Senior Regional Kitchen Leader | 100% Travel

Kizuki Ramen; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

90% Company Paid Medical, Dental, and视

Car allowance

Paid Time Off

Career growth and advancement

Job summary

Kizuki International LLC seeks an experienced Senior Regional Kitchen Manager to oversee culinary operations for Kizuki Ramen & Izakaya and Supreme Dumplings. This field‑based leadership role requires 100% travel to locations while partnering with kitchen teams to uphold recipes, standards, food safety, and efficiency.

The successful candidate will develop kitchen leadership, address performance gaps, and drive improvements across multiple markets, ensuring consistent quality and cost control.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of professional culinary experience preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of multiunit culinary leadership or regional kitchen management experience preferred.
• Experience with Japanese, Chinese, or Asian cuisine strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop kitchen teams across multiple locations.
• Strong understanding of recipe standardization, food cost, labor efficiency, and operational performance.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Travel between restaurant locations to evaluate and support daily kitchen operations.
• Work directly alongside kitchen teams to reinforce proper cooking techniques, recipes, and preparation standards.
• Ensure consistent food quality, presentation, portioning, and execution across all assigned locations.
• Identify culinary execution gaps and implement immediate corrective actions.
• Support new menu rollouts, recipe updates, and culinary initiatives.
• Coach, train, and develop Chefs, Kitchen Managers, and kitchen team members.
• Build strong kitchen leadership teams through hands‑on training and accountability.
• Partner with District Managers and restaurant leadership to improve kitchen performance.
• Conduct regular operational assessments and follow up on identified opportunities.
• Reinforce a culture of teamwork, discipline, consistency, and culinary excellence.
• Monitor kitchen efficiency, productivity, and overall operational execution.
• Support food cost management through proper portioning, inventory accuracy, and waste reduction.
• Identify opportunities to improve kitchen workflows, labor efficiency, and production.
• Ensure proper inventory rotation, ingredient quality, and kitchen readiness.
• Support new restaurant openings, kitchen transitions, and operational improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with company food safety standards and local health regulations.
• Conduct kitchen inspections and reinforce proper sanitation, storage, and food handling procedures.
• Identify food safety risks and ensure timely corrective action.
• Maintain consistent cleanliness, organization, and inspection readiness across all assigned locations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Education

Culinary degree or equivalent

Job description

Kizuki International LLC seeks an experienced Senior Regional Kitchen Manager to oversee culinary operations for Kizuki Ramen & Izakaya and Supreme Dumplings. This field‑based leadership role requires 100% travel to locations while partnering with kitchen teams to uphold recipes, standards, food safety, and efficiency.

The successful candidate will develop kitchen leadership, address performance gaps, and drive improvements across multiple markets, ensuring consistent quality and cost control.