<b><font color="#3399cc">Work Activities</font></b>
<ul>
<li>Estimate food consumption, place orders with suppliers, and schedule delivery of fresh food and beverages.</li>
<li>Resolve customer complaints about food quality or service.</li>
<li>Direct cleaning of kitchen and dining areas to maintain sanitation standards, and keep appropriate records.</li>
<li>Monitor actions of staff and customers to ensure that health and safety standards and liquor regulations are obeyed.</li>
<li>Maintain budget and employee records, prepare payroll, and pay bills, or monitor bookkeeping records.</li>
<li>May use computer software to monitor inventory, track staff schedules and pay, and perform other record keeping tasks.</li>
<li>Check quality of deliveries of fresh food and baked goods.</li>
<li>Meet with sales representatives to order supplies such as tableware, cooking utensils, and cleaning items.</li>
<li>Arrange for maintenance and repair of equipment and other services.</li>
<li>Total receipts and balance against sales, deposit receipts, and lock facility at end of day.</li>
<li>Select or create successful menu items based on many considerations, and assign prices based on cost analysis.</li>
<li>Recruit, hire, and oversee training for staff.</li>
<li>Schedule work hours for servers and kitchen staff.</li>
<li>Monitor food preparation and methods.</li>
</ul>
<b><font color="#3399cc">General Activities</font></b>
<ul>
<li>Identify and estimate quantities of foods, beverages, and supplies to be ordered.</li>
<li>Maintain relationships with customers and staff.</li>
<li>Update and use job-related knowledge.</li>
<li>Schedule staff work hours and activities.</li>
<li>Evaluate health and safety practices against standards.</li>
<li>Organize, plan, and prioritize.</li>
<li>Make decisions and solve problems concerning menus and staff.</li>
<li>Judge the quality of food, preparation, and job applicants.</li>
<li>Process and analyze information when scheduling and budgeting..</li>
<li>Record information about inventory and health practices.</li>
<li>Handle food, utensils, and bookkeeping materials.</li>
<li>Monitor food preparation and cleaning methods.</li>
<li>Implement ideas or products.</li>
<li>Get information from customers, employees, and inventory records.</li>
<li>Inspect equipment and food deliveries.</li>
<li>Monitor and oversee purchases, menus, staff, and payroll.</li>
<li>Guide, direct, and train staff.</li>
<li>Coordinate the work and activities of staff.</li>
<li>Perform administrative activities such as scheduling, budgeting, and payroll.</li>
<li>Communicate with customers, sales reps, and suppliers.</li>
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