Senior Assistant Kitchen Manager

Chicken N Pickle • Glendale, AZ

125d

About The Position

The Senior Assistant Kitchen Manager plays a key leadership role in Back of House operations, supporting the Executive Kitchen Manager and leading the kitchen team to deliver high-quality food, maintain standards, and uphold Chicken N Pickle’s core values. The role involves daily oversight of kitchen performance, staff development, compliance, and financial controls.

The position coordinates daily BOH operations and oversees recipe execution, preparation, and team performance. It also supports hiring, training, development, and evaluations; maintains budgetary needs and safety and sanitation compliance; and fosters a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and team recognition via Workplace.

The job requires experience as a high-volume Kitchen Manager or Senior Sous Chef, strong culinary and leadership skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced indoor/outdoor setting, including evenings, weekends, and holidays. Compensation starts at $65,000, with a bonus structure.

Requirements

• Experience as a high-volume Kitchen Manager or Senior Sous Chef.
• Strong knowledge of culinary trends and techniques.
• Proficiency in BOH systems, including Excel and Word.
• Ability to follow CNP and regulatory sanitation standards.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced indoor/outdoor setting, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual ability preferred.
• Culinary certification or a degree in Restaurant Management is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Input invoices, credit memos, prep logs, and waste logs.
• Perform the Master Walk Thru and verify prep lists.
• Oversee prep quality, storage, and rotation.
• Conduct AM and PM line checks.
• Manage rosters and coverage for three shifts.
• Ensure sanitation protocols are followed at opening and closing.
• Execute Quick Fire drills and family meals.
• Place Sysco and produce orders through Crunchtime.
• Review prior-day labor against the posted schedule.
• Update pars for ordering guides and events.
• Refresh the ITG Board and family meal calendar.
• Write pre-shift agendas and follow up on them.
• Upload culinary operations and financial recaps.
• Review and approve the HOH schedule by Wednesday.
• Assess staffing and pars with the EC.
• Monitor COGS, smallwares, disposables, and chemical budgets.
• Conduct one-on-one meetings with direct reports.
• Verify inventory and review COGS with the EC.
• Update the Master Walk Thru, line checks, and order guides.
• Submit smallwares orders.
• Lead LTO planning and submissions.
• Review Steritech wins and opportunities.
• Coordinate daily BOH operations.
• Oversee recipe execution, preparation, and team performance.
• Support hiring, training, development, and evaluations.
• Maintain budgetary needs and safety and sanitation compliance.
• Foster diversity, equity, inclusion, and team recognition via Workplace.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• 20 days of PTO each year
• 4 volunteer PTO days each year
• Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays
• Employee perks
• Bonus structure

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed