Kitchen Manager

Bethyl Laboratories, Inc; Apex (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Employee meal benefits

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Doherty's Irish Pub & Restaurant in Holly Springs, NC is seeking a hands-on Kitchen Manager to lead our back-of-house team. You will supervise daily kitchen operations, ensure food quality, and maintain safety standards while staying efficient and organized.

The role requires 3+ years of kitchen leadership, experience in high-volume service, and the ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays. Salary ranges from $65,000 to $75,000, plus performance bonus and benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of restaurant kitchen leadership experience.
• Experience with BOH leadership, food safety, inventory, food cost, labor, and high-volume service.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily kitchen operations and keep the BOH team organized, productive, and prepared.
• Train, coach, and hold team members accountable for performance, cleanliness, food safety, and teamwork.
• Ensure food is prepared and served to Doherty's standards for quality, portion, presentation, temperature, and consistency.
• Manage prep levels, ticket times, kitchen flow, receiving, storage, labeling, rotation, and inventory counts.
• Control food cost, waste, product usage, and BOH labor without compromising quality or service.
• Maintain health department, food-safety, sanitation, equipment, and communication standards.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Food safety

Inventory control

Labor management

High-volume service

Job description

Doherty's Irish Pub & Restaurant in Holly Springs is hiring a hands-on Kitchen Manager to lead our Back of House team. This role is responsible for keeping the kitchen clean, organized, well staffed, and ready for service while ensuring consistent food quality, strong ticket times, food safety, inventory control, labor management, and team development.

Lead, coach, schedule, and develop the BOH team.

Maintain Doherty's standards for food quality, prep, portioning, plating, cleanliness, and hospitality.

Work closely with the General Manager, Executive Chef, and leadership team to run a high-performing kitchen.

Create a kitchen culture built on accountability, teamwork, organization, and pride in the product.

Key Responsibilities

Lead daily kitchen operations and keep the BOH team organized, productive, and prepared.

Train, coach, and hold team members accountable for performance, cleanliness, food safety, and teamwork.

Ensure food is prepared and served to Doherty's standards for quality, portion, presentation, temperature, and consistency.

Manage prep levels, ticket times, kitchen flow, receiving, storage, labeling, rotation, and inventory counts.

Control food cost, waste, product usage, and BOH labor without compromising quality or service.

Maintain health department, food-safety, sanitation, equipment, and communication standards.

Requirements

3+ years of restaurant kitchen leadership experience preferred.

Experience with BOH leadership, food safety, inventory, food cost, labor, and high-volume service.

$65,000-$75,000 annual salary, based on experience and qualifications.

Performance based bonus opportunity, paid time off, medical, dental, and vision benefit eligibility, employee meal benefits, and growth opportunities.

Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as required.

YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD TO APPLY

Location - Holly Springs - NC - 3149 McChesney Hl Loop