Kitchen Manager: Lead a High-Volume Kitchen & Grow Career

Socket.dev; Destin (FL); On-site; USD 62,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training program

Career development

Employee discounts on dining

Health benefit plans

Dental & vision

Life insurance

Short term disability

401(k)

Paid time off

Monthly discretionary bonus

Job summary

Joe’s Crab Shack is seeking a Kitchen Manager to lead daily kitchen operations and mentor a hands-on culinary team. You will focus on food quality, safety, and guest satisfaction while driving performance and staff development in a fast-paced setting.

In this role you will support the Executive Chef, manage labor and costs, and ensure sanitation standards. This position offers growth within a dynamic hospitality brand and a strong emphasis on training and development.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of Kitchen Management in a high-volume, full-service setting.
• Strong supervision, inventory controls, and food/labor cost awareness.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and conflict-resolution skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure excellence in guest satisfaction with a hands-on leadership style.
• Assist the Executive Chef in managing back-of-house staff, training, and follow-up.
• Achieve or exceed budgeted labor and costs through planning and execution.
• Oversee inventories and ordering of food and supplies.
• Maintain sanitation and OSHA-compliant work areas.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Staff supervision

Communication

Conflict resolution

Operational discipline

Education

Accredited culinary program

Job description

Joe’s Crab Shack is seeking a Kitchen Manager to lead daily kitchen operations and mentor a hands-on culinary team. You will focus on food quality, safety, and guest satisfaction while driving performance and staff development in a fast-paced setting.

In this role you will support the Executive Chef, manage labor and costs, and ensure sanitation standards. This position offers growth within a dynamic hospitality brand and a strong emphasis on training and development.