Kitchen Manager - State CollegeFull-time

Roots Natural Kitchen; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Paid time off

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Referral program

Employee discount

Profit sharing

Job summary

Roots Natural Kitchen in State College (PSU1) is hiring a Kitchen Manager to oversee back-of-house operations, lead a team, and ensure food safety and quality. The role involves directing daily BOH activities, inventory management, and collaboration with leadership to maintain high standards.

The ideal candidate has restaurant management experience, strong leadership, and excellent communication skills. We offer a flexible schedule and comprehensive benefits in a fast-paced, supportive

Qualifications

• Prior restaurant management experience is preferred.
• Must be friendly, team-oriented, detail-oriented, and proactive.
• Have phenomenal personal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Display strong leadership skills and a strong desire to learn.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily BOH operations and ensure compliance with company standards.
• Lead the kitchen crew in prep and dish tasks.
• Oversee inventory management, financial accountability, and ordering.
• Provide hands-on training and continuous feedback to crew.

Skills

Restaurant management

Leadership

Food safety

Team training

Communication

Job description

• Roots Natural Kitchen Careers
• State College (PSU1)
• Kitchen Manager - State College

Full-time

Starting at $50,000.00 per year

STARTING SALARY AND BENEFITS

Salary: $50,000 starting salary, with a range up to $62,000, after tenure and increased mastery of the role

Benefits:

• Great Environment - At Roots, we pride ourselves on having a fun, lighthearted, and supportive environment in which people can thrive.
• Growth Opportunities - We're growing fast, which means tons of room to grow with us, in and out of the restaurant.
• Good Food - Delicious food is always available to you and your friends at free and discounted prices.
• Flexible Schedule - We will do our best to help you achieve work-life balance, as we write a weekly schedule.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, Life, and Phone Benefits - After 30 days of full-time work, we're happy to extend our health, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and life plans to you, to help take care of your medical needs. We provide a $50,000 life insurance benefit, at no cost to you. Cell phone expense reimbursement is provided at time of hire.
• Paid Time Off - We offer paid vacation, sick leave, and parental leave (subject to eligibility rules) to all full-time employees, to support their lives outside of the restaurant.
• Extra Pay - In addition to base pay, employees share in the following extra earning opportunities:
• Quarterly Bonus Program: Employees are eligible for quarterly bonuses for above-and-beyond performance and attention to food safety, brand standards, and the material condition of their store.
• Quarterly Profit-Share: Each full-time employee shares in the profits created by Roots. The profit-share is paid quarterly, based on restaurant and company performance. Depending on company performance, the profit-share can equal as much as 10% of quarterly employee pay, paid in one lump sum after each quarter.
• 401(K): All crewmembers can save for the future with the Roots 401(k). Plus, Roots will match 100% of contributions up to 4%. Start where you are, save big!

HUMANS WE LOVE

Roots is passionate about making healthy food taste awesome. We strive to empower people through natural food and believe in the potential of humans to do great things. We believe that great food can fuel any lifestyle--whether you choose to participate in a Netflix marathon or an actual marathon. Roots is growing fast, hiring tons of new crew members, and promoting from within as often as possible! With this growth comes many new challenges, roles, and opportunities. The sky is really the limit if you are someone who is always looking for new mountains to climb.

At Roots, we're looking for friendly and enthusiastic humans who collaborate phenomenally with others. We want to be around people who persevere, take pride in the work they do, and seek to understand and support those around them. These types of people make Roots an amazing place to work and can succeed in our fast-paced, highly communicative, and team-oriented environment.

THE ROLE

The Kitchen Manager's role is to work shoulder-to-shoulder with, and perform all duties of the back of house crew members (prep & dish), with the additional responsibility for directing the daily BOH operations of the restaurant. Kitchen Managers ensure compliance with company standards in all areas of the operation, including food preparation, restaurant maintenance, team management, inventory management, financial accountability, and other duties as required or assigned.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Communicate the vision for Roots culture actively to your crew to ensure that your Roots Natural Kitchen is a special experience day-in and day-out
• Collaborate with your leadership team and crew to make Roots an awesome place to be every single day
• Work with your entire leadership team to improve your crew's leadership skills. This requires a desire to really understand what makes people tick, how to connect with, motivate, and inspire them to reach their absolute best
• Ensure your crew members receive excellent, hands‑on training and are supported throughout the entire training process
• Develop your back of house crew members by providing constructive, continuous feedback with the intent to get a little better every single day
• Ensure your crew is hyper‑aware of food safety practices and be diligent in ensuring all food safety standards are maintained all the time
• Ensure we are preparing delicious food, consistently day-in and day-out
• Focus on training your crew to "mis en place" and keep the back of house spotless and organized at all times
• Work with your dish crew to make sure the dish system is consistently followed and all dishware is thoroughly and safely cleaned
• Take weekly food inventories, build prep lists, and place food orders on a weekly basis
• Master both BOH positions (dish, prep)
• Maintain positive and cheerful attitude during all scheduled shifts

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND REQUIREMENTS

• Prior restaurant management experience preferred
• Must be friendly, team-oriented, detail-oriented, and proactive
• Have phenomenal personal, communication, and organizational skills
• Display strong leadership skills and a strong desire to learn
• Willingness to work a varied schedule, including nights and weekends
• Flexible weekly schedule
• Candidates hired directly into the Kitchen Manager role will go through an intensive training process.

Supplemental pay

• Bonus pay

Benefits

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Referral program
• Employee discount
• Profit sharing

Location

Roots Natural Kitchen - State College (PSU1)

270 E Beaver Ave, State College, PA 16801, USA