Kitchen Manager: Lead a High-Volume, Team-First Kitchen

Torsap Thai Kitchen; Tahlequah (OK); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Bonuses

Employee Meal DIscounts

Job summary

Linney Breaux's is seeking an experienced Kitchen Manager to lead our back-of-house team and keep our kitchen running smoothly during busy service. This hands-on role rewards strong leadership with great food and a positive, team-first culture.

You will hire, train, schedule, and supervise staff, ensure recipe integrity, maintain food safety standards, manage inventory and costs, and partner with the front-of-house team to deliver excellent guest experiences.

Qualifications

• You have proven kitchen leadership, having run a line and a team.
• You know food safety and sanitation standards.
• You have solid food costing, budgeting, and inventory skills.
• You are organized, calm under pressure, and a strong communicator.
• You are comfortable with MS Office and ready to learn 7shifts and Square.
• You are flexible on shifts and ready to step in when needed.

Responsibilities

• Hire, train, schedule, and lead the kitchen team while building a positive, team-first culture
• Make sure every plate goes out right—on recipe, consistent, and well-presented
• Run a clean, safe kitchen with proper food handling and FIFO inventory practices
• Keep food and labor costs in line to hit budget goals
• Manage daily workflow, staffing, equipment, and prep to keep service smooth
• Contribute to new menu items, seasonal dishes, and specials
• Handle guest food concerns and allergy/dietary requests alongside our FOH team
• Stay on top of records, health inspections, and new-hire training

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Food safety

Budgeting / costing

Communication

MS Office / tech familiar

Flexible shifts

Tools

Microsoft Office

7shifts

Square

Job description

Linney Breaux's is seeking an experienced Kitchen Manager to lead our back-of-house team and keep our kitchen running smoothly during busy service. This hands-on role rewards strong leadership with great food and a positive, team-first culture.

You will hire, train, schedule, and supervise staff, ensure recipe integrity, maintain food safety standards, manage inventory and costs, and partner with the front-of-house team to deliver excellent guest experiences.