Senior Assistant Kitchen Manager

The Senior Assistant Kitchen Manager plays a key leadership role in Back of House operations, supporting the Executive Kitchen Manager and leading the kitchen team to deliver high-quality food, maintain standards, and uphold Chicken N Pickle’s core values. This role involves daily oversight of kitchen performance, staff development, compliance, and financial controls.

Key Responsibilities

Daily Duties

• Input invoices, credit memos, prep, and waste logs
• Perform Master Walk Thru and verify prep lists
• Oversee prep quality, storage, and rotation
• Conduct AM and PM line checks
• Manage rosters and coverage for three shifts
• Ensure sanitation protocols at open and close
• Execute Quick Fire drills and family meals
• Place Sysco/produce orders via Crunchtime
• Review prior day labor vs. posted schedule

Additional Responsibilities

• Update pars for ordering guides and events
• Refresh ITG Board and family meal calendar
• Write and follow up on pre-shift agendas
• Upload culinary ops/financial recaps
• Review/approve HOH schedule by Wednesday
• Assess staffing and pars with EC
• Monitor COGS, smallwares, disposables, and chemical budgets
• Conduct 1:1s with direct reports
• Verify inventory and review COGS with EC
• Update Master Walk Thru, line checks, and order guides
• Submit smallwares orders
• Lead LTO planning and submissions
• Review Steritech wins and opportunities
• Coordinate daily BOH operations
• Oversee recipe execution, prep, and team performance
• Support hiring, training, development, and evaluations
• Maintain budgetary needs and safety/sanitation compliance
• Foster a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and team recognition via Workplace

Qualifications

• Experience as a high-volume Kitchen Manager or Sr. Sous Chef
• Bilingual preferred
• Strong knowledge of culinary trends and techniques
• Proficient in BOH systems (Excel, Word, etc.)
• Ability to follow CNP and regulatory sanitation standards
• Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced indoor/outdoor setting, including evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Culinary certification or degree in Restaurant Management is a plus

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401K + Company match
• 20 days of PTO each year
• 4 Volunteer PTO days each year
• Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays
• Employee Perks