Kitchen Manager: Lead a High-Energy, Growth-Driven Kitchen

Jim 'N Nick's Community BBQ; Pooler (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Kitchen management bonus

Health, dental, and vision insurance (

401(k) with annual discretionary match

Company-paid life and disability

Paid vacation (two weeks)

Bar-B-Q Family Fund support

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Jim 'N Nick's Community Bar-B-Q in Pooler, GA is seeking a hands-on Kitchen Manager to own the Back of House and drive excellence across pit, line, prep, and dish operations.

You will coach teams, manage budgets and schedules, and hire staff who share a passion for quality and safety. This on-site role offers strong growth from Kitchen Manager to leadership positions within a growing concept.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of kitchen management experience in a high-volume, full-service restaurant.
• A teacher and a standard-setter: your kitchen runs your way even when you're off.
• Disciplined with numbers: food cost, labor, waste, and inventory.
• Calm, clear, and candid when the board is full.
• High school diploma or GED required.

Responsibilities

• Run effective shifts across the whole kitchen: pit, line, prep, and dish.
• Coach and develop assistant managers and team members on quality, safety, sanitation, and standards.
• Manage BOH budgets, forecasting, inventory, and cost controls, and teach your assistants to do the same.
• Build BOH schedules that hit labor goals without ever shorting the guest.
• Interview and hire to keep the kitchen staffed with people who have real fire.
• Set and communicate goals with the General Manager and Local Owner.
• Keep the kitchen clean, stocked, safe, and ready, because Bar-B-Q is a job that's never truly finished.

Skills

Kitchen management

Leadership

Food safety

Budgeting

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Jim 'N Nick's Community Bar-B-Q in Pooler, GA is seeking a hands-on Kitchen Manager to own the Back of House and drive excellence across pit, line, prep, and dish operations.

You will coach teams, manage budgets and schedules, and hire staff who share a passion for quality and safety. This on-site role offers strong growth from Kitchen Manager to leadership positions within a growing concept.