Kitchen Manager

Ruth's Chris Steak House; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Ruth's Chris Steak House in Wilmington, NC seeks an experienced head chef to lead a high-volume, upscale kitchen. You will be responsible for all aspects of a high-quality, profitable operation, ensuring food safety and consistency across menu items.

This role requires leadership, a strong image and service orientation, and the ability to drive sales and growth while maintaining the brand's standards. Early shifts, weekends, and holidays are required in a franchise environment.

Qualifications

• 4–5 years of management experience in a full-service restaurant, fine dining preferred.
• Minimum 4-year college degree preferred.
• Extensive experience cooking in and leading a high-volume, upscale concept restaurant.
• Formal culinary training or education is a plus.
• Servsafe or Food Handler certification preferred.
• Must be capable of lifting up to 50 lbs and standing for long hours.
• Early mornings, lunches, nights, weekends and holidays required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee kitchen operations to ensure quality and profitability.
• Lead and manage a high-volume, upscale kitchen team.
• Ensure food safety and sanitation standards are met.
• Maintain consistency in menu preparation and plating.

Skills

Ownership mentality

Professional image

Food safety commitment

Customer service orientation

Education

4-year college degree

Formal culinary training

Formal business education

Servsafe certification

Job description

Job Description

DESCRIPTION

Responsible for all aspects of an efficient, high-quality and profitable kitchen operation. Must have a high degree of commitment to food quality and safety standards. Maintain consistency in preparing the highest quality food. Achieve financial objectives and success by continually building sales, and growing a highly profitable restaurant. Success is real growth in sales, profit and market share. The head chef should possess the following qualities:

• Ownership mentality resulting in delivery of exceptional food and beverage
• Professional image and demeanor
• Committed to delivering the highest quality of food, product standards, sanitation and safety
• Exceptionally service-oriented

REQUIREMENTS

• 4-year college degree preferred
• Minimum of 4-5 years management experience working in a full service restaurant, fine dining preferred
• Extensive experience cooking in and ideally leading a high-volume, upscale concept restaurant
• Formal culinary training and education is a plus
• Formal business education is a plus
• Servsafe certified or Food Handler certification preferred
• Must be capable of lifting up to 50 lbs and working on feet for at least 8 hours

Early mornings, lunches, nights, weekends, and holidays required.

Job Type: Full-time

We are a franchise group of nine Ruth's Chris Steak Houses. We have locations in North Carolina, Maryland and New Jersey. We are looking for team members that will deliver plus one service to our guests!