Kitchen Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Atomic Cowboy is home to Denver Biscuit Company and Fat Sully's Pizza!

Ready to be part of something special?

Atomic Cowboy is a high-volume, scratch-made restaurant group that takes pride in what we do and how we do it. We’re building teams of people who care, work hard, and want to be part of something that feels different.

Why Atomic Cowboy?

We’ll keep it simple — we don’t suck.

Your voice matters. Your ideas are heard. And you’ll work alongside people who genuinely care about what they do.

What We’re About

• Our People: The best. Supportive, driven, and real. If you work hard and treat people well, you’ll fit right in.
• Our Food : Simple. Done right. Scratch-made, high-quality, and consistent — every time.
• Our Atmosphere: Fast-paced, collaborative, and always evolving. It’s a place where you’ll be challenged and supported.

The Perks (What's in it for you!)

• Show Me the Money : Weekly Pay!
• Feed Your Soul: Free shift meals + Employee discounts for you and your people.
• Health & Balance: Medical, dental, vision, and voluntary benefits + Paid sick leave & PHE leave (per Colorado law).
• Peace of Mind: Free & confidential mental health support (EAP).
• Community: Trainer appreciation events, team celebrations, and Quarterly Roundtables (your feedback = real change).
• Future: Huge opportunities to help open new restaurants and grow your career.

What We're Looking For: The Atomic 7

We hire for and recognize, reward, and grow the people who live our core values. This isn't corporate fine print—it's how we run our shifts, look out for each other, and win together:

• Caring - Put People First: We care deeply about our guests, our teammates, and the work we do. This means noticing guest needs before they ask and jumping in to help a teammate when the line gets slammed.
• Gritty - Show Passion and Perseverance: We bring serious determination to our work. We show up prepared, dependable, and ready to dominate a busy shift.
• Genuine - Communicate with Authenticity: We talk straight and treat everyone with respect. We speak openly with leaders and peers, and we give and receive constructive feedback so we can all get better.
• Humble - Learn, Support, and Grow: We leave egos at the door and treat mistakes as opportunities to learn. We focus on collective team success rather than personal spotlight.
• Inclusive - Make Everyone Feel Welcome: We value every single person. We treat every guest and coworker with total dignity, ensuring a welcoming, zero-pretension environment where everyone can thrive.
• Gracious - Lead with Kindness and Courtesy: We lead with kindness, even when it's chaotic. We stay calm, patient, and solution-focused when the pressure is on, keeping it professional at all times.
• Honest - Do the Right Thing: We act with integrity, plain and simple. We do the right thing and accurately follow our shift, timekeeping, and safety procedures—even when no one is watching.

A Note on How We Coach: We don't expect perfection, but we do expect effort. We use these 7 traits every day to coach our teams, celebrate wins, and adjust behaviors when we miss the mark.

ABOUT THE ROLE: Kitchen Manager

PURPOSE: Responsible for all kitchen functions including all back of house company processes, food purchasing, preparation and maintenance of quality standards; sanitation and cleanliness; training employees in methods of cooking, preparation, plate presentation, portion and cost control, development, implementation, and maintenance of food quality and consistency standards; sanitation and cleanliness. Ensure that overall goals are attained including high levels of employee retention, guest service and satisfaction and food quality.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Uphold Atomic’s mission and values; maintain a positive, can-do working relationship, and treat all team members
• Ensure that all company policies, procedures, standards, guidelines, and training programs are followed and completed on a timely basis.
• Maintain and contribute to a safe and respectful working environment for both staff and customers through proper staff training, schedule writing, cost line checks, shift notes, to go supplies cost, using proper food handling skills and following all federal, state, county and municipal workplace health, safety and labor guidelines.
• Ensure that all food and products are consistently prepared and served according to the restaurant’s recipes, portioning, cooking, and serving standards.
• Supervise and participate in kitchen cleaning. Implements and maintains appropriate cleaning schedules for kitchen floors, mats, walls, hoods, other equipment and food storage areas.
• Control inventories of food, equipment, and work areas to ensure efficient service and conformance to Atomic standards. Ensure that all equipment is clean and kept in excellent working condition through personal inspection and by following the restaurant’s preventative maintenance programs. Arrange for equipment maintenance and repairs when necessary.
• Check and maintain proper food holding and refrigeration temperature control points.
• Provide orientation of company and department rules, policies, and procedures and oversee training of new kitchen employees. Creates a positive, productive, and empowering/motivating work environment.
• Share responsibility for scheduling back of house labor as required by anticipated business activity, while ensuring that all positions are staffed when and as needed, while ensuring labor cost objectives are met.
• Analyze operational problems and implement creative solutions to areas of potential improvement.
• Attend all scheduled employee team meetings and offer suggestions for improvement.
• Fill in for fellow team members where needed to ensure guest service standards and efficient operations.
• Ensure that all products are ordered according to predetermined product specifications and received in correct unit count and condition and deliveries are performed in accordance with the restaurants receiving policies and procedures.
• Control food cost and usage by following proper requisition of products from storage areas, product storage procedures, standard recipes and waste control procedures.
• Perform weekly inventory logs, create daily prep list, and record waste after each shift.

OTHER DUTIES:

• Other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ATTRIBUTES:

• Knowledge and promotion of Atomic’s culture and brand
• Be knowledgeable of restaurant policies regarding personnel and administer prompt, fair and consistent corrective action for any and all violations of company policies, rules, and procedures.
• Knowledge of cost and labor systems
• Excellent mathematical skills
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and problem solving skills.
• Exceptional self-discipline.
• The ability to think on your feet and act intuitively
• Passion for high-quality food and health standards
• Strong leadership qualities
• Team player who

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• 100% Stand for long periods of time.
• 75% Bend, stoop, lift and reach.
• 75% Lift and carry racks of up to 45 pounds, up to 80 times per shift; reaching and placing items on high shelves.
• 75% Use chemicals and cleaning materials according to safety regulations.
• 20% Flexible in performing other related tasks designated from manager.

ESSENTIAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

• Food service sanitation certification preferred

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience assisting in the day to day back of house culinary operations in a high volume, fast paced, scratch kitchen
• Experience as an assistant manager in the restaurant industry
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in varied kitchen positions including food preparation, line cook, and expeditor
• Minimum xx months in a leadership or management position
• Must have excellent communication skills, and be able to clearly communicate with managers, kitchen and dining staff and guests.
• Be able to work in a fast-paced environment and have the ability to multi-task
• Must have stamina to work 50 to 60 hours per week
• Experience with working with a POS, inventory program, and online ordering.

EEOC : Atomic Provisions an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

HIRING DEADLINE: Applications for this role are accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

About Atomic Provisions: Atomic Provisions is an independently-owned, growing restaurant group with four concepts under one roof: Atomic Cowboy (bar), Denver Biscuit Company (breakfast), Fat Sully's Pizza (dinner), and Frozen Gold (gourmet soft-serve ice-cream). We put people first to ensure simple perfection every time.

Learn More: teamatomicprovisions.com | theatomiccowboy.com