Senior Kitchen Manager / Chef

Joe's Crab Shack; Daytona Beach (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training program

Career development

Employee discounts

Health benefit plans

Dental & vision

401(k) & life insurance

Paid time off

Monthly bonus potential

Job summary

Joe's Crab Shack is seeking a Senior Kitchen Manager to lead a high-energy kitchen operation and develop a strong culinary team. This hands-on role focuses on food quality, guest experiences, and delivering solid operational results in a fast-paced setting.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of culinary management experience, including executive leadership in a full-service, high-volume dining establishment, and excels in staff development, cost control, and operational standards.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of culinary management experience, including 2 years as an Executive Chef in a full-service, high-volume dining establishment.
• Strong knowledge of back-of-house operations, staff supervision, inventory controls and cost management.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Stable and progressive work history with a strong work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Ensures guest satisfaction with a hands-on, lead-by-example management style.
• Management of back-of-house staff with ongoing training and development.
• Achieve or exceed budgeted labor and cost targets through proper planning and execution.
• Oversee weekly and monthly inventories and ordering of food and supplies.
• Maintain sanitation procedures and OSHA-compliant work area.

Skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

Inventory controls

Food/labor cost

Quality control

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 monthly inventories, 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 detail on back of the house operations including staff supervision, inventory controls and food/labor cost, and product quality
• Strong communication, leadership, and conflict resolution skills
• Stable and progressive work history; Strong work ethic

EOE