Kitchen Manager

Mahana Fresh; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 48,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Mahana Fresh, a fast-casual restaurant focused on healthy choices, is seeking a Kitchen Manager in Charlotte. This role involves supervising kitchen operations, managing staff, and ensuring safety standards. The ideal candidate has experience in cooking and kitchen management, is organized, and adaptable to a growing team environment.

Qualifications

• Proven work experience as a successful prep and grill cook.
• Prior leadership role preferred but not required.
• Excellent organizational skills and conflict management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage kitchen staff and coordinate food orders.
• Lead food prep and cooking.
• Maintain sanitation and safety standards.

Skills

Kitchen sanitation regulations

Organizational skills

Conflict management

Team management

Flexibility

Job description

Do you want to work for a new and relevant restaurant concept with fast growth and short- and long-term career advancement opportunities?

Are you looking for better hours? We’re open 11 am-9 pm eliminating those difficult late nights.

We are looking for a Kitchen Manager to supervise daily back of house restaurant operations. Kitchen Manager responsibilities include actively participating and supervising the food prep and cooking, maintaining a fully-stocked kitchen inventory and exceeding safety and cleanliness standards. As a growing restaurant, to be successful in this role, you should be able to prep all of our products as well as manage our kitchen staff and guide them to deliver quality food on time. The kitchen staff is currently a small but growing team (as the restaurant grows).

Responsibilities

• Manage kitchen staff and coordinate food orders
• Lead food prep and cooking
• Order food supplies and kitchen equipment, as needed
• Train kitchen staff on prep work and cooking
• Keep weekly inventory logs * Maintain sanitation and safety standards in the kitchen
• Store food products in compliance with safety practices (e.g. in refrigerators)

Skills

Proven work experience as a successful prep and grill cook. Prior leadership role preferred but not required. We’re happy to work with the right individual looking to move up to a leadership role.

Familiarity with kitchen sanitation and safety regulations

Excellent organizational skills

Conflict management abilities

Ability to manage a team in a fast-paced work environment

Flexibility to work during days, evenings and weekends. Your schedule will be 90% set and can be mostly days as needed but we will need some flexibility to cover any gaps as we grow

About Mahana Fresh:

Mahana Fresh is an exciting new fast-casual concept, centered on providing fresh, healthy, delicious choices for customers. People are striving to eat healthier and want convenient options to help them reach their goals. That’s why we offer a variety of fresh options that can accommodate a wide range of dietary needs: from keto, to vegan, to everything in between. We use absolutely no high-fructose corn syrup, and many ingredients are gluten-free and dairy-free. Ultimately, the customer is looking for healthy choices, delivered through a service line, where they are empowered to choose what they want.

Stepping into Mahana Fresh is a warm, welcoming experience. It’s an invitation to treat yourself well. Here, freshness isn’t just a saying, it’s a commitment. A sincere belief that a good mood begins with good food. And everyone has a place at the table. That’s why we cater our creations to individual tastes. With chef-inspired ingredients that are positively fresh, and positively delicious, in just the right amount. At Mahana Fresh, we look on the bright side of everything. From a friendly greeting, to a helping hand, optimism abounds. Freshness reigns.

And goodness is our greatness.

The first Charlotte location for Mahana is in Ballantyne. The restaurant is locally owned and backed by the power of an emerging national brand with a highly experienced and successful management team.