Kitchen Manager

Lm-Restaurants; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Carolina Ale House in Durham, NC is seeking a Kitchen Manager to lead back-of-house operations, ensure safety and quality, and drive profitability. You will partner with management to staff shifts, coach hourly employees, and uphold brand standards across the restaurant.

The role requires strong leadership, communication, and cost-control skills to deliver memorable guest experiences in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading back-of-house teams and coordinating with front-of-house.
• Ability to manage staffing levels, scheduling, and performance
• Strong coaching and development skills for hourly employees

Responsibilities

• Contribute to safety, training, administration, sales and profitability of the back of house.
• Partner with management to schedule staffing, oversee performance and evaluations.
• Coach and develop hourly staff to drive success on each shift.
• Maintain Carolina Hospitality standards and effective team communication with Home Office and management.
• Represent the brand in the community and adhere to policies and laws.
• Control costs of sales and controllable expenses through shift-level controls.

Skills

Staff management

Scheduling

Coaching

Communication

Cost control

Job description

Kitchen ManagerWelcome to Carolina Ale HouseLM Restaurants is an award-winning family-owned restaurant company focused on nourishing our people, community, and our world. We are large enough to provide the stability and comprehensive benefits of a large company, yet small enough to consider our team members family.You Will Be SuccessfulIf you are an adept person who has fun, works hard, and shares our philosophy of inspiring happiness through memorable experiences you will enjoy our culture. If you have elevated expectations for yourself and will positively voice your needs, opinions, and ideas on how to grow and evolve our business – this is the right place for you.Benefits You Will EnjoyCompetitive SalaryCareer Advancement OpportunitiesComprehensive health, dental, vision insuranceCompany-paid Short-Term Disability and Life Insurance401(k) with company contribution up to 4%Paid time off and flexible schedulesGenerous employee dining discountsLucrative referral bonus programTuition reimbursement programJob ResponsibilitiesResponsible for contributing to the safety, training, administration, sales, and profitability of the back of house.Partner with the management team to execute action plans and manage back of house employee staffing levels, scheduling, performance management and contributing to performance evaluations.Coach and develop hourly employees to achieve their own success and success on each shift.Ensure kitchen team is result and solution driven, works together, and demonstrates Carolina Hospitality.Communicate regularly and effectively with Home Office, supervisors, management staff, team, guests.As an ambassador of our brand, create and nurture relationships within the community.Adhere to all laws, policies, and company standards.Manage cost of sales and controllable expenses primarily through effective shift controls.Be a good steward; act with ownership mentality.Apply today. Join us and be a part of making a difference – a dedication to taking care of our communities.