Kitchen Manager — Lead a High-Volume Scratch Kitchen

Jim 'N Nick's BBQ Restaurant; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Kitchen Manager base salary: $65k-$75k

Bonus plan offering achievable rewards

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) with discretionary match

Company-Paid Life and Disability

Paid Vacation: 2 weeks

Bar-B-Q Family Fund support

Growth opportunities

Real Leadership and impact

Job summary

Jim 'N Nick's BBQ Restaurant in Fayetteville, NC seeks a Kitchen Manager to own the back of house. You will open the restaurant, hire the founding team, train to the JNN standard, and set the community-wide standard for the next 20 years.

Lead kitchen operations, coach staff, and manage budgets for food cost and labor while maintaining top quality and safety standards. This hands-on role demands energy and leadership in a fast-paced setting.

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

Leadership

Cost control

Staff development

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Jim 'N Nick's BBQ Restaurant in Fayetteville, NC seeks a Kitchen Manager to own the back of house. You will open the restaurant, hire the founding team, train to the JNN standard, and set the community-wide standard for the next 20 years.

Lead kitchen operations, coach staff, and manage budgets for food cost and labor while maintaining top quality and safety standards. This hands-on role demands energy and leadership in a fast-paced setting.