Kitchen Manager

Jim 'N Nick's Careers • Bluffton, SC

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About The Position

The Kitchen Manager owns and leads back-of-house operations across the pit, line, prep, and dish areas. This is a hands-on, high-energy role responsible for running effective shifts, maintaining food quality and safety standards, and keeping the kitchen clean, stocked, safe, and ready for service. The Kitchen Manager coaches and develops assistant managers and team members, manages budgets and operational controls, and works with the General Manager and Local Owner to set and communicate goals.

The position requires working on your feet for extended periods in a live kitchen, with physical tasks including standing and walking, lifting, bending, reaching, climbing, and operating equipment. These essential functions may be performed with or without reasonable accommodation. Other job-related duties may be assigned as business needs require.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of kitchen management experience in a high-volume, full-service restaurant.
• Scratch-kitchen pride is required.
• Ability to teach and set standards so the kitchen operates consistently when the manager is off.
• Discipline with food cost, labor, waste, and inventory.
• Calm, clear, and candid communication when the kitchen is busy.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

• Scratch-kitchen experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Run effective shifts across the back-of-house areas: pit, line, prep, and dish.
• Coach and develop assistant managers and team members on food quality, safety, sanitation, and standards.
• Manage back-of-house budgets, forecasting, inventory, and cost controls, and teach assistant managers to do the same.
• Build back-of-house schedules that meet labor goals without compromising guest service.
• Interview and hire to keep the kitchen staffed.
• Set and communicate goals with the General Manager and Local Owner.
• Keep the kitchen clean, stocked, safe, and ready.
• Operate equipment and perform physical tasks including standing, walking, lifting, bending, reaching, and climbing.

Benefits

• Kitchen management bonus plan with monthly payouts, subject to plan eligibility requirements.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance from Day 1.
• 401(k) plan with an annual discretionary employer match.
• Company-paid life and disability insurance.
• Two weeks of paid vacation beginning in the first year, with additional time earned through service.
• Bar-B-Q Family Fund support during unexpected hardship.
• Growth opportunities, including advancement from Kitchen Manager to Managing Partner and beyond.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED