Executive Kitchen Manager
About the role
Chicken N Pickle is a unique, indoor/outdoor family entertainment complex that includes a casual, chef-driven restaurant and sports bar, pickleball courts and professional instruction, space for live entertainment, a variety of yard games and space to lounge outdoors with (or without) your dog. Each venue offers indoor and outdoor space for public and private parties and hosts an impressive schedule of events including concerts, charitable fundraisers, watch parties and more. It is a warm and welcoming environment that brings together people of all ages. People from all over the community can engage in the joy of being human. We think of our brand as that of a rambunctious, multi-generational family that works hard and plays hard. We’re driven to provide our employees with a supportive, meaningful work environment, by bringing all voices to the table and providing opportunities for mentorship with career growth. Good Food. Good Friends. Great Fun. 🥒🐔🏓
Responsibilities
- Maintain Back of House work schedules and cost of goods; oversee compliance with local and state health and safety restaurant regulations.
- Supervise food preparation and recipe execution; maintain a fully-stocked kitchen inventory.
- Manage kitchen staff and guide them to deliver quality food on time, every time.
- Ensure efficient department operation; maintain production goals, productivity, efficiency, quality, and customer-service standards.
- Embody Chicken N Pickle’s core values: Authenticity, Community, Connection, Integrity, and Quality.
- Demonstrate and support a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Coordinate daily Back of House operations.
- Supervise food prep and recipe execution.
- Monitor, develop, and predict weekly staffing needs based on previous sales, weather, and catering activities.
- Perform line check twice daily.
- Supervise and evaluate kitchen teammates.
- Hire and terminate teammates, with General Manager.
- Direct staffing levels and Cost of Goods in Back of House.