Assistant Executive Kitchen Manager

Overview

Do you challenge yourself to always do things right and do them better? Then you will thrive at BJ’s Restaurants!

We are committed to our CRAFT
:
Connection, Respect, Advancement, Fun, and Trust.

NOW HIRING

$72,000-$80,000 / year plus quarterly bonus potential. Commensurate with experience

NOW HIRING hyper growth oriented Kitchen Managers looking to fast-track their career to Executive Kitchen Manager!

Are you ready for craft beer, great food, and an all-around "WOW" experience? BJ’s Restaurants is looking for talented, passion-driven managers to join our Management Teams.

LET’S TALK ABOUT CULTURE AND CAREER GROWTH!

• A performance based benefits, promote from within culture, to grow to Executive Kitchen Manager
• Lucrative compensation package
• Growing company with 200+ restaurants and several new restaurant openings yearly across the country
• Career advancement and leadership conferences and development programs
• Comprehensive Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance, and 401K
• Paid vacation time
• Culture that celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion with our WeCAN & IDEA groups
• Community involvement and philanthropy – We love giving back to our communities
• Quarterly bonus potential
• Daily Pay - On Demand access to earned pay
• Fun environment
• Relocation opportunities throughout the country
• And more!

Apply now so we can tell you about it!

The Assistant Executive Kitchen Manager is responsible for managing all functions of the restaurant during opening, mid, or closing shifts. Key responsibilities include hiring, managing, supervising, and training restaurant team members, providing direction to the kitchen manager and kitchen team members, ensuring a gold standard guest experience, ensuring the safety of our guests, team members, and property, overseeing the quality of our food and beverage offerings, and preparing and modifying team member work schedules and food and beverage orders to ensure appropriate inventory.

The Assistant Executive Kitchen Manager is responsible for directing the operation of the restaurant, attaining sales, controlling costs, achieving profit objectives, and maintaining the highest standards of food quality, service, cleanliness, safety, and sanitation in partnership with the other managers.

All management positions at BJ’s Restaurants are classified as exempt. As an exempt manager, you must spend more than 50% of your time performing managerial duties and must regularly exercise independent judgment and discretion on matters of consequence to the restaurant.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Perform Open/Mid-Day/Closing duties
• Conduct daily briefings on matters of importance to the kitchen manager and team members
• Manage all necessary repair and maintenance issues, and supervise cleaning and maintenance of equipment
• Ensure the production of high-quality foods on a consistent basis
• Ensure team member and kitchen manager compliance with all audit standards (internal and external audits)
• Update the daily communication board with key restaurant and promotion announcements
• Facilitate and direct all in-restaurant training programs
• Exercise discretion and independent judgment in facilitating zone management (Hospitality, Guest Relations, Quality Fast)
• Ensure 100% compliance with all Company policies and laws, including health and safety standards
• Ensure compliance with BJ’s Code of Integrity, Ethics, and Conduct, BJ’s Seven Cs, and BJ’s Principles of Professional Service

• Ensure safety and sanitation in the restaurant
• Monitor food and beverage quality and execution and direct team members and kitchen manager to ensure compliance with BJ’s standards
• Assign and direct team member execution of cleanliness and safety procedures
• Provide coaching and general direction to Kitchen Manager(s) to ensure their effective leadership
• Conduct RAFTT (Recipe-Appearance-Flavor-Temperature-Texture) per BJ’s culinary guidelines

• Coach, mentor, and discipline hourly team members
• Provide feedback to kitchen manager for career development and overall compliance with BJ’s standards
• Monitor and facilitate team member recognition
• Make recommendations…