a restaurant like a theatre company. There are the "performers" on stage, the waitstaff, and then there are the people behind the scenes, the kitchen crew. There is a director, a producer...and always someone to keep the books and distribute the paychecks.

Here is a list of restaurant job functions with a brief description of each:

General Manager
Oversees and coordinates the planning, organizing, training and leadership necessary to achieve stated objectives in sales, costs, employee retention, guest service and satisfaction, food quality, cleanliness and sanitation.

Assistant Manager
Oversee and coordinate the planning, organizing, training and leadership necessary to achieve stated objectives in sales, costs, employee retention, guest service and satisfaction, food quality, cleanliness and sanitation.

Human Resources Director
Manages, coordinates and administers the various day-to-day responsibilities and support activities of the Human Resources Department, which includes recruiting, hiring, employee records management, payroll, employee benefits and employee orientation.

Kitchen Manager
Directly responsible for all kitchen functions including food purchasing, preparation and maintenance of quality standards; sanitation and cleanliness; training of employees in methods of cooking, preparation, plate presentation, portion and cost control and sanitation and cleanliness.

Cook
Accurately and efficiently cook meats, fish, vegetables, soups and other hot food products as well as prepare and portion food products prior to cooking. Also perform other duties in the areas of food and final plate preparation.

Bartender
Provide timely, accurate and friendly service while preparing the highest quality beverages for our guests.

Server
Provide friendly, responsive service to create an exceptional dining experience for all of our guests. Each server’s primary objective is to show our guests such a marvelous time, they will want to return again and again.

Host
Welcome and warmly greet guests on arrival. Manage the efficient and timely seating of our guests to a table that best serves their wishes.

Dishwasher
Wash and clean tableware, pots, pans and cooking equipment. Keep the dishroom and equipment clean and organized.

Busperson
Serve guests, bread, water and butter upon their arrival, and provide refills as needed. Remove used tableware between courses; clear and reset tables after guests leave.

 

  Hanon Management is proud to have some of the top executive chefs in the city. Although they are rarely scene, it is there style, savvy, good taste and creative instincts that go a long way toward setting our restaurants apart from the competition. Chef James Avalos (photo at top) of the Plaza Grill and Chef Greg Maggi, who successfully launched Pujols 5 Grill, answer questions about their world in the restaurant kitchen.

Q. How did you become a chef?
JA: PLAY VIDEO
GM: PLAY VIDEO

Q. What does it take to manage the kitchen?
JA: PLAY VIDEO
GM: PLAY VIDEO

Q. What can a server do to help the kitchen run more smoothly?
JA: PLAY VIDEO

Q. How important is customer feedback?
GM: PLAY VIDEO

As the executive chef, how do you measure your success?
JA: PLAY VIDEO

 

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