Kitchen Manager

Job DescriptionJob Description Job Posting TitleKitchen Manager Job Description POSITION SUMMARYWe're looking for a hands-on Kitchen Manager to lead our back-of-house team. You'll own day-to-day kitchenoperations — food quality, speed, safety, scheduling, ordering, and cost control — while coaching a crew thattakes pride in scratch cooking and consistency. This is a working manager role: you'll spend time on the line,especially during peak hours and late-night service.WHAT YOU'LL DO• Run daily kitchen operations across lunch, dinner, and late-night service, ensuring every plate meets ourquality and presentation standards• Hire, train, schedule, and develop cooks, prep staff, and dishwashers; build a positive, accountable kitchenculture• Manage food ordering, receiving, inventory, and vendor relationships; minimize waste and hit food costtargets• Maintain consistency on our signature items — fried chicken, wings, house-made sauces, pizzas, and scratchprep• Enforce food safety and sanitation standards (health code compliance, temp logs, cleaning schedules,allergen handling)• Keep equipment maintained and the kitchen organized, stocked, and service-ready• Control labor costs through smart scheduling matched to sales volume• Partner with ownership and front-of-house management on menu updates, specials, and eventsWHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR / Qualifications• 3+ years of kitchen management or strong lead-cook/supervisor experience in a high-volume restaurant orbar & grill• Proven ability to lead, train, and retain a kitchen team• Solid understanding of food cost, cost control, labor cost, and inventory management• Must have excellent cooking skills and ability to work in fast paced environment• Must excel at directing and managing kitchen production line during rush hours• Must be organized, skilled with time management, and efficient in hot and cold line production• Skilled with use of hand tools and kitchen equipment (fryers, ovens, etc.)• ServSafe Manager certification (or ability to obtain within 90 days)• Comfortable in a high-energy, late-night bar environment; nights, weekends, and holidays required• Able to stand for 8+ hours in an environment with extreme temeratures and lift up to 50 lbs• Able to work in a hot kitchen environmentWHAT WE OFFER• Salary of $65,000–$72,100 per year, based on experience• Quarterly bonus of $1,250 upon meeting KPIs (up to $5,000/year)• Meal discounts across all OurFavoriteBar locations• Growth opportunities within a locally owned, expanding restaurant group• A supportive ownership team and a kitchen you can make your own• Health, Dental, and Vision benefits• 401K Match HOW TO APPLYApply online at ourfavoritebar.com/careers or stop in and ask for a manager