Kitchen Lead

Tokyo-Joe; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team Tips

Free Meals

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Disability benefits

Flexible Schedule

Sick Pay

Referral Bonus

Unlimited Growth Potential

DailyPay

401K

Job summary

Tokyo Joe is seeking a Kitchen Lead to oversee Back of House operations on shift, driving quality in food prep, presentation and overall kitchen performance.

You will manage all kitchen positions, enforce standards, create prep lists, ensure food safety, and lead with strong communication and teamwork in a fast-paced restaurant environment.

Qualifications

• Kitchen lead with ability to supervise all kitchen positions and follow standards.
• Experience in food preparation and presentation.
• Strong communication and teamwork to ensure smooth operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the kitchen in food preparation and production with attention to quality and presentation.
• Ability to lead all kitchen positions proficiently, following all Tokyo Joe’s standards and procedures.
• Create and follow through on the kitchen prep list.
• Leader in food safety, sanitation, kitchen cleanliness, and equipment maintenance.
• Proficient Knife handling skills.
• Manage others through positive communication, teamwork, and delegation to complete tasks.
• Open and close the restaurant by executing high standards.
• Receiving and verifying food deliveries ensuring FIFO organization.
• Crisis management and ability to react quickly to change.

Skills

Knife skills

Team leadership

Food safety

Attention to detail

Job description

KITCHEN LEAD

A kitchen lead is responsible for leading the Back of House Operations, on shift, in the restaurant. We are looking for people with a passion for the kitchen including;

food preparation, presentation and operations. You should be dependable and hard-working for this position. If you can bring positive vibes, knife skills and attention

to details then this is the job for you. We love to promote from within and our kitchen leads have a flexible schedule and the ability to grow into a kitchen management position.

Responsibilities

• Lead the kitchen in food preparation and production with attention to quality and presentation
• Ability to lead all kitchen positions proficiently, following all Tokyo Joe’s standards and procedures
• Creates and follows through on the completion of the kitchen prep list
• Leader in food safety, sanitation, kitchen cleanliness, and equipment maintenance
• Proficient Knife handling skills
• Manage others through positive communication, teamwork, and delegation to complete tasks
• Open and close the restaurant by executing high standards
• Receiving and verifying food deliveries ensuring FIFO organization
• Crisis management and ability to react quickly to change

Benefits

• Team Tips
• Free Meals
• Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Benefits
• Flexible Schedule
• Sick Pay
• Referral Bonus
• Unlimited Growth Potential
• DailyPay
• 401K

We celebrate fierce individuality. This is an inclusive place to bring your real self—and give everyone the same respect, kindness, and room to be themselves.
Every bowl has our name on it. We bring real ingredients, bold sauces, and kitchen hustle—because we give a damn about what we serve.