Kitchen Supervisor

Kitchen Director

Chick-fil-A Murray | Full-Time

Pay: $18-$25 / hour, based on experience

Closed every Sunday

The back of house is where the guest experience is either won or lost, and it doesn't run itself. We're looking for the person who owns it.

As Kitchen Director, everything behind the line is yours. The team, the food, the equipment, the product on the shelf, and the standards that hold it all together. You'll lead and develop a kitchen team, set the pace during peak, and build the systems that make the right thing happen whether you're standing there or not.

This is a leadership role, not a cooking job. If a fry drops late, if a case of chicken goes missing, if a new team member still isn't confident on breading in week three, that's yours to fix.

The Food

Quality, temperature, and hold times are the standard and you protect them without being asked. Product goes out right the first time or it doesn't go out. You taste, you check, you correct on the spot instead of tomorrow.

The Speed

You set the kitchen up to win before the rush, not during it. Stations stocked, prep ahead, people in position early. When the board stacks up you find the bottleneck in seconds and relieve it, and you know the difference between running fast and running frantic.

The Team

You put aces in their places. You build a kitchen bench deep enough that no station depends on one person. You coach in the moment, encouragement and correction both, and you do it with respect. You'll grow team members into trainers and trainers into leaders, and you'll be part of why they stay.

Food Safety

Time and temperature, sanitation, allergen handling, and cleaning standards are non-negotiable. You lead the daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning system and you verify the work. "I did it" is not verification. You're the reason a surprise audit is a normal day.

The Product and the Cost

Deliveries, receiving, inventory, and prep are your chain to manage. You'll set par levels off real sales projections, place accurate orders, count what's on hand, control waste, and know your food cost. Product doesn't get lost, stockouts don't happen, and nobody makes an emergency supply run because a count was skipped.

The Equipment

Preventative maintenance, cleaning procedures, and calibration happen on schedule. You catch small issues before they become a fryer down at 12:15 on a Friday.

• You lead the kitchen huddle before every rush so the team knows exactly what winning looks like
• You inspect what you expect, every time you delegate it
• You train in the slow moments instead of complaining about them
• You bring "2-second improvements" instead of problems without plans
• You're a boss first and a friend second, and the team respects you more for it
• You leave a real end-of-shift note: the wins, the misses, and what the next leader needs to know
• Your numbers move because you moved them, not because the week was busy

People who like being counted on. People who'd rather be busy than bored. People who can stay calm and clear when the drive-thru is stacked, the fryer just went down, and two team members called out.

You should be comfortable holding a standard with people you genuinely like. The best Kitchen Directors we've seen are demanding and warm at the same time.

Required

• 18 or older
• Available for a flexible schedule including early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Able to stand for extended periods, work in a hot kitchen environment, and lift up to 50 lbs
• A track record of showing up on time and following through
• Comfortable with basic numbers: counts, par levels, waste, and food cost

Strongly Preferred

• 2+ years leading a kitchen, a back of house team, or a production team in any industry
• Experience with inventory, ordering, or vendor deliveries
• Serv Safe or food handler certification (we'll help you get it if you don't have it)

Also Welcome

If you've led people well somewhere else, manufacturing, warehouse, military, retail, anywhere with real accountability, and you're willing to learn the food side fast, we want to talk to you. We hire for character and…