Senior Kitchen Manager / Chef

The Post Oak; Daytona Beach (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training program

Career development

Employee discounts

Health benefit plans

Dental

Vision

Voluntary life

Short term disability

Flexible spending accounts

401(k)

Paid time off

Monthly discretionary bonus

Job summary

Joe's Crab Shack is seeking a Senior Kitchen Manager to lead a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen. You will drive food quality, mentor team members, and deliver strong operational results while growing with the brand known for great food and guest experiences.

You will oversee back-of-house operations, training, and inventory management, ensuring compliance with safety standards. This role offers hands-on leadership and clear paths for future advancement within the organization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Culinary Management experience, including leadership in a high-volume kitchen.
• At least 2 years as an Executive Chef in a full-service setting.
• Strong knowledge of back-of-house operations, inventory, and food/labor cost control.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and conflict-resolution skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead back-of-house operations with hands-on leadership and example setting.
• Train and mentor kitchen staff, ensuring ongoing development and accountability.
• Meet or exceed labor budgets and other cost targets through planning and execution.
• Oversee inventories and ordering of food and supplies on a weekly/monthly basis.
• Maintain sanitation procedures and OSHA-compliant work areas.

Skills

Culinary management

Staff supervision

Leadership

Budgeting

Job description

Overview

Ready to Lead the Kitchen. Develop Your Team. Take Your Culinary Career to the Next Level?

Joe's Crab Shack is looking for a passionate, driven Senior Kitchen Manager to help lead a high-energy culinary operation and grow with a brand known for great food, fun, and unforgettable guest experiences. If you're an experienced kitchen leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys developing people, and is ready for the next step in your career, we want to hear from you!

As a Senior Kitchen Manager, you'll play a key leadership role in daily kitchen operations, developing and mentoring team members, driving food quality and consistency, and helping deliver strong operational results. This is an opportunity for a hands-on leader who takes pride in building great teams, maintaining high standards, and making a meaningful impact every day.

We're looking for someone who is ready to grow- not just in their current role, but toward future leadership opportunities within the organization.

Lead with confidence. Develop great talent. Build your career. Make waves with Joe's Crab Shack.

Benefits:

• Extensive and well-rounded training program
• Continued career development and growth opportunities
• Generous employee discounts on dining, retail, amusements, and hotels
• Multiple health benefit plans to suit your needs
• Dental, vision, voluntary life, short term disability, flexible spending accounts and 401 (k)
• Paid time off
• Monthly discretionary bonus potential

Responsibilities

• Ensures excellence in guest satisfaction through commitment to a "Do Whatever It Takes Attitude" and a hands-on, lead by example management style
• Management of all back of house staff in a high-volume kitchen, including ongoing training, development, and follow up
• Achieve or exceed budgeted labor and other cost centers through proper planning and execution
• Oversee weekly and monthlyinventories, and ordering of food and supplies
• Maintain sanitation procedures and organization of work area adhering to all OSHA regulations.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of Culinary Management experience, with at least 2 years as an Executive Chef in a full-service, high-volume dining establishment
• Strong knowledge and attention to detailon back of the house operations including staff supervision, inventory controls and food/labor cost, and product quality
• Strong communication, leadership, and conflict resolutionskills
• Stable and progressive work history; Strong work ethic

EOE