Restaurant Kitchen Manager

Hirebridge; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Generous PTO

Free shift meals

Health insurance

401(k) with employer matching

Employee assistance program

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar/ Thrive Restaurant Group is seeking a Kitchen Manager in Columbia, SC to lead our team and deliver guest‑centered hospitality. The role emphasizes developing staff, maintaining operational standards, and driving a positive dining experience in a busy neighborhood setting.

The position offers opportunities for growth, a comprehensive benefits package, and a supportive team focused on love for food and people. Equal opportunity employer.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Hospitality

Job description

Kitchen Manager - Applebee’s

Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar/Thrive Restaurant Group is looking for the next Hospitality Manager to join our team and help love people with food in the neighborhoods we serve.

We want work to be an experience that encourages you to be your best natural self as you develop your potential, and help others do the same. We hope to inspire you to love hospitality, so that you develop into a people-centered leader equipped with the business knowledge and self-confidence to make a difference in every aspect of your life.

We believe that everybody matters, wants to make a difference, and that the experience of work can enrich people and contribute to their flourishing in life. That belief is embodied in our invitation and lived out in our values and mindsets.

What's in it for you?

• Opportunity for growth and leadership development
• Generous paid time off
• Free shift meals and employee discounts
• Robust health insurance package, some of which are 100% company paid
• 401(k) with an employer matching contribution
• Free & confidential Employee Assistance Program for Managers AND their families, including drastically reduced evaluations and free virtual therapy sessions
• Relocation Assistance Program for those that qualify

Thrive Restaurant Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and our Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina locations use E-Verify per state requirements.

Background checks required for management level positions only.