Park Kitchen Manager & Sous Chef – Lead Culinary Ops

Carowinds; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 weeks paid vacation (6 sick days, 8

Medical coverage options

401K match

FREE entry to ALL our parks and water

Complimentary tickets for friends and

Discounts on food and park merchandise

Full-time and part-time employee

Job summary

Carowinds is seeking a talented and motivated Kitchen Manager to join our dynamic Food & Beverage team. Serving as the park’s Sous Chef, this position plays a key leadership role in supporting the culinary operations across the park’s diverse dining venues, catering events, and seasonal festivals.

Reporting directly to the Executive Chef, the Kitchen Manager (Sous Chef) will assist in overseeing daily kitchen operations, ensuring the highest standards of food quality, safety, and presentation.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in a high-volume kitchen
• Experience managing multiple facilities, foods, and logistics distribution
• Knowledge of kitchen safety, sanitation and presentation standards
• Ability to develop and implement menus and staff training

Responsibilities

• Ensures quality and presentation standards across locations, controls waste and spoilage
• Creates and manages staff schedules based on budgeted attendance
• Trains staff and ensures safety and sanitation compliance
• Develops menu items, recipes and product presentation with quality standards
• Performs ordering and manages inventory and budgets
• Recruits, interviews and trains divisional staff as needed
• Ensures materials and equipment availability for department operations
• Adheres to company policies and customer service standards
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Leadership

High-volume operations

Staff training

Food safety

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Culinary training or extensive cooking experience

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Excel

Word

Job description

Carowinds is seeking a talented and motivated Kitchen Manager to join our dynamic Food & Beverage team. Serving as the park’s Sous Chef, this position plays a key leadership role in supporting the culinary operations across the park’s diverse dining venues, catering events, and seasonal festivals.

Reporting directly to the Executive Chef, the Kitchen Manager (Sous Chef) will assist in overseeing daily kitchen operations, ensuring the highest standards of food quality, safety, and presentation.