There's a bond among a kitchen staff, I think. You spend more time with your chef in the kitchen than you do with your own family.

…Gordon Ramsay, British Chef and Restaurateur.

Every commercial business needs effective communication and commercial kitchen is not an exception. Places like commercial food preparation units, communication is vital to execute the culinary operations successfully and smoothly.

In the domain of commercial kitchen, if the right information is shared at the right time with the right person, it can help to increase kitchen productivity.

Role of a Kitchen Manager

The kitchen manager is a chief chef of the kitchen who is responsible for overall operation of the kitchen. Being the leader of a busy team, the kitchen manager needs to be quick at solving real problems occurring in the kitchen.

The kitchen manager’s responsibilities include −

• Ensuring all food items are prepared and served according to the preparation unit’s recipes, portioning, cooking, and serving standards.
• Monitoring and controlling the inventory of kitchen items.
• Supervising the food preparation activities in the kitchen.
• Supervising if hygiene and cleanliness standards are met.
• Scheduling the staff according to the working time.
• Training the new staff.
• Monitoring equipment maintenance issues.
• Play active role in achieving the financial target of the food preparation unit.
• Creating food plans and budget plans for special occasions.
• Recording key pieces of information such as staff schedules, employee performance and attendance, food and beverage sale, customer’s lost and found, and duty reports in a timely manner.