Kitchen Manager - Scratch Kitchen

$75k - $80k

Goodwin Recruiting

Portland, ME

Job Description
Job Description
Kitchen Manager / Sous Chef
Wells, Maine | $75,000–$80,000 | Full-Time
Looking for a culinary leadership role where you can still actually cook? This is an opportunity for a hands-on chef to lead a creative, high-energy kitchen while having real input into seasonal specials, artisan pizza, and the overall culinary direction.
This is not a desk-based management role. You'll work alongside the team during prep and service while developing cooks, improving execution, and keeping the kitchen running at a high level.
Benefits and Compensation
$75,000–$80,000 annual salary
Paid time off
Dining discounts
Meaningful creative input into menus and specials
Opportunity to develop and mentor a culinary team
Hands-on role that keeps you connected to cooking and service
Creative, chef-driven environment
Opportunity to influence kitchen systems, workflow, and culinary direction
Requirements & Qualifications
3+ years of kitchen management, chef, or culinary leadership experience
Current ServSafe Certification
Strong cooking fundamentals and scratch-cooking experience
Experience training and developing kitchen staff
Working knowledge of food cost, purchasing, inventory, scheduling, and labor management
Willingness to actively cook, prep, and work service alongside the team
Must Haves
Lead daily execution across an integrated kitchen that includes a permanently on-site food truck, indoor prep kitchen, and kitchen extension
Develop seasonal specials, menu features, and creative food offerings
Coach cooks to improve technique, consistency, speed, and ownership
Coordinate production and prep between multiple kitchen work areas
Maintain consistent standards for flavor, presentation, quality, and execution
Identify opportunities to improve kitchen organization, systems, workflow, and efficiency
Balance creativity with food cost and operational execution
Preferred Background & Skills
Artisan or wood-fired pizza experience
Chef-driven or elevated casual dining background
Scratch-kitchen experience
Experience working with local or seasonal ingredients
Food truck experience
Menu development and recipe creation
Experience building or developing culinary teams
Comfortable working in an entrepreneurial, creative environment

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