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KITCHEN LEAD

Bareburger
New York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 11/17/2025 CLOSED ON 2/1/2026

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Kitchen Lead Full Time • Upper West Side 2 Bareburger is the leader in America's "better burger" trend, emphasizing high-quality, ethically sourced, all-natural & sustainable ingredients in a casual environment. Since our founding in 2009, we've taken pride in serving clean comfort food to our communities, and offer choices that feel good for everyone. From burgers and salads to shakes, beer & wine—our mindful menu is full of delicious variety you'll love! KITCHEN LEAD POSITION Location: NY - New York Job Type: Full Time Rate: Starting at $19/hr [Based on Experience] Now Hiring for Kitchen Lead Restaurant Kitchen Lead to assist in managing the Back of House Team. The successful individual will have culinary and management experience. A creative, motivating professional who doesn’t mind contributing to prep work, service line work, expediting and is comfortable delegating. The person will assist in hiring and training the staff. Kitchen Lead Responsibilities. Order supplies, food and ingredients based on rapidly shifting demand Hire, on-board and train kitchen staff in specific stations, and cross-train as necessary Maintain acceptable inventory levels and conduct full weekly inventory Create schedules for kitchen staff to ensure there are always enough workers to meet the demand Schedule and oversee necessary maintenance and repairs on kitchen appliances and space Learn and manager all back office functions and systems Measure and assemble ingredients for menu items Collaborate with the kitchen cooks to prepare meals that are received thru multiple 3rd party platforms Maintain accurate food inventories Properly store food items at appropriate temperatures Rotate stock items as per established procedures See that kitchen is restocked for subsequent shifts Ensure that the food prep area and kitchen are cleaned and sanitized throughout and at the end of shifts Maintain open and professional communications with the in-house property managers Endure the highest level of menu adherence and highest level of food quality Ability to respond personally to guest questions and complaints Achieve desired Sales, COGS, Labor, Direct Costs as per Company set targets Minimize employee turnover Skills & Job Qualifications Valid Certification in Food Protection in Ability to work well under pressure and in a fast-paced environment Excellent written and oral communication skills Experience in Creating Production Par Levels Purchasing of all necessary items and supplies Managing All Purchases to Budget Managing Labor Cost to Budget Capable of conducting and assessing restaurant inventory Willing to work a flexible schedule Experience with delegating tasks and maintaining fast speed of service Benefits We provide a competitive wage and package for our Team Members. Benefits included: Transit Discount Program Paid Time Off Corporate Discount Programs Direct Deposit Digital Training Program About Us The Bareburger Mission is our North Star: our guiding light. That which helps guide us in a direction towards being extraordinary. In 2009 we had a very simple vision: let’s create the tastiest burger using local, organic, all natural & sustainable ingredients whenever possible. With that in mind, we opened a small restaurant in our hometown of Queens, NYC. We made a promise to offer our guests quality service that made them feel at home. Years later, we’re honored to serve clean food to our communities around the globe. Our greatest strength has always been creating a menu with choices that feel good for everyone. Thank you to all the partners, farmers, producers and distributors that we proudly call friends & family. We source mindfully, with our farmers, our environment and our guests in mind at all times. We will always look to the future of food and plant-based proteins which are undoubtedly at the forefront of sustainability. Our menu has plenty of plant-based options and is more delicious than ever. What we eat is who we are, and at Bareburger, we celebrate everyone. Bareburger is an Equal Opportunity Employer Bareburger is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all of our employment programs and decisions. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Bareburger will be based on merit, qualifications, abilities and business needs and considerations. Discrimination in employment on the basis of any classification protected under federal, state or local law is a violation of our policy and is illegal. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender/sex, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, veteran/military status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected applicable federal, state or local law. Compensation: $19.00 per hour

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