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Kitchen Manager

AH2
Lafayette, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/13/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/13/2026
Benefits:
  • Competitive salary
  • Opportunity for advancement
  • Training & development
Title: Kitchen Manager

Location: Lafayette, CA
Job Type: Full-Time

About Us:
We’re a chef-driven hospitality group known for our bold flavors, teamwork, and dedication to excellence. We take pride in creating memorable dining experiences rooted in quality, craft, and care. As we grow, we’re looking for a strong Kitchen Manager to lead our back-of-house operations and support our culinary vision.

Position Summary:
The Kitchen Manager oversees daily kitchen operations, ensuring high-quality food production, team efficiency, and adherence to all safety and sanitation standards. This role requires strong leadership, excellent organization, and the ability to motivate and train a diverse culinary team.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead, train, and develop kitchen staff to uphold company standards

  • Oversee food preparation, quality control, and presentation consistency

  • Manage kitchen scheduling, labor costs, and inventory

  • Collaborate with leadership on menu planning and execution

  • Maintain health, safety, and sanitation compliance at all times

  • Monitor equipment maintenance and kitchen organization

  • Foster a positive, respectful, and high-performing work environment

Qualifications:

  • 3 years of kitchen management or leadership experience

  • Strong culinary knowledge and passion for high-quality food

  • Proven ability to manage costs, inventory, and labor efficiently

  • Excellent communication and team-building skills

  • ServSafe certification 

  • Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed

What We Offer:

  • Competitive salary and growth opportunities
  • Supportive, team-oriented work culture
  • Opportunity to help shape a growing, chef-led brand

If you’re a motivated leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and takes pride in developing great teams and great food, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and help us continue building something exceptional.

Título: Gerente de Cocina

Ubicación: Lafayette, CA
Tipo de puesto: Tiempo completo

Sobre nosotros:
Somos un grupo gastronómico dirigido por chefs, reconocido por sus sabores auténticos, trabajo en equipo y compromiso con la excelencia. Nos enorgullece crear experiencias culinarias memorables basadas en la calidad, la técnica y la pasión. A medida que crecemos, buscamos un Gerente de Cocina fuerte y motivado para liderar nuestras operaciones de cocina y apoyar nuestra visión culinaria.

Resumen del puesto:
El Gerente de Cocina supervisa las operaciones diarias de la cocina, garantizando la producción de alimentos de alta calidad, la eficiencia del equipo y el cumplimiento de todas las normas de seguridad e higiene. Este puesto requiere liderazgo sólido, organización y la capacidad de motivar y capacitar a un equipo culinario diverso.

Responsabilidades:

  • Liderar, capacitar y desarrollar al personal de cocina para mantener los estándares de la empresa

  • Supervisar la preparación de alimentos, control de calidad y consistencia en la presentación

  • Administrar horarios, costos de mano de obra e inventarios

  • Colaborar con la dirección en la planificación y ejecución del menú

  • Mantener el cumplimiento de normas de salud, seguridad y saneamiento

  • Supervisar el mantenimiento de equipos y la organización general de la cocina

  • Fomentar un ambiente de trabajo positivo, respetuoso y de alto rendimiento

Requisitos:

  • Mínimo 3 años de experiencia en gestión o liderazgo de cocina

  • Conocimiento culinario sólido y pasión por la gastronomía de calidad

  • Capacidad comprobada para administrar costos, inventarios y personal

  • Excelentes habilidades de comunicación y liderazgo de equipo

  • Certificación ServSafe 

  • Disponibilidad para trabajar noches, fines de semana y días festivos

Ofrecemos:

  • Salario competitivo y oportunidades de crecimiento

  • Ambiente laboral colaborativo y de apoyo

  • Oportunidad de formar parte de una marca en expansión dirigida por chefs

Si eres un líder motivado que prospera en entornos dinámicos y te apasiona desarrollar grandes equipos y excelente comida, queremos conocerte.

Aplica hoy mismo y ayúdanos a seguir construyendo algo excepcional.

Salary : $70,000 - $85,000

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