Kitchen Manager (Kitchen/BOH Director)

Chick-fil-A Urgent Hiring: Immediate Opening for a Highly Skilled Kitchen Manager (Kitchen/Back of House Director)

Are you looking for a respectful, professional and dynamic workplace where your leadership skills can truly shine? Do you want to be part of a team that values your growth and contributions?

Join Chick-fil-A®, where working is more than just a job—it's a chance to develop your leadership in a positive, people-focused environment. As a Kitchen Manager, you will lead a talented team, ensuring delicious food quality and smooth kitchen operations while enjoying flexible schedules and excellent benefits.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the kitchen/BOH team to deliver outstanding food quality and service
• Lead by example in pace, attitude, and adherence to operational requirements
• Manage daily kitchen operations including scheduling, inventory, and food safety
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations
• Facilitate strong communication between front-of-house and back of house leaders and teams across all shifts

Additional Detailed Duties & Expectations

Operational Leadership

• Oversees and performs daily BOH operations, oversees and holds self and team member's accountable to food safety, cleanliness, food quality, fast and accurate food preparation, catering execution and portion consistency.
• Lead by example in pace, attitude, and adherence to Chick-fil-A’s operational requirements
• Ensure strong communication between front-of-house and back-of-house teams across all service hours

People Development

• Recruit, train, coach and hold back of house team members accountable
• Assign positions, and create a positive, accountable, and productive kitchen culture.
• Mentor future leaders and build the restaurant’s leadership pipeline.

Food Safety & Cleanliness

• Enforce all local, OSHA and Chick-fil-A safety and sanitation policies.
• Conduct temperature checks, opening/closing checklists, and equipment maintenance and inspections.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe kitchen environment.
• Ensure regular deep cleaning maintenance is completed for designated kitchen equipment

Inventory & Cost Management

• Oversee product ordering, receiving, and inventory counts.
• Identify opportunities and create systems, track food cost and reduce food and labor waste.

Leadership & Culture

• Cultivate a team that models Chick-fil-A’s hospitality—even in BOH.
• Foster unity, respect, professionalism and purpose within the kitchen.
• Support store-wide goals alongside the Director Team and Operator.

Traits of a Strong Kitchen Director

• Character - calm under pressure, hard working with a high personal pace and stamina, and a passion for continual improvement and consistent excellence
• Competence - strong communicator that proactivity communicates with clarity, conciseness and kindness and an organized self-starter with a systems-oriented leadership style
• Care - servant-hearted leader with a heart for encouraging and supporting others and an inherent desire to see others grow, develop and reach their full potential.
• Resilien t - Able to handle setbacks, demonstrate flexibility with changing demands, ability to make decisions quickly

Why You Should Apply

• Work in a professional, enthusiastic, and supportive team environment
• Gain valuable leadership and operational skills in the food & hospitality industry with a well respected brand
• Flexible schedules including day, night, weekends, holidays, and overtime opportunities
• Benefit from health, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage
• Opportunities to earn employee discounts on Chick-fil-A menu items

Qualifications

• Previous experience in kitchen management or a similar leadership role
• Strong communication and team-building skills
• Ability to work various shifts, covering responsibilities and operation's positions staffing gaps; may include Saturdays and some holidays (Closed Sundays)
• Passion for delivering excellent customer service and quality food
• Ability to utilize technology and analyze data to establish and track goals
• Ability to stand for lengthy periods of time and to lift up to 50 pounds
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred; possess ability to communicate effectively to train and develop Spanish-speaking team members
• Resume presentation

Work Environment

• On-site position in a fast-paced, high-energy restaurant setting
• Collaborative and positive culture focused on growth and development
• Locally owned and operated with a commitment to community care and positive influence

If you are a motivated and dynamic leader ready to take charge of a rewarding kitchen, apply today and become a valued member of our Chick-fil-A family!

Working at a Chick-fil-A® restaurant is more than a job – it’s an opportunity for teamwork and leadership development in a positive, people-focused environment. Most Chick-fil-A restaurants are locally owned and operated by independent, franchised Operators who invest in the future of their Team Members and give back to their communities.