Kitchen Manager

Go Chicken Go; North Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly Pay

All Major Holidays off

Great Benefit Package (Medical, Dental

Vision, and Much More!)

Short & Long-Term Disability

Casual work attire and flexible sched

Job summary

Go Chicken Go is hiring a Kitchen Manager to lead a fast-paced kitchen and ensure exceptional food quality and guest service. You will train, motivate, and supervise kitchen staff while maintaining safety and sanitation standards.

You will progressively graduate to the Kitchen Manager role after training, with open availability required. Competitive pay and benefits accompany a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic sanitation and workplace safety knowledge.
• Knowledge of food-handling techniques, preparation, and cooking procedures.
• Ability to work efficiently and quickly.
• Must be a team player and work well under pressure.
• Maintain personal cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Prepares batches of food that are cooked to order or kept warm until ordered and sold.
• Operates large-volume cooking equipment.
• Prepares, washes, and cuts food; comfortable handling raw meats.
• Ensures minimal food waste.
• Work closely with vendors.
• Oversee deliveries, product rotation, and organization.
• Maintains sanitation, health, cleanliness, and safety standards in food areas.
• Provide direction to kitchen staff and ensure duties are performed.
• Use checklists and daily sheets.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team player

Under pressure

Food safety

Sanitation knowledge

Education

High school diploma or kitchen basics training

Job description

At Go Chicken Go, we pride ourselves on serving up Kansas City’s best-fried chicken. But to keep our customers coming back for more, we need a team of top-notch players who are passionate about food, service, and hospitality. If you’re looking for a fun, fast-paced work environment where you can grow and develop professionally, we want you on our team!

What the cluck are you waiting for?

Remarkable food and service begin with exceptional people.

A remarkable dining experience at Go Chicken Go is provided by a team who delivers high-quality food with the best hospitality and professionalism. All Back-of-House and Front-of-House positions contribute to a seamless dining experience for every guest.

TheKitchen Managerwill efficiently prepare and cook food in a fast food setting. They will also need to feel comfortable running a kitchen and have a strength in leading, teaching, and developing others.

This candidate MUST be able to work any day of the week and weekend. Open availability is preferred.

The person hired will be placed in the Kitchen Leader role while in training with the expectation of graduating into the Kitchen Manager role following training.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Prepares batches of food that are cooked to order or kept warm until ordered and sold.
• Operates large-volume cooking equipment.
• Prepares, washes, and cuts food to be cooked. Comfortable handling raw meats and blood.
• Assuring minimal food waste.
• Work closely with vendors.
• Oversee truck deliveries, assisting in completion of truck orders, product rotation, and organization.
• Maintains overall sanitation, health, cleanliness, and safety standards for food preparation areas, cooking services, and dishes and utensils.
• Provide direction to kitchen staff, ensuring execution of all employee duties.
• Ensures utilization of all checklists and daily sheets.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic understanding of or ability to learn basic sanitation and regulations for workplace safety.
• Basic understanding of or ability to learn food-handling techniques, preparation, and cooking procedures.
• Ability to work efficiently and quickly.
• Must be able to work well as part of a team.
• Must be able to work well under pressure.
• Ability to maintain personal cleanliness.

Education and Experience:

• High school or vocational school coursework in kitchen basics, such as food safety, preferred.

We offer competitive pay and benefits for all positions.

If you want to be at Restaurant that is a FUN place to work and that values your growth, we want you on our team!

Qualities of a Go Chicken Go Kitchen Manager:

• Team player
• Happy, Courteous and Enthusiastic
• Hard working and attentive
• Responsible and dependable
• Authentic and genuine
• Takes pride in doing a good job
• Ability to successfully lead a team

Perks for all Team Members:

• Weekly Pay
• All Major Holidays off
• Great Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, and Much More!)
• Short & Long-Term Disability
• Casual work attire and flexible scheduling