Kitchen Manager
Cookeville, Tn
Job Description
For this position, pay will be variable by location - See additional job details and benefits below
As a Kitchen Manager at Chuy's, you'll be a vital part of the Management team, driving an exceptional guest and team member experience while growing sales and profitability. You'll lead culinary operations with precision, passion, and a commitment to excellence, ensuring every dish meets our high standards and every shift runs smoothly.
Specific Job Responsibilities:
- Full accountability for food cost, food waste, BOH staffing and wages, HACCP, production, pars, orders, and cleanliness.
- Supervises and partners with the Assistant Kitchen Manager (AKM) to run and maintain the kitchen.
- Works with the AKM to ensure that the restaurant kitchen is properly staffed in all positions including those positions ultimately managed by the AKM.
- Follows, teaches, and maintains Chuy's procedures and recipes to ensure food quality and safety.
- Oversees and maintains pars, inventory, and orders.
- Ensures that kitchen equipment is working properly.
- Participates with management team including AKM in the hiring and training of new staff and managers.
- Ensures that cleaning standards are maintained and verified.
- Oversees and creates schedules for kitchen staff with AKM.
- Works within a budget and projections to maintain costs and minimize waste
Job Requirements:
- At least 3-5 years of kitchen management experience in a high-volume full-service restaurant in a scratch kitchen.
- Bi-lingual (Spanish) preferred and the ability to communicate with all levels of employees.
- Familiarity with a variety of kitchen equipment and its maintenance.
- Strong culinary knowledge and love of food.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks
- Leadership and interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail
- Financial understanding of sales, costs of sales and labor.
- A willingness to run occasional front of house shifts is a plus.
Kitchen Manager Benefits:
- Competitive Salary
- Leadership and Career Development Opportunities (We hire and promote from within!)
- Casual work attire
- EAP - Employee Wellness Benefits
- Exclusive employee discount program
- State Benefits Overview
- Parental Leave*
- Medical, Dental and Vision*
- Paid Vacation*
- 401(K) with Employer Match*
OUR STORY:
Founded in 1982 in Austin, Texas, Chuy's serves made from scratch Tex-Mex cuisine in an eclectic atmosphere full of color and personality. With our signature touches, from the hand-carved wooden fish "swimming" from the ceiling to the hubcaps hanging bright and shiny above your booth, our culture is far from boring and waiting on you to join the FUN!
Come have some fun on our time!
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