Food production manager vs kitchen manager

The differences between food production managers and kitchen managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a food production manager and a kitchen manager. Additionally, a kitchen manager has an average salary of $50,448, which is higher than the $40,595 average annual salary of a food production manager.

The top three skills for a food production manager include culinary, inventory management and food quality. The most important skills for a kitchen manager are customer service, kitchen equipment, and cleanliness.

Food production manager vs kitchen manager overview

	Food Production Manager	Kitchen Manager
Yearly salary	$40,595	$50,448
Hourly rate	$19.52	$24.25
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	181,569	151,781
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Associate Degree, 31%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	4	4

Food production manager vs kitchen manager salary

Food production managers and kitchen managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Food Production Manager	Kitchen Manager
Average salary	$40,595	$50,448
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $62,000	Between $37,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	New York	Rhode Island
Best paying company	GPAC	Hillstone Restaurant Group
Best paying industry	Media	Hospitality

Differences between food production manager and kitchen manager education

There are a few differences between a food production manager and a kitchen manager in terms of educational background:

	Food Production Manager	Kitchen Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Associate Degree, 31%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	Cornell University	Cornell University

Food production manager vs kitchen manager demographics

Here are the differences between food production managers' and kitchen managers' demographics:

	Food Production Manager	Kitchen Manager
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 76.4% Female, 23.6%	Male, 72.0% Female, 28.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 8.7% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 7.6% White, 59.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between food production manager and kitchen manager duties and responsibilities

Food production manager example responsibilities.

Integrate and manage new network POS system in both sides of the operation; retail and board plan.
Manage inventory, ordering and delivery of groceries.
Help oversee the proper receiving and storage of all food items according to ServSafe and HACCP regulations.
Maintain cleanliness of kitchen, coolers, freezers and dry goods areas.
Create HACCP and programs for other food items in testing trials at facility.
Ensure the product coming out of department meets the USDA and the customer/company specifications.

Kitchen manager example responsibilities.

Manage the daily operations of the kitchen, providing professional leadership and direction to all personnel.
Supervise cooks and manage the preparation, portioning, garnishing, and storage of all food items.
Manage kitchen staff and cook, develop new recipes, inventory and ordering, and fill in for bartending.
Manage kitchen staff, delegates responsibilities, place groceries order, prepare menus and prepare food base on recipes.
Prepare bills for orders, manage cash register, help with accounting using adding machine, POS software and programs.
Manage the daily operation of food production for patients, guests and employees as well as all internal and external catering.

Food production manager vs kitchen manager skills

Common food production manager skills

Culinary, 18%
Inventory Management, 9%
Food Quality, 8%
HACCP, 7%
Patients, 7%
Cleanliness, 5%

Common kitchen manager skills

Customer Service, 15%
Kitchen Equipment, 13%
Cleanliness, 9%
Food Handling, 9%
Fifo, 8%
Food Waste, 6%

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