Kitchen Manager - Lead Team, Food Safety & Growth

Convive Brands; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company health coverage

Paid time off

401k with match

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Team member discounts

Job summary

Convive Brands’ Le Pain Quotidien team seeks a kitchen member to lead the line, maintain menu knowledge, and ensure food safety and cost control. The role emphasizes hospitality, teamwork, and community within a warm, welcoming environment.

Be part of LPQ’s 35-year legacy of warmth and connection. Expect opportunities to grow, training, and collaboration with a GM to recruit, train, and retain a strong kitchen team in Madison, WI.

Qualifications

• 6 to 12 months of related restaurant experience or training
• Food Handler’s Certification or ability to acquire
• Flexibility in schedule is highly preferred but not required
• General administrative and computer skills strongly preferred
• Ability to speak, read, and understand the primary language(s) of the work location

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen team in the preparation and execution of all menu items
• Maintain full knowledge of menu items, including proper storage and preparation
• Ensure completion of food safety checklists to ensure proper food handling
• Manage labor deployment and ensure hourly labor is within parameters of set labor budget
• Maintain and manage food cost within the restaurant
• Monitor and maintain proper food par levels and use prep sheets to prepare correct levels of food
• Assist General Manager in completing inventory
• Handle any team member situations with genuine empathy and elevate to the General Manager as necessary
• Complete all opening, mid, and closing procedures; direct kitchen team to ensure completion of all daily checklist and side work assignments
• Partners with General Manager to recruit, interview, hire, train, and retain a kitchen team
• Keep all areas of the restaurant clean and organized by following cleaning checklists
• Monitor kitchen equipment and ensure it is kept in good repair

Skills

Restaurant experience

Food safety

Flexibility

Admin/computer skills

English literacy

Job description

Convive Brands’ Le Pain Quotidien team seeks a kitchen member to lead the line, maintain menu knowledge, and ensure food safety and cost control. The role emphasizes hospitality, teamwork, and community within a warm, welcoming environment.

Be part of LPQ’s 35-year legacy of warmth and connection. Expect opportunities to grow, training, and collaboration with a GM to recruit, train, and retain a strong kitchen team in Madison, WI.