Kitchen Manager

Kitchen Manager – Casual Fine Dining

Reports To:

Owner / Director of Culinary / General Manager

We are an independent casual fine dining restaurant seeking a corporate-trained Kitchen Manager to bring structure, consistency, and leadership to daily kitchen operations. This is a hands‑on role focused on execution, systems, and team accountability—not a clipboard position.

You will work directly with ownership and culinary leadership to stabilize operations, tighten food cost, improve training, and elevate service consistency.

• Own day‑to‑day BOH operations: prep, line execution, cleanliness, and service readiness.
• Enforce recipes, portions, prep standards, and plating with consistency.
• Run line checks, manage service flow, and step in where needed.
• Manage ordering, inventory, waste, and food cost with clear accountability.
• Build schedules that balance labor control with service quality.
• Maintain food safety, sanitation, and inspection readiness at all times.
• Train, coach, and hold the kitchen team accountable to standards.
• Partner closely with FOH leadership to deliver smooth, professional service.

• 3–5+ years as a Kitchen Manager or Sous Chef in a corporate or systems‑driven restaurant.
• Strong understanding of food cost, inventory, labor, and kitchen controls.
• Experience bringing structure and consistency into an independent kitchen.
• Calm, organized leader who leads from the floor.
• Scratch kitchen and casual fine dining experience preferred.

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Paid time off.
• Creative input within a structured operating framework.
• A leadership role with real influence on daily operations.

This is an opportunity to apply corporate discipline in an independent setting
—where your experience will directly impact consistency, profitability, and team performance. We’re looking for someone who enjoys fixing systems, developing people, and making the kitchen run better every day.

Apply if you’re a strong operator who thrives in the kitchen and knows how to turn standards into results.