Kitchen Manager

CoolWorks.com - Jobs in Great Places; Baggs (WY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private motel room during stay

50% meal discount per shift

Job summary

CoolWorks.com - Jobs in Great Places in Baggs, WY seeks a Kitchen Manager to start immediately for 2026-2027. You will lead the kitchen, manage staff and scheduling, and ensure cleanliness and high food quality in a fast-paced environment.

This role includes line cooking when needed, strong people skills, and a positive attitude. Food safety certification preferred; housing provided with a private motel room during your stay.

Qualifications

• Self-starter with initiative and reliability.
• Strong people and communication skills.
• Commitment to cleanliness and hygiene in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Experience in kitchen operations, staff management and scheduling.
• Food Safety certification or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all kitchen operations and line cooking as needed.
• Manage staff and scheduling to ensure seamless service.
• Handle inventory and ordering of supplies; control food costs.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and readiness for inspections.
• Maintain kitchen and equipment in good operating condition.

Skills

Self-starter

People skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Cleanliness

Staff management

Scheduling

Food safety

Job description

We are looking for a Kitchen Manager 2026-2027 starting immediately. This individual should be a self starter and be willling to work in a fast paced kitchen environment. This position is for Kitchen Manager but will require line cooking as well. We are looking for someone with experience in the kitchen, someone with good people and communication skills, and with a great attitude! Cleanliness and ability to manage your staff.

We are a family owned Motel, Restaurant and Bar featuring a stepped up homestyle food with excellent lunch and dinner specials. We have breakfast, lunch and dinner service as well as a coffee shop, pizzeria and Bar. We are the only restaurant within 40 miles in any direction. We are particular about our kitchen cleanliness and staff hygiene, and food quality! Our shifts are scheduled for a 6am to 1pm shift or a 1 pm to 9pm shift 5 days a week. You would work under the direction of our owner/managers. You would be responsible for all operations of the Kitchen, including staff managment and scheduling to ensure seamless kitchen operations, Inventory and ordering of supplies, working with managers to evaluate and improve food cost percentages, ensuring compliance with regulations and continuous readiness for inspections. Making certain that the kitchen and equipment are in good operating condition. Food Safe Certified or equivalent. Establish and ensure procedures for monitoring food temps and dates. Cooking and Prepping food and Cleaning your station for the next shift. Integrity and Honesty are paramount.Line cooking when needed and covering for your staff when they are sick or unable to come in is part of the job as well.

We have frequent live music and dancing opportunities (mostly country/western). We would provide you with your own private motel room during your stay, Pets MAY be considered. A stable roommate would be acceptable. Rooms are nonsmoking! Alcoholics need not apply. There are quiet hours enforced. We offer a 50% discount for one meal per shift in the restaurant.

We are located in a lush valley on a river with Desert to the west and high mountains with Elk, Deer, Bear, Moose, Mountain Lions, and Antelope to the east. We have Wild Horses and Desert landscapes for a hundred miles! Wonderful hiking, biking, skiing, snowshoeing and fishing, hunting and camping and boating opportunities abound. Vast amounts of public lands to accesswithin a couple of miles of the job location.

If you enjoy producing great quality food and presentation and are looking for an outdoor adventurers paradise, look no further!