Kitchen Manager

Chuy's; Addison (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant Tex-Mex restaurant as a Kitchen Manager, overseeing a high-volume kitchen. You'll manage staffing, food costs, and ensure quality and safety standards while enjoying a fun and diverse culture. Chuy's offers competitive salary and excellent benefits, making it a great place to grow your career.

Benefits

Leadership and Career Development Opportunities

Casual work attire

Employee Wellness Benefits

Exclusive employee discount program

Parental Leave

Medical, Dental and Vision

Paid Vacation

401(K) with Employer Match

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of kitchen management experience in a high-volume restaurant.
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage food cost, staffing, and cleanliness of the kitchen.
• Supervise the Assistant Kitchen Manager.
• Ensure food quality and safety standards.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Attention to Detail

Tools

Kitchen Equipment

Job description

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Chuy's is HIRING experienced Kitchen Managers!

Competitive Salary || Excellent Benefits || Diverse & Fun Culture

The Kitchen Manager (KM) is a restaurant leadership management position. Working as a part of the management team, the KM is ultimately responsible for the management of a high-volume scratch kitchen including staffing, food inventory and costs, staffing, HACCP, food production and cleanliness.

Kitchen Manager Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Leadership and Career Development Opportunities (We hire and promote from within!)
• Casual work attire
• EAP - Employee Wellness Benefits
• Exclusive employee discount program
• Parental Leave*
• Medical, Dental and Vision*
• Paid Vacation*
• 401(K) with Employer Match*
  
  

Specific Job Responsibilities

• Full accountability for food cost, food waste, BOH staffing and wages, HACCP, production, pars, orders, and cleanliness.
• Supervises and partners with the Assistant Kitchen Manager (AKM) to run and maintain the kitchen.
• Works with the AKM to ensure that the restaurant kitchen is properly staffed in all positions including those positions ultimately managed by the AKM.
• Follows, teaches, and maintains Chuy's procedures and recipes to ensure food quality and safety.
• Oversees and maintains pars, inventory, and orders.
• Ensures that kitchen equipment is working properly.
• Participates with management team including AKM in the hiring and training of new staff and managers.
• Ensures that cleaning standards are maintained and verified.
• Oversees and creates schedules for kitchen staff with AKM.
• Works within a budget and projections to maintain costs and minimize waste
  
  

Job Requirements

• At least 3-5 years of kitchen management experience in a high-volume full-service restaurant in a scratch kitchen.
• Bi-lingual (Spanish) preferred and the ability to communicate with all levels of employees.
• Familiarity with a variety of kitchen equipment and its maintenance.
• Strong culinary knowledge and love of food.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks
• Leadership and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail
• Financial understanding of sales, costs of sales and labor.
• A willingness to run occasional front of house shifts is a plus.
  
  

Our Story

Founded in 1982 in Austin, Texas, Chuy's serves made from scratch Tex-Mex cuisine in an eclectic atmosphere full of color and personality. With our signature touches, from the hand-carved wooden fish "swimming" from the ceiling to the hubcaps hanging bright and shiny above your booth, our culture is far from boring and waiting on you to join the FUN!

Come have some fun on our time!

Required

Preferred

Job Industries

• Other

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Restaurants

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