Kitchen Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in a medium- or high-volume fast-casual or full-service restaurant environment.
• At least 2 years of experience leading teams, including hiring, scheduling, coaching, and performance management.
• Hold or be willing to obtain a ServeSafe Manager certification.
• Experience motivating and leading teams of 5 or more employees.
• Able to work regularly scheduled late-night and weekend hours.
• Comfortable flexing between kitchen and fulfillment operations and understanding how culinary execution and order flow connect to site metrics.
• Strong food safety and cleanliness standards.
• Ownership mindset and ability to thrive in a fast-changing, startup-style environment.
• Creative problem-solving skills and willingness to improve established processes.
• Analytical and data-driven, with comfort using Excel or Google Sheets.
• Working knowledge of inventory management systems, product flow, and fulfillment best practices, or ability to learn them quickly.
• Sound judgment and unimpaired performance when overseeing high-risk kitchen equipment and fast-paced food production.

Responsibilities

• Lead hourly Kitchen Operations Associates and Shift Leads, fostering an inclusive, respectful, and safety-first workplace.
• Hire, coach, develop, schedule, and manage the performance of team members.
• Guide the team through changes, new food concepts, and growth projects.
• Handle onsite escalations and coordinate with cross-functional partners.
• Build, implement, and improve systems for effective scheduling, maintaining par levels, accurate recipe execution, and kitchen best practices.
• Drive kitchen results and performance targets while maintaining food safety, cleanliness, inventory controls, and safety protocols.
• Analyze performance metrics, identify root causes of prep gaps and order-quality issues, and implement solutions to improve efficiency and adoption.
• Partner with the Site Manager and cross-functional teams to execute initiatives and continuously improve kitchen operations.
• Coach the team to maintain recipe accuracy, food safety, storefront availability, and consistent quality across multiple food concepts.
• Collaborate with central teams to ensure the site has the tools, training, and support needed for quality outcomes.
• Coordinate culinary execution with fulfillment operations and order flow to support site accuracy, quality, and efficiency metrics.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness benefits
• Commuter benefits match
• Paid time off and paid sick leave
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Paid holidays
• Disability insurance
• Basic life insurance
• Family-forming assistance
• Mental health program
• Wellness expense reimbursement