Kitchen Manager

Hooky Entertainment; Southlake (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

401(k) Retirement Plan

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Team member discounts

Job summary

Es Vedra Cinemas in Texas is seeking an experienced Kitchen Manager to lead all culinary operations, supervise kitchen staff, ensure safety and sanitation, and manage staffing, scheduling, and budgets.

You will handle inventory, food cost and quality controls while training team members and maintaining a professional, customer‑focused kitchen environment. Holidays, nights, and weekends required.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Hospitality Management program or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of F&B management experience.
• Understanding of operational excellence.
• Required state alcohol certification and Manager ServSafe Certification required.
• Bilingual Spanish/English.
• Availability to work during holidays, nights, and weekends with increased hours during peak times.

Responsibilities

• Oversee services and busy periods at the pass and ensure guests receive orders accurately.
• Perform line checks and taste tests to uphold food quality.
• Manage food cost, labor cost and inventory processes.
• Maintain food safety and sanitation across procurement, production and service.
• Oversee inventory, ordering, storage, rotation and recipe adherence.
• Forecast business needs during peak and slow periods and align with budgets.
• Lead recruitment, orientation and training of kitchen staff.
• Schedule management and staffing to meet demand.
• Foster a professional, respectful kitchen environment and develop staff for leadership roles.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Guest focus

Time management

Communication

Decision making

Problem solving

Multitasking

Self-motivated

Education

Hospitality degree

3+ years F&B mgmt

Operational excellence

ServSafe certification

Alcohol certification

Bilingual Spanish/English

Job description

About Us

Welcome to Es Vedra Cinemas, your ultimate out-of-home entertainment destination! With 18 locations across 6 states, we go beyond the traditional movie experience to bring you movies, bowling, games, and much more—all under one roof. At Es Vedra Cinemas, we believe entertainment should be immersive, exciting, and unforgettable. Whether you're catching the latest blockbuster on the big screen, striking down pins at our state-of-the-art bowling alleys, or diving into action-packed arcade games, we offer something for everyone—from casual fun‑seekers to dedicated thrill‑chasers. Our mission is to create exceptional entertainment experiences where families, friends, and communities come together.

Job Description

As we continue to expand and innovate, we are looking for an experienced and dynamic Kitchen Manager who is passionate about providing quality dining experiences for our guests. They are responsible for all culinary operations and supervision of all kitchen team members development, safety, and sanitation. The Kitchen Manager ensures that shifts are running smoothly with a focus on quality and timely execution while attending to any unexpected challenges or emergencies that may arise. The Kitchen manager is responsible for staffing, scheduling, culinary financial goals, and team development of all kitchen team members.

Job Responsibilities

• Fully responsible for overseeing services and busy periods at the pass and takes responsibility of being the last set of eyes prior to guest receiving.
• Ensures food quality by completing thorough line checks and tasting/testing food on a consistent basis.
• Understanding of or the ability to take direction on managing food cost, labor cost and inventory processes.
• Maintain food quality and safety standards, overseeing all phases of food procurement, production and service.
• Focus on inventory and ordering, storage and rotation, food preparation, recipe adherence, plate presentation and service/production standards.
• Have the desire or ability to learn how to achieve or exceed written budgets while utilizing kitchen systems, schedules, tools and procedures to attain those goals.
• Oversee the people management function in the kitchen ensuring recruitment, selection, orientation and training of team members to meet or exceed company-specified criteria.
• Responsible for all scheduling aspects. Being able to forecast anticipated business needs during busy and slow periods.
• Build and maintain the morale of the kitchen team by maintaining a respectful and professional environment.
• Work closely with the management team to identify and develop employees for future leadership roles and also being able to identify issues or concerns with employees and take proper action.
• Performs other related duties as necessary or assigned.

Required Skills

• Holds self and others accountable to consistently maintain high-performance standard
• Leadership and motivational skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to multitask and delegate projects and tasks simultaneously
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong decision-making skills
• Equally comfortable communicating, negotiating, and working with guests, peers, direct reports, vendors or partners
• High guest satisfaction expectations and focus
• Resourceful problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated and results driven

Education & Experience

• Graduate of an accredited Hospitality Management program or equivalent preferred
• Minimum 3 years of F&B management experience
• Understanding of operational excellence
• Required state alcohol certification and Manager ServSafe Certification required
• Bilingual Spanish/English
• Availability to work during holidays, nights, and weekends with increased hours during peak times

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of standing, walking, climbing stairs
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.
• Comfortability around Flashing Lights & Loud Noise
• Ability to work in a kitchen and restaurant environment

Team Member Benefits

• Competitive Pay and Growth
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Team Member Perks - discounts on Movies, Attractions, and F&B!

Es Vedra Cinemas is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.