Kitchen Director: Lead High-Performance Kitchen Team

Chick-fil-A Restaurants; Houston (TX); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Chick-fil-A Copperfield in Houston, TX is seeking a Kitchen Director to lead a high-performing kitchen focused on safety, quality, and efficiency. You will oversee operations, drive leadership development, and manage costs while upholding Chick-fil-A values.

The role requires ownership, accountability, and the ability to develop leaders who maintain high standards and a caring culture across all shifts.

Qualifikationen

• Previous restaurant management or comparable culinary, operational leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of kitchen operations, food safety, and quality standards.
• Proven ability to coach, develop, and lead teams.
• Spanish fluency is preferred though not required.

Aufgaben

• Operational Excellence & Food Safety: Ensure consistent execution of Chick-fil-A's food safety, quality, cleanliness, and operational standards.
• Operational Excellence & Food Safety: Improve food quality, speed of service, order accuracy, and kitchen efficiency.
• Operational Excellence & Food Safety: Identify operational challenges and implement sustainable solutions across all shifts.
• Leadership & Team Development: Recruit, coach, and develop high-performing kitchen Team Members and leaders.
• Leadership & Team Development: Establish clear expectations, reinforce accountability, and build a strong leadership pipeline.
• Leadership & Team Development: Empower leaders to solve problems, make decisions, and operate independently.
• Leadership & Team Development: Foster a culture of teamwork, continuous improvement, and care.
• Business Performance & Systems: Manage kitchen performance metrics, labor productivity, inventory, food costs, and waste.
• Business Performance & Systems: Analyze performance data, establish measurable goals, and implement improvement plans.
• Business Performance & Systems: Build and maintain systems that ensure consistent execution and operational efficiency.
• Business Performance & Systems: Optimize staffing, equipment utilization, and controllable expenses.
• Culture & Collaboration: Model Integrity, Caring, and Excellence in daily leadership.
• Culture & Collaboration: Partner with Front of House, Training, and Scheduling leaders to achieve restaurant goals.
• Culture & Collaboration: Communicate clearly, lead with emotional intelligence, and balance high standards with Team Member well-being.

Kenntnisse

Restaurant management

Kitchen operations

Coaching & development

Spanish language

Jobbeschreibung

Chick-fil-A Copperfield in Houston, TX is seeking a Kitchen Director to lead a high-performing kitchen focused on safety, quality, and efficiency. You will oversee operations, drive leadership development, and manage costs while upholding Chick-fil-A values.

The role requires ownership, accountability, and the ability to develop leaders who maintain high standards and a caring culture across all shifts.