Kitchen Manager: Lead a High-Volume Bar-B-Q Kitchen

Jim 'N Nick's Community Bar-B-Q; Fayetteville (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary $65k-$75k

Monthly bonus plan

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with discretionary match

Life and disability insurance

Paid vacation

Bar-B-Q Family Fund

Growth opportunities

Leadership culture

Job summary

Jim 'N Nick's Community Bar-B-Q is seeking a hands-on Kitchen Manager to lead our high-volume BOH operation in Fayetteville. You will run shifts across pit, line, prep and dish, coach staff, manage budgets and schedules, and hire strong cooks to keep guest experience outstanding.

We offer a base salary of $65k-$75k, a monthly bonus plan, benefits from day one, a 401(k) with match, life and disability coverage, paid vacation, and clear paths for growth. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of kitchen management experience in a high-volume, full-service restaurant.
• Scratch-kitchen experience strongly preferred; scratch-kitchen pride required.
• 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 food 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

Scratch-kitchen experience

Teaching / leadership

Numerical discipline

Calm communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Jim 'N Nick's Community Bar-B-Q is seeking a hands-on Kitchen Manager to lead our high-volume BOH operation in Fayetteville. You will run shifts across pit, line, prep and dish, coach staff, manage budgets and schedules, and hire strong cooks to keep guest experience outstanding.

We offer a base salary of $65k-$75k, a monthly bonus plan, benefits from day one, a 401(k) with match, life and disability coverage, paid vacation, and clear paths for growth. Equal Opportunity Employer.