Kitchen Manager

The Cheesecake Factory; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Quarterly bonus program

Career growth opportunities

Discount for dining

Job summary

The Cheesecake Factory is seeking an experienced culinary leader to oversee daily operations at our high-volume, scratch-kitchen environment in San Diego. You will mentor a 30+ member culinary team, ensuring consistent recipe execution, portion control, and quality, while driving labor efficiency and strong financial performance.

You will champion food safety, training, and a positive culture, aligning with our brand standards and guest experience goals.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of culinary management experience in a high-volume, full-service, scratch kitchen preferred.
• Experience supervising 30+ team members per workgroup.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated financial acumen (profitability, cost of goods, labor management).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily culinary restaurant operations in a high sales, full service environment.
• Manage, coach, and develop teams of 30+ employees.
• Inspire and coach high standards through scratch kitchen execution and culinary excellence.
• Monitor and drive financial performance, including labor management, recipe adherence, portion control and waste management.
• Hire, train, retain, and develop team members to become future culinary leaders.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, and operational standards.
• Maintain our positive, inclusive, and award winning high performance culture.
• Communicate effectively with team members, guests, and team leadership.
• Uphold brand standards and deliver memorable guest experiences.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Communication

Financial acumen

MS Office

English proficiency

Education

ServSafe certification

Job description

• Bonus Eligible: Quarterly performance bonus
• Compensation may include geographic differential

Compensation

Job Description

• Salary: $70,400–$72,500 annually
• Bonus Eligible: Quarterly performance bonus
• Compensation may include geographic differential

At The Cheesecake Factory, We Don't Do Ordinary!

Nothing is scaled down. Not the menu, not the memorable guest experiences, and definitely not the impact you will make as a culinary professional. Here, you will lead a restaurant that has been recognized for its expansive menu and high sales per square foot. You will mentor and direct a culinary team that creates made from scratch dishes from a menu of over 250 items.

Using industry-leading systems and standards, you will lead consistent execution of recipes, cooking methods, and plate presentation while creating an exceptional guest experience, building an engaged and high-performing team, and driving operational excellence, efficiency, and profitability.

It’s this commitment to excellence that has earned us a place on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For® list every year since 2014.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily culinary restaurant operations in a high sales, full service environment
• Manage, coach, and develop teams of 30+ employees
• Inspire and coach high standards through scratch kitchen execution and culinary excellence
• Monitor and drive financial performance, including labor management, recipe adherence, portion control and waste management
• Hire, train, retain, and develop team members to become future culinary leaders
• Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, and operational standards
• Maintain our positive, inclusive, and award winning high performance culture
• Communicate effectively with team members, guests, and team leadership
• Uphold brand standards and deliver memorable guest experiences

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of culinary management experience in a high volume, full service, scratch kitchen experience preferred
• Experience supervising 30+ team members per workgroup
• Strong leadership, coaching, and communication skills
• Demonstrated financial acumen (profitability, cost of goods, labor management)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to read, write, and communicate in English
• Preferred: ServSafe certification and applicable state/local licenses

Physical & Schedule Requirements

• Able to grasp, reach overhead, push, lift and carry up to 50 lbs
• Ability to stand 10+ hours per shift
• Ability to work 50–60 hours per week

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible healthcare spending account
• Company paid life insurance, short term disability, long term disability
• Employee assistance program
• Paid vacation and sick time
• 401(k) with company match
• Quarterly bonus program
• 25% discount for your party when dining as a guest
• Tuition assistance
• Career growth opportunities

About The Cheesecake Factory

The Cheesecake Factory is a leader in experiential dining, recognized on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list every year since 2014. We operate over 350 restaurants across the U.S. and Canada, including The Cheesecake Factory®, North Italia®, Flower Child®, The Henry, Culinary Drop Out and other FRC brands. Internationally, 34 locations operate under licensing agreements. Our bakery division produces cheesecakes and baked goods for domestic and international partners.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace for all. We welcome applicants from a wide variety of identities, ideas, perspectives, backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Cheesecake Factory offers reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities.

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