Kitchen Manager - Pump & Pantry

Bosselman Enterprises; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

401K

Health, dental and vision insurance

Disability insurance (short/long term)

Life insurance

Growth opportunities

On-demand pay (PayActiv)

Job summary

Bosselman Enterprises in Lincoln, Nebraska, is hiring a Pump Kitchen Manager to oversee kitchen operations for Pump & Pantry and branded concepts. You will manage food production, ensure safety, and train staff to deliver quality meals.

The role requires at least six months in food service, strong leadership, and the ability to maintain brand standards while optimizing labor and waste. On-site work with opportunities for growth and competitive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum of six months food handling or food service experience is required.
• Ability to read and follow product specifications.
• Positive, enthusiastic attitude.
• Flexibility and adaptability to change as needed.
• Strong communication skills.
• Professional appearance and attire.
• Availability to work holidays, weekends, and any other required shift(s).
• Reliable transportation and phone access.
• Ability to communicate in English, – IF APPLICABLE
• Ability to work cooperatively with team members.

Responsibilities

• Oversees food preparation and service across all brands, ensuring adherence to recipes and production plans.
• Maintains cleanliness, organization, and overall appearance of the kitchen to brand standards.
• Reports maintenance, customer and personnel issues to upper management.
• Manages portion control, minimizes waste, and ensures proper waste procedures are followed.
• Utilizes production planning tools to meet correct food at the right times.
• Conducts regular quality checks on food preparation and service.
• Ensures personnel maintain professional appearance and uniform standards; trains staff.
• Performs opening and closing procedures and required documentation.
• Ensures health and safety regulations compliance and safe work conditions.
• Provides friendly, competent customer service across all food brands.
• Fills in as necessary to maintain kitchen operations during staffing shortages.
• Assists with other duties as assigned.
• Directly supervise three or more employees.

Skills

Food safety

Team supervision

Quality control

English communication

Inventory control

Job description

Overview

The Pump Kitchen Manager is responsible for overseeing kitchen operations at the Pump & Pantry location, ensuring high-quality food service across multiple brands, include Pump & Pantry food and any branded concepts. This role includes ordering supplies, executing the food production plan, maintaining a clean and organized kitchen, ensuring food safety compliance, and training staff for efficient and profitable services.

Bosselman has many benefits to offer you that you will not find anywhere else like:

• Paid vacation
• 401K and matching contributions
• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Short and long term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• A clearly defined path for growth
• On-demand pay with PayActiv (access to earned but not yet paid wages)
• And much more!

Bosselman offers on-demand pay (access to earned but not yet paid wages) through:

Responsibilities

• Develops and holds team members accountable; manages performance issues and corrective actions. Oversees food preparation and service across all brands, ensuring adherence to recipes, production plans, and consistent high quality. Works with team members to prepare food items according to the make sheet recipes.
• Maintains cleanliness, organization, and overall appearance of the kitchen to brand standards.
• Reports all maintenance, customer and personnel issues to upper management.
• Manges portion control, minimizes waste, and ensures proper waste procedures are followed.
• Utilizes production planning tools to ensure we execute the correct food at the correct times of day in the right quantities.
• Conducts regular quality checks on food preparation and service.
• Ensures all personnel maintain professional appearance and proper uniform standards. Trains staff thoroughly on policies, procedures, and performance expectations.
• Proficiently performs opening and closing procedures, including required documentation.
• Ensures compliance with health and safety regulations, maintaining safe work conditions.
• Provides friendly, competent customer service across all food brands.
• Fills in as necessary to maintain kitchen operations during staffing shortages

Additional Job Duties:

• Assists with other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Directly supervise three or more employees.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience (include certs or licenses needed):

• Minimum of six months food handling or food service experience is required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to read and follow product specifications.
• Positive, enthusiastic attitude.
• Flexibility and adaptability to change as needed.
• Strong communication skills.
• Professional appearance and attire.
• Availability to work holidays, weekends, and any other required shift(s).
• Reliable transportation and phone access.
• Ability to communicate in English, – IF APPLICABLE
• Ability to work cooperatively with team members.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the Pump Kitchen Manager to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions, provided such accommodations do not create an undue hardship for the Company.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs., while performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand for long periods of time; frequently walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear; occasionally sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Physical attendance at the primary work location is required.