Kitchen Manager — Lead High-Volume BBQ Team & Growth Path

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

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary $65k–$75k

Monthly management bonus

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401(k) with employer 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 in Hendersonville, TN seeks an experienced Kitchen Manager to lead all Back of House operations in a high-volume, full-service dining concept.

You will run shifts across pit, line, prep, and dish, coach managers and staff on food quality, safety, and standards, and manage budgets, schedules, and labor to deliver guest satisfaction and financial results.

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

Leadership

Numerical discipline

Calm communication

Time management

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Jim 'N Nick's Community Bar-B-Q in Hendersonville, TN seeks an experienced Kitchen Manager to lead all Back of House operations in a high-volume, full-service dining concept.

You will run shifts across pit, line, prep, and dish, coach managers and staff on food quality, safety, and standards, and manage budgets, schedules, and labor to deliver guest satisfaction and financial results.