KITCHEN MANAGER

Now Hiring: Kitchen Manager

Pizza Ranch – Lead the Kitchen. Build the Team. Create Legendary Food!

At Pizza Ranch, we're more than great pizza and legendary chicken—we're about people, purpose, and positively impacting our community every single day.

We're looking for a passionate, organized leader who thrives in a fast-paced kitchen, loves developing people, and takes pride in serving exceptional food with excellence.

What You'll Do

• Lead, coach, and develop our Back of House team to ensure every meal meets Pizza Ranch's legendary standards.
• Oversee daily kitchen operations, including pizza, chicken, sides, prep, and buffet quality.
• Ensure all food is prepared safely, consistently, and according to Pizza Ranch recipes and standards.
• Train and mentor team members while creating a positive, high-energy kitchen culture.
• Manage food ordering, inventory, and waste to help control costs.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and food-safe kitchen at all times.
• Coordinate with the management team to ensure smooth operations during every shift.
• Jump in wherever needed and lead by example during busy meal periods.
• Help recruit, develop, and retain an outstanding kitchen team.
• Ensure every guest receives fresh, hot, high-quality food every time they visit.

What We're Looking For

• Previous kitchen leadership or restaurant management experience preferred.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop others.
• Passion for food quality, cleanliness, and operational excellence.
• Ability to lead and manage a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with inventory, food ordering, and controlling food costs.
• Open availability, including mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Comfortable working a rotating schedule.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Dependable, energetic, and committed to creating a positive team culture.
• A servant leader who believes no job is beneath them.

Why Pizza Ranch?

At Pizza Ranch, you'll be part of something bigger than a restaurant. We believe in serving our guests, supporting our communities, and creating an environment where people can grow personally and professionally.

As our Kitchen Manager, you'll have the opportunity to build an incredible team, develop future leaders, create amazing food, and make a lasting impact on both our guests and your community.

Ready to Lead the Kitchen?

Apply today and help us create Legendary Experiences—one perfectly made pizza, one legendary piece of chicken, and one amazing team member at a time!

Kitchen Manager

Pizza Ranch ®Inc., started as a single location in Hull, Iowa in 1981. Pizza Ranch is in the category of a fast-casual restaurant. Our unique concepts specialize in pizza, chicken, salad and dessert buffet, as well as delivery and take out. Our franchise has grown steadily with over 200 locations in thirteen states. What makes Pizza Ranch® unique is that most stores offer a host of dining options.

We strive to make a positive impact for those that are devoted to family, faith and guests, we call them devoted diners. Our company is fueled by a powerful mission to "Establish Every Pizza Ranch® as a business ministry opportunity where our guests receive a legendary experience through quality food and service; and where we take a positive leadership position in the communities we serve and equip our employees with tools to lead happy and productive lives."

Pizza Ranch is committed to making a positive impact no matter how big or small so that each person leaves a little better off, because of the genuine care and concern we give to our guests, team members and communities.

If this sounds like an environment where you would like to work, we are always looking for enthusiastic, guest-oriented people who love to be of service to others.

Responsibilities:

At Pizza Ranch, we view our management team as a vital part of what makes our business so successful. As a Kitchen Manager, you will be challenged to exceed the expectations of our guests by delivering on the Pizza Ranch Product standards. You will also be expected to assist the Assistant General Manager in leading the day to day operations and support BOH management of the guest experience through Qualtrics data and feedback. At the Pizza Ranch, you will have the ability to drive store level profitability and sales goals by controlling food and labor costs. Most importantly you will have the opportunity to provide genuine care for all of our staff and guests and to create legendary impact to those you come in to contact with.

Key Accountabilities:

• Guest Satisfaction
• Effective Business Management
• Appropriate and Fair Business Practices
• Training and Development

Qualifications, Skills, and/or Competencies:

• Passion for leading and developing people
• Proven record of management, communication, and organizational skills
• The ability to prioritize multiple situations
• Effective communicator and listener with good oral and written communication skills
• Restaurant management experience, preferred
• Proficient in basic computer skills
• High School graduate or equivalent education
• Possess business acumen

You are applying for work with a franchisee of Pizza Ranch, not Pizza Ranch Corp. or any of its affiliates. If hired, the franchisee will be your only employer. Franchisees are independent business owners who set their own wage and benefit programs that can vary among franchisees.