Job Description

At Eureka! we make people feel good and feel alive through our shared values of Energy, Discovery, Community. Eureka! is an expression of delight in finding, discovering, or solving something and this exclamation of joy starts with you.

Our values driven culture is full of passionate people serving those hungry to discover a local blend of America’s best. Many of our guests are joining us for the items they crave or offerings they wish to explore. Our aim is to attract and hire talent that provides an enthusiastic experience for all our guests while being a great co-worker for their teammates.

If this sounds like you, keep reading!

THE PERKS!:

• Competitive Salary (70-80k)
• Weekly Pay
• Quarterly Bonus Incentive
• Fun & Fast Paced Environment
• Company contests that include experiential trips to exciting beverage and food destinations.
• Growth Opportunities - We promote 65% from within
• Management Development
• Benefits that include access to medical, dental and vision coverage (Full Time)
• Employee Assistance Program - focusing on mental health providing licensed counseling, community support and much more

Purpose of the Position

The Assistant Kitchen Manager plays a key role in supporting the overall success of the restaurant by promoting and upholding Eureka!’s values and culture. This position provides hands-on leadership to the kitchen team, ensuring consistent quality, efficiency, and compliance with company standards. The role is classified as non-exempt and reports directly to the General Manager/Regional Operations Manager, while also maintaining indirect communication with corporate management.

Essential Job Functions

• Sets the pace and Energy Level for the entire shift!
• Discovers something new everyday
• Consistent Community involvement
• Passion for the brand
• Strong leadership qualities
• Positive Attitude
• Ability to develop all team members and managers
• Consistent attendance and punctuality
• Strong understanding of corporate mission and purpose
• Ability to articulate corporate vision
• Project competency and confidence
• Growth mindset (i.e., a “can-do” attitude)
• Effective teamwork skills
• Strong communication skills (verbal, non-verbal, and electronic)
• Genuinely friendly interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Inspiring personality
• Certified to conduct inventory of china/glassware/silverware

Qualifications

• Displays a strong example and passion for our culture on every shift – EDC!
• At least 18 years of age
• Pass Food Safety Manager certification

• Human Resources: Recruit, train, coach, counsel, and discipline employees; communicate job expectations; monitor, appraise, and review job contributions; enforce policies and procedures.
• Strategic restaurant operations: Contribute accurate information and thoughtful recommendations to the company’s strategic plan through daily dialog and at formal reviews with colleagues and superiors; prepare and complete action plans; implement production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolve problems; complete audits; identify trends; determine system improvements; implement change.

• Financial operations: Achieve restaurant objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions; Effective use of schedule templates
• Cost control: Review portion control and quantities of food preparation; minimize food, paper (non-food goods) and labor waste; execute accurate inventories on a regular basis.
• Litigation control: Avoid legal challenges by conforming to Alcoholic Beverage Commission (ABC) regulations; federal, state, county and city codes, laws and regulations; and landlord lease requirements
• Safety/Sanitary standards: Maintain a safe, secure, and healthy environment by establishing, following, and enforcing sanitation standards and procedures; comply with all safety/sanitary legal regulations; develop and implement disaster plans; maintain security and sprinkler systems; maintain parking lot, walkways and exits.
• Ambiance control: Maintain restaurant ambiance by controlling restaurant lights, light dimmers, background music; proper table set up with table tents, sugar caddies, silverware; monitoring proper temperature on thermostat and window doors open/closed; live music setup and maintenance
• Continuing education: Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining professional networks, and participating in professional organizations.

Position Duties – Daily

• Opening and closing checklists
• Daily “Taste-Plate” log
• Order accurately and to par
• Support line operations
• Prep List

Position Duties – Weekly/Monthly

• Place Food orders
• Chemical ordering
• Paper goods order
• Building maintenance

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Position requires prolonged standing, bending, stooping, twisting, lifting products and supplies weighing, and repetitive hand and wrist motion; working with and around hot, cold, and hazardous equipment in a fast paced and congested environment that will occasionally be loud, hot, and/or physically demanding.

At-Will Statement & Job Description Disclaimer

This position is at-will. Line cooks have the right to resign at any time, for any reason, with or without notice, with or without cause. Likewise, Eureka! has the right to terminate employment at any time, for any reason, with or without notice, with or without cause. This at-will employment relationship will remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any changes that may occur in position, title, pay or other terms or conditions of my employment with Eureka! This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. However, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position. Nonessential functions of the job may be required to perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Displays a strong example and passion for our culture on every shift – EDC!
• At least 18 years of age
• Pass Food Safety Manager certification

• Human Resources: Recruit, train, coach, counsel, and discipline employees; communicate job expectations; monitor, appraise, and review job contributions; enforce policies and procedures.
• Strategic restaurant operations: Contribute accurate information and thoughtful recommendations to the company’s strategic plan through daily dialog and at formal reviews with colleagues and superiors; prepare and complete action plans; implement production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolve problems; complete audits; identify trends; determine system improvements; implement change.