Kitchen Manager: Lead High-Volume Kitchen and Growth

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) with discretionary match

Paid Vacation

Life and Disability Insurance

Growth Opportunities

Job summary

Jim 'N Nick's Community Bar-B-Q in Franklin, TN is hiring a hands-on Kitchen Manager to lead back of house operations. You’ll run shifts from pit to dish, coach assistants on food quality and safety, and build schedules to hit labor goals while keeping the guest experience outstanding.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in kitchen management in a high‑volume, full‑service restaurant with scratch‑kitchen pride. You’ll manage costs, interview and hire, and collaborate with the General Manager.

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

High-volume dining

People leadership

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Jim 'N Nick's Community Bar-B-Q in Franklin, TN is hiring a hands-on Kitchen Manager to lead back of house operations. You’ll run shifts from pit to dish, coach assistants on food quality and safety, and build schedules to hit labor goals while keeping the guest experience outstanding.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in kitchen management in a high‑volume, full‑service restaurant with scratch‑kitchen pride. You’ll manage costs, interview and hire, and collaborate with the General Manager.