Lead Kitchen Manager — Drive Excellence & Profit

Chuy's Restaurants; Cookeville (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Leadership and Career Development

Casual work attire

Employee Wellness Benefits (EAP)

Exclusive employee discount program

State Benefits Overview

Parental Leave*

Medical, Dental and Vision*

Paid Vacation*

401(K) with Employer Match*

Job summary

Chuy’s is seeking a Kitchen Manager to lead culinary operations, drive guest and team member experiences, and grow sales and profitability. You will partner with the AKM to run a high-volume scratch kitchen, ensure food safety, and manage costs from pars to inventories.

The role requires leadership, strong culinary knowledge, and the ability to balance multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. Culinary excellence and team development are core to this position.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of kitchen management experience in a high-volume full-service restaurant in a scratch kitchen.
• Bi-lingual (Spanish) preferred and the ability to communicate with all levels of employees.
• Familiarity with a variety of kitchen equipment and its maintenance.
• Strong culinary knowledge and love of food.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Financial understanding of sales, costs of sales and labor.
• A willingness to run occasional front of house shifts is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Full accountability for food cost, food waste, BOH staffing and wages, HACCP, production, pars, orders, and cleanliness.
• Supervises and partners with the Assistant Kitchen Manager (AKM) to run and maintain the kitchen.
• Works with the AKM to ensure that the restaurant kitchen is properly staffed in all positions including those positions ultimately managed by the AKM.
• Follows, teaches, and maintains Chuy’s procedures and recipes to ensure food quality and safety.
• Oversees and maintains pars, inventory, and orders.
• Ensures that kitchen equipment is working properly.
• Participates with management team including AKM in the hiring and training of new staff and managers.
• Ensures that cleaning standards are maintained and verified.
• Oversees and creates schedules for kitchen staff with AKM.
• Works within a budget and projections to maintain costs and minimize waste

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Financial acumen

Bilingual Spanish

Multitasking

Job description

Chuy’s is seeking a Kitchen Manager to lead culinary operations, drive guest and team member experiences, and grow sales and profitability. You will partner with the AKM to run a high-volume scratch kitchen, ensure food safety, and manage costs from pars to inventories.

The role requires leadership, strong culinary knowledge, and the ability to balance multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. Culinary excellence and team development are core to this position.