Kitchen Manager

Tokyo-Joe; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team Tips

Free Meals

Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability

Vacation & Sick Pay

Health Inspection Bonus

Flexible Schedule

Referral Bonus

Unlimited Growth Potential

DailyPay

401K

Job summary

Tokyo-Joe is seeking a Kitchen Manager to lead daily kitchen operations, ensuring top-quality food prep and presentation while upholding all standards and procedures. The role emphasizes developing and motivating a diverse kitchen team, maintaining safety, cleanliness, and efficient inventory control through coaching and clear communication.

The ideal candidate has proven kitchen management experience, attention to detail, and a positive, hard-working attitude to drive consistent results in a

Qualifications

• Experience managing in a kitchen environment.
• Proven track record of dependability and hard work.
• Ability to motivate and develop a kitchen team with positive communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen operations with focus on quality and presentation.
• Ensure adherence to Tokyo Joe’s standards and procedures.
• Develop prep lists and execute government food safety requirements.
• Maintain cleanliness and equipment upkeep in the kitchen.
• Manage COGS: ordering, receiving, invoices, returns and inventory.
• Guide and support team through training and performance reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Food safety

Communication

Coaching

Knife-handling

Tools

POS / Inventory systems

Kitchen equipment

Job description

KITCHEN MANAGER

The Kitchen manager is a critical role in our restaurants. We are looking for experience managing in a kitchen, and a track record of being dependable and hard-working while bringing positive vibes. If you have good attention to detail with the ability to positively motivate and develop a kitchen team then this is the job for you.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the kitchen in food preparation and production with attention to quality and presentation
• Ability to lead all positions proficiently, following all Tokyo Joe’s standards and procedures
• Creates and follows through on the completion of food prep lists
• Full understanding and execution of government food safety requirements.
• Maintains kitchen cleanliness and equipment
• Proficient knife-handling skills
• Manage others through positive communication, teamwork, and delegation to complete tasks
• COGS management: Ordering, receiving, managing invoices and returns, inventory, pars
• Crisis management and ability to react quickly to change
• Orientation, new hire training, and team development
• Motivate your team through professional communication, coaching, and performance reviews

Benefits:

• Team Tips
• Free Meals
• Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Benefits
• Vacation & Sick Pay
• Health Inspection Bonus
• Flexible Schedule
• 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.