Houston Kitchen Lead - Hands-On Ops & Growth

Yay Lunch; Bryan (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay increase after 60 days

Growth opportunities

Mission-driven company

Job summary

Yay Lunch's Kitchen Manager role in the Houston market oversees a working kitchen leadership position, running day-to-day operations at the hub and ensuring timely food for school locations. The role emphasizes hands-on cooking, batch production, and inventory control, with direct supervision of Prep Cooks and collaboration with the Operations Manager.

Ideal candidates have at least four years in kitchen operations, strong people skills, and a ServSafe Manager certification.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of kitchen or food production operations experience.
• Hands-on cook and leader, able to work the line with the team.
• Experience with batch production, food safety, and inventory management.
• Strong people skills and ability to coach staff.
• Organized, dependable, and able to manage multiple moving parts.
• Willing to drive between Houston locations; valid driver's license.
• Based in Houston area or within commuting distance.

Responsibilities

• Run daily kitchen operations from prep through pick-up.
• Manage production schedule, quality, and on-time execution.
• Oversee labor scheduling within budget; track hours.
• Monitor waste and inventory; FIFO and par levels.
• Lead and develop Prep Cooks; onboarding.
• Escalate issues to Operations Manager.
• Maintain contact with school staff and Ops leads for service days.

Skills

Leadership

Batch production

Food safety

Inventory management

People management

Multitasking

Driver's license

Education

ServSafe Manager certification

Job description

Yay Lunch's Kitchen Manager role in the Houston market oversees a working kitchen leadership position, running day-to-day operations at the hub and ensuring timely food for school locations. The role emphasizes hands-on cooking, batch production, and inventory control, with direct supervision of Prep Cooks and collaboration with the Operations Manager.

Ideal candidates have at least four years in kitchen operations, strong people skills, and a ServSafe Manager certification.