Kitchen Manager - Boston Market

Central Square
Life Alive at Central Square
765 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

Kendall Square
Life Alive at Kendall Square
415 Main Street
Cambridge, MA 02142, USA

Union Square
20 Prospect Street
Somerville, MA 02143, USA

Davis Square
Life Alive at Davis Square
20-40 Holland St
Somerville, MA 02144, USA

Burlington
91 Middlesex Turnpike
Burlington, MA 01803, USA

Legacy Place
220 Legacy Place
Dedham, MA 02026, USA

BU Brookline
Life Alive at Boston University
888 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215, USA

Back Bay
Life Alive at Back Bay
431 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116, USA

South End - Tremont
Life Alive at South End
505 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116, USA

Building community with engaged, mission-driven team members is essential to Life Alive. KMs hire, onboard, and oversee the prep team. They possess a high level of culinary skill and the ability to train and coach. They run joyful shifts and embody Life Alive’s culture and standards, serving as a model for the team members they lead.

• Staging, onboarding, and training and maintaining capable prep captains
• Developing Sages with high standards and desire to learn
• Use of prep path tool to track team progress
• Consistent coaching and development of team

Kitchen Managers take ownership of the prep and purchasing operation and own quality control- they are fully engaged in touching, tasting, and course correcting to ensure each meal we serve reflects Life Alive’s celebration of whole food and vitality.

• Checking all orders for freshness and quality
• Tasting scratch made sauces, soups and broths for flavor and consistency
• Use of Fabrication model to assure full stocking and proper prep each shift

Life Alive’s open kitchens and production lines are designed to execute exceptional volume with speed and integrity. Our facilities house top-of-the-line equipment and process thousands of dollars of quality product every day. Maintaining these spaces takes a keen eye for detail and dedication to standards and care.

• Upholding daily deep cleans with the prep team
• Training “clean as you go” style
• Adhering to food safety guidelines and auditing space regularly

Life Alive see’s profits as a byproduct of making the right decisions every day. Each shift the KM is responsible for managing our purchasing and labor in the back of house to assure we have the right amount of product and people, but never too much.

• Full grasp of sales forecasting (sales ledger) and labor budget
• Ownership of prep, dish, and sage schedule within labor template
• Developing team for efficiency to maintain operations within margins
• Adherence to purchase system and use of declining budget to inventory properly and stay fully stocked

If you have the will to learn and participate, the skills required of a GM, and the passion for community, food, and service our leaders require, we hope you will apply to Life Alive.

• 2 years of Kitchen Manager/Head Chef/Sous experience
• Experience leading a team (>5 people)
• Experience making schedules & using labor templates
• Kitchen experience 4+ years
• History of growth in position
• Keen Palate

• Independently motivated
• Ability to manage through ambiguity
• Growth mindset orientated
• Ability to work 9+ hours on your feet multiple days a week
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs
• Keen eye for detail and quality
• Use of labor and food management systems
• Capable of running operations without supervision
• Cool and Calm Demeanor under pressure
• Able to troubleshoot and solve problems in the moment
• Solves problems and follows through until solved
• Demonstrated ability to train and grow leaders
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
• Interpersonal skills
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to coach and mentor others
• Ability to plan and prioritize workload
• 401k and IRA, Life Alive matches 401k contributions at 100%, up to 3%
• Life Insurance, Met Law, Tele Doc, Short Term & Long Term Disability, Mental Health Support via My Strength
• Parking and Transportation Reimbursement
• Paid time off:
  • 10 days paid vacation
  • 40 hours paid sick leave
  • 8 hours of community service pay
  • 8 paid holidays

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