Kitchen Manager

Kitchen Manager – La Vida Hospitality

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$65,000.00/yr - $65,000.00/yr

Crooked Hammock Brewery is coming to Raleigh in early Spring 2026, and we’re searching for a Kitchen Manager who’s excited to help launch our newest location and bring our backyard-style hospitality to North Carolina! As the leader of the Raleigh kitchen, the Kitchen Manager will uphold CHB’s standards in every plate, for every guest, and set the tone for an exceptional culinary operation from day one.

We’re looking for a food service professional with an appetite for leadership, a passion for scratch cooking, and a drive for culinary excellence. This role will ensure the kitchen runs like a well‑oiled machine—overseeing food preparation, managing and developing a brand‑new kitchen team, maintaining quality, and keeping service execution fast, consistent, and delicious according to Crooked Hammock standards.

• Build the CHB team by making employment/termination decisions and be an effective coach by elevating the team for growth, establishing performance expectations, and assisting them in reaching their goals
• Uphold core values and code of ethics in our Team development plan and reinforce “How We Roll” throughout the hiring, orientation, onboarding, training, coaching and evaluating for growth process
• Be knowledgeable of restaurant policies regarding personnel and administer prompt, fair and consistent disciplinary corrective action for any and all violations of company policies, rules and procedures
• Collaborate with GM, kitchen staff, management team and other La Vida departments to efficiently complete tasks
• Create positive energy and build staff morale
• Oversee the training of kitchen personnel in safe operation of all kitchen equipment and utensils, cleanliness & sanitation practices, and safe lifting & carrying of heavy objects and handling hazardous materials
• Delegate & provide direction to employees regarding operational/procedural issues and ensure team members have the right tools, knowledge & equipment required to do their jobs safely and effectively
• Schedule labor to ensure business needs and labor cost objectives are met
• Leverage professional development & educational opportunities as presented by the company & local industry partners
• Ensure that all food & products are consistently prepared and served according to CHB's recipes, portioning, cooking and serving standards
• Prepare all required paperwork, including forms, reports and schedules in an organized and timely manner
• Fill in where needed to ensure guest service standards and efficient operations
• Oversee daily prep and ensure prep lists are completed accurately & communicated clearly so that restaurant has appropriate amount of product for the day and product meets CHB quality standards
• Perform daily line checks prior to service and detailed station checkouts prior to staff departure to ensure cleaning & restocking has been done
• Manage daily & weekly deep cleaning and facility maintenance duties and maintain cleaning schedules for kitchen equipment and food storage areas
• Assist with daily, weekly, and monthly inventory, as needed
• Regularly inspect equipment to ensure it is kept clean and in excellent working condition
• Order all products according to specifications and receive orders to ensure correct unit count and condition and proper delivery procedures
• Control food cost and usage by following proper requisition of products from storage areas, product storage procedures, standard recipes and waste control procedures
• Check and maintain proper food holding and refrigeration temperature control points
• Enforce food safety and sanitation standards
• Live the brand and be a brand ambassador in our community and make decisions in the best interest of CHB every time

• 5+ years experience in varied kitchen positions including food preparation, line cook, grill cook, and expeditor
• At least 1 year experience as…