Executive Kitchen Manager

Location: Sacramento, CA • Full-Time

About the role

We are looking for an experienced and energetic Executive Kitchen Manager with great leadership skills who will contribute to a fun, friendly, and fast-paced environment while developing dynamic teams. Sauced BBQ & Spirits is a high-volume BBQ restaurant in a prime location next to the Golden 1 Center in downtown Sacramento. Our Executive Kitchen Manager must lead by example in every area of the restaurant and must be passionate about building a loyal fan base, with a desire to continuously develop systems and staff to provide the best possible experience to our guests again and again.

Responsibilities

• Shift-to-shift operations of the BOH, knowing and being able to fill in all applicable areas of the kitchen, smoker room, and dish area.
• Implement a training program throughout the kitchen with measurable metrics and accountability to those metrics.
• Manage the BOH staff to meet operational goals for efficiency and profitability as it relates to labor and food cost.
• Implement BOH procedures for best operational efficiencies, including:
  • Product Receiving and Ordering
  • Quality Control
  • Line Checks
  • Maintaining proper levels of inventory
  • Employee Review/Grading/Corrective Actions
  • Sanitation Requirements
  • Cycle Counting/Inventory
  • Hiring
  • Plating
  • Product Rotation
• Implement and maintain proper food/beverage handling processes in relationship to the health and safety of employees and guests, including storage of proteins and other foods properly.

Requirements

• 2–4 years of experience as an Executive Kitchen Manager in a full-service restaurant.
• Responsible for overseeing 30+ staff members.
• California Food Protection Manager Certification.

Schedule

• 40 hours minimum per week with the expectation to work longer when required.
• Must work until your job is complete.

Benefits

• 10 days of paid time off (PTO) annually, accruing immediately.
• Bonus structure paid quarterly, based on measurable performance, within 60 days of the close of each quarter. To be eligible, you must be employed through the date bonuses are paid or one month after the close of that quarter, whichever comes first.

Pay

Competitive base salary plus quarterly bonus structure.