Kitchen Manager - Manthey Hospitality

About the role

Ready to lead your own kitchen? You love being on the line, leading your team through a busy service, solving problems on the fly, and producing food you're proud of. We are seeking a culinary leader ready to take ownership of the entire back-of-house operation while remaining hands-on and cooking alongside their team. This role offers the opportunity to strengthen your leadership, financial, and administrative skills while taking the next step in your culinary career.

Our guests come in for exceptional service, memorable food, all provided in a unique one-of-a-kind setting. Our culinary program is built around upscale hospitality and operational excellence, including brunch, lunch, and elevated dinner service designed to deliver a polished and memorable guest experience. You'll lead the preparation and execution of each service, ensuring exceptional quality, presentation, consistency, and timing while keeping the kitchen running efficiently.

This role is primarily about leading people, managing operations, and consistently delivering an upscale culinary experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead all day-to-day back-of-house operations
• Coach, develop, and motivate the culinary team
• Work alongside your staff during service
• Manage scheduling, labor, and staffing needs
• Order products and manage inventory
• Control food cost, waste, and purchasing
• Maintain FIFO, food safety, sanitation, and quality standards
• Ensure every guest receives an exceptional dining experience
• Collaborate with front-of-house operations
• Build systems that create consistency, accountability, and teamwork

Requirements

This role is ideal for:

• Sous Chefs ready to step into greater leadership and responsibility
• Emerging Kitchen Managers ready to take full ownership of a BOH operation
• Hands-on culinary leaders who enjoy developing teams while staying active in the kitchen

You'll be successful if you:

• Thrive in fast-paced service
• Lead by example
• Stay calm under pressure
• Hold yourself and your team to high standards
• Love developing people
• Enjoy solving operational challenges
• Want to continue growing your leadership skills

Qualifications

• 4+ years of culinary leadership experience preferred, such as Lead Line Cook, Sous Chef, Assistant Kitchen Supervisor, or Assistant Kitchen Manager
• Experience in high-volume food service
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Knowledge of food cost, inventory, and scheduling
• Manager ServSafe Certification
• Availability for evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Comfortable in a compact kitchen environment

Growth Opportunity

This isn't just a Kitchen Manager job. As our operation grows, so will opportunities for advancement, increased responsibility, and expanded culinary leadership. If you're looking for a place where your career can grow, not just another kitchen to manage, you'll fit right in.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Incentive/Bonus Plan: 10% of annual salary based on key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Health, Dental & Vision Benefits
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Paid Time Off
• Subsidized Parking
• Free Tickets & Employee Discounts