Kitchen Manager: Lead High-Volume BOH & Growth

Jim 'N Nick's Community BBQ; Fayetteville (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Kitchen bonus plan

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Life and disability insurance

Paid vacation

Family Fund

Growth opportunities

Leadership opportunities

Job summary

Jim 'N Nick's Community BBQ is seeking a hands-on Kitchen Manager to oversee shifts from pit to dish and to drive quality and consistency across all BOH operations.

You will coach staff, manage food safety and sanitation, and own budgeting, forecasting, and scheduling. This role rewards leadership, accountability, and a track record of running a high-volume kitchen with real throughout growth potential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of kitchen management experience in a high-volume, full-service restaurant.
• 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

Team leadership

Budgeting & cost control

Food safety & sanitation

Communication under pressure

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Jim 'N Nick's Community BBQ is seeking a hands-on Kitchen Manager to oversee shifts from pit to dish and to drive quality and consistency across all BOH operations.

You will coach staff, manage food safety and sanitation, and own budgeting, forecasting, and scheduling. This role rewards leadership, accountability, and a track record of running a high-volume kitchen with real throughout growth potential.