Assistant Kitchen Manager: Lead Shift & Growth Path

Goop Kitchen; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision insurance

Paid time off

401k match

Annual cell phone reimbursement

Employee discount

Job summary

goop kitchen in Los Angeles is seeking an Assistant Kitchen Manager to serve as the second culinary leader in the kitchen — running the line during peak shifts and partnering with the Chef de Cuisine on daily operations.

You’ll own shift execution, drive recipe adherence, train Shift Leads and Line Chefs, manage prep and production lists, and uphold food safety standards, HACCP practices, and allergen controls.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a kitchen leadership role (Assistant Kitchen Manager, Kitchen Lead, Sous Chef) in a high-volume or made-to-order kitchen.
• Ability to run a station and direct others through a full-volume shift.
• Experience training or onboarding hourly kitchen team members.
• ServSafe Food Handler certification or ability to obtain one.
• Working knowledge of food safety standards, HACCP, and Health Department compliance.
• Familiarity with clean eating principles, dietary restrictions, and allergen-friendly cooking techniques.
• Comfort with kitchen systems — POS, inventory platforms, online ordering, and digital food safety logs.
• Organizational skills to prioritize prep, production, and cleaning in a fast-paced environment.
• Clear communication with leadership, team, and vendors.
• Commitment to sustainability, ingredient integrity, and high standards of kitchen cleanliness.
• Background in health-forward, clean-ingredient concepts and/or delivery/digital concepts preferred.
• Bilingual — Spanish/English a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead the shift as the senior culinary leader on the floor, directing stations and pacing the team during peak periods.
• Enforce recipe adherence, portion control, and plating specifications, correcting course in real time.
• Coach and develop Shift Leads, Utility Chefs, and Line Chefs on standards and new menu items.
• Plan daily prep and production lists against forecasted volume to protect quality and reduce waste.
• Own food safety, conduct temperature checks and HACCP logs, and lead sanitation walks.
• Support inventory and ordering; run counts and verify deliveries, flag variances.
• Monitor yield and waste to meet food and labor cost targets.
• Open and close shifts with checklists and ensure equipment is secured.
• Step in to lead kitchen operations when CDC is off-site

Skills

Kitchen leadership

High-volume kitchen

Staff training

ServSafe certification

Food safety HACCP

Allergen handling

POS systems

Inventory platforms

Organizational skills

Communication

Sustainability

Bilingual Spanish/English

Tools

POS Systems

Inventory Platforms

Online Ordering

Digital Food Safety Logs

Job description

goop kitchen in Los Angeles is seeking an Assistant Kitchen Manager to serve as the second culinary leader in the kitchen — running the line during peak shifts and partnering with the Chef de Cuisine on daily operations.

You’ll own shift execution, drive recipe adherence, train Shift Leads and Line Chefs, manage prep and production lists, and uphold food safety standards, HACCP practices, and allergen controls.