Assistant Executive Kitchen Manager

BJ's Restaurants, Inc.; Bowie (MD); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based benefits

Comprehensive benefits

401K

Paid vacation time

Daily Pay

Relocation opportunities

Career growth & conferences

Job summary

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. is hiring Kitchen Managers and assisting executives to fast-track careers toward Executive Kitchen Manager. The role offers a salary range of USD 75,000–85,000 per year plus quarterly bonus potential and comprehensive benefits.

Relocation opportunities and a growth‑driven culture are highlighted across 200+ locations nationwide. As Assistant Executive Kitchen Manager, you will lead operations, training, and supervision of team members, ensuring guest satisfaction, food

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years full-service, high-volume restaurant management experience.
• High integrity, professionalism, and maturity.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and lead a team.
• Strong relationship and performance management skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to recruit, hire, and coach staff and managers.

Responsibilities

• Open, mid, or closing shift management for the restaurant.
• Hire, supervise, train, and direct restaurant team members.
• Ensure guest experience meets gold standard and safety standards.
• Oversee food and beverage quality and inventory orders.
• Direct operations to achieve sales and control costs.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness, safety, and sanitation.

Skills

Team leadership

Fast-paced environment

Communication skills

English proficiency

Job description

Overview

Do you challenge yourself to always do things right and do them better? Then you will thrive at BJ’s Restaurants!

We are committed to our CRAFT: CONNECTION, RESPECT, ADVANCEMENT, FUN, AND TRUST

NOW HIRING

$75,000 - $85,000 / year plus
quarterly bonus potential
Commensurate with experience

Thissalary range reflects the anticipated compensation for this role. Final salarywithin the range will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, relevant experience, and other job-related qualifications.

NOW HIRING hyper growth oriented Kitchen Managers looking to fast-track their career to Executive Kitchen Manager!

Are you ready for craft beer, great food, and an all-around "WOW" experience?!BJ’s Restaurants is looking for talented, passion-driven managers to join our Management Teams.

LET’S TALK ABOUT CULTURE AND CAREER GROWTH!

• A performance based benefits, promote from within culture, to grow to Executive Kitchen Manager
• Lucrative compensation package
• Growing company with 200+ restaurants and several new restaurant openings yearly across the country
• Career advancement and leadership conferences and development programs
• Comprehensive Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance, and 401K
• Paid vacation time
• Culture that celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion with our WeCAN & IDEA groups
• Community involvementand philanthropy – We love giving back to our communities
• Quarterly bonus potential
• Daily Pay - On Demand access to earned pay
• Fun environment
• Relocation opportunities throughout the country
• And more!

Responsibilities

The Assistant Executive Kitchen Manager is responsible for managing all functions of the restaurant during opening, mid, or closing shifts. Key responsibilities include hiring, managing, supervising, and training restaurant team members, provide direction to the kitchen manager and kitchen team members, ensuring a gold standard guest experience, ensuring the safety of our guests, team members, and property, overseeing the quality of our food and beverage offerings, and preparing and modifying team member work schedules and food and beverage orders to ensure appropriate inventory. The Assistant Executive Kitchen Manager is responsible for directing the operation of the restaurant, attaining sales, controlling costs, achieving profit objectives, and maintaining the highest standards of food quality, service, cleanliness, safety, and sanitation in partnership with the other managers.

All management positions at BJ’s Restaurants are classified as exempt.As an exempt manager, you must spend more than 50% of your time performing managerial duties and must regularly exercise independent judgment and discretion on matters of consequence to the restaurant.

Duties & Responsibilities

Operational Execution

• Perform Open/Mid-Day/Closing duties
• Conduct daily briefings on matters of importance to the kitchen manager and team members
• Manage all necessary repair and maintenance issues, and supervise cleaning and maintenance of equipment
• Ensure the production of high-quality foods on a consistent basis
• Ensure team member and kitchen manager compliance with all audit standards (internal and external audits)
• Update the daily communication board with key restaurant and promotion announcements
• Facilitate and direct all in-restaurant training programs
• Exercise discretion and independent judgment in facilitating zone management (Hospitality, Guest Relations, Quality Fast)
• Ensure 100% compliance with all Company policies and laws, including health and safety standards
• Ensure compliance with BJ’s Code of Integrity, Ethics, and Conduct, BJ’s Seven Cs, and BJ’s Principles of Professional Service

Food & Beverage Execution

• Ensure safety and sanitation in the restaurant
• Monitor food and beverage quality and execution and direct team members and kitchen manager to ensure compliance with BJ’s standards
• Assign and direct team member execution of cleanliness and safety procedures
• Provide coaching and general direction to Kitchen Manager(s) to ensure their effective leadership
• Conduct RAFTT (Recipe-Appearance-Flavor-Temperature-Texture) per BJ’s culinary guidelines

Team Member Relations

• Coach, mentor, and discipline hourly team members
• Provide feedback to kitchen manager for career development and overall compliance with BJ’s standards
• Monitor and facilitate team member recognition
• Make recommendations concerning development, promotion, and disciplinary action affecting team members and kitchen manager(s) that are given serious weight by the Executive Kitchen Manager and General Manager
• Make hiring and termination decisions and/or making recommendations to General Manager regarding hiring and termination decisions which are given serious weight
• Cooperate with Team Member Relations Department and management team in investigating Team Member Hotline and Restaurant Support Center inquiries relating to restaurant
• Promote and develop in-restaurant training team and career progression (culinary mastery)

Service Execution and Guest Relations

• Train, coach, and develop team members and Kitchen Manager(s) to ensure they are providing Gold Standard service to BJ's guests and to each other in execution of their responsibilities within the kitchen
• Manage guest relations and guest recovery

Qualifications

Necessary Skills & Requirements:

• A minimum of 2 years full service, high volume, casual dining restaurant management experience
• High personal integrity, professionalism, and maturity
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Solid relationship management and performance management skills
• Ability to motivate and direct team members and work effectively in management team
• Strong understanding of BJ’s goals and objectives
• Good communication skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with a focus on listening and questioning skills
• Strong writing and documentation skills
• Ability to absorb and retain information quickly
• Keen attention to detail
• Proven problem-solving abilities
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks with an appropriate sense of urgency in a high-performance, fast-paced environment
• Exceptional guest service orientation
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Ability to speak, read, and write English

Salary:Commensurate with experience

Pay Range

USD $75,000.00 - USD $85,000.00 /Yr.