Assistant Kitchen Director - Full Time - Chick-fil-A Airport Road

Chick-fil-A Airport Road, proud recipients of:

***2023 Symbol of Success***

***2023 Guardian of the Brand***

***2024 Guardian of the Brand***

***2025 Guardian of the Brand***

Position Type: Full-time, 36-45 hours / week M-F with Saturday availability $24/hour

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision contribution for full-time employment ($550/month medical contribution)
• Paid Time Off (1 week off)
• Meal benefit ($11.00 per day)
• Bonus program (depending on performance)
• Scholarship opportunities
• Friendly and Caring team!
• Sundays off

Who we are:

At Chick-fil-A Airport Road, being part of our team is more than just a job; it's an opportunity for people of all ages and backgrounds to learn life and business skills. In our restaurant, you will work alongside the Owner/Operator and the entire leadership team to shape the culture and performance of our organization so that we can create our "Remarkable" food and deliver an outstanding customer experience. We are fully dedicated to directly leading our teams and helping you develop their future and achieve their goals. Leaders are made here at the Chick-fil-A Airport Road. If you want to work with a team that cares about their employees and guests, come join us!!

Key Responsibilities:

• Ownership of the entire kitchen area under the leadership of the Back of House Director
• Ownership of all financial aspects of the kitchen (food cost, etc.)
• Collaboration & team building with kitchen management in all day parts
• Develop a restaurant culture of growth minded team members and leaders. A culture of product knowledge, stewardship, excitement and generosity. Incorporate this into training, ongoing development, communications and everyday culture
• Maintain vision alignment with the Operator and the leadership team
• Ensure stewardship systems are taking place throughout the restaurant
• Develop leaders in such a way that they are operating as a motivated, high-performance team that embodies the vision of the business
• Oversee speed of service and completion of goals
• Oversee product quality and accuracy
• Create, lead and implement systems that will be the standard for all Back of House innovation and high-performance teams throughout the restaurant
• Embodies the vision set forth by the Operator and must be able to teach it
• Empowers management
• Delegates effectively
• Provides own vision and accountability
• Meets regularly with team to discuss issues / improvements
• Ensure policies are being followed per the Team Member Handbook
• Evaluates all areas of the business and makes recommendations to the Operator for improvements
• Creates and maintains a culture of excellence
• Effectively coach and give directions

Skills:

• Strategic thinker, Goal-oriented, Tech-savvy
• Great communicator both in handling difficult situations and a diverse team
• Mature, dependable and results-oriented
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Very detailed oriented & keenly observant
• Professional marketing or communications experience
• Maintains several business and professional community contacts
• Self-starter, creative and flexible
• Good business sense, achiever
• Strong project/time management skills
• Proven history of consistently performing at a high level
• Unquestionable integrity and represents Chick-fil-A well
• Passionate about building relationships with guests and fellow team members
• Servant spirit with strong sense of stewardship

Required and/or Preferred Qualification:

• Prior leadership experience demonstrating skills in food preparation, management, organization, and training development 
• Proven experience in a similar employee development, training development and/or trainer role, regardless of industry
• Demonstrated strong leadership experience 
• Excellent communication skills - verbal and written
• High standards in the area of operational excellence, quality, and customer service
• Exhibits a natural ability and desire to coach, mentor and develop others and themselves
• Positive attitude
• Job Type: Full-time

Schedule (open to discuss):

• 8-hour shift
• Days (6AM-2PM), mids (11AM-7PM), or nights (3PM-11PM) (open to discuss)

Weekly day range:

• Weekend availability
• Possible Rotating weekend availability

Working at a Chick-fil-A® restaurant is more than a job – it’s an opportunity for teamwork and leadership development in a positive, people-focused environment. Most Chick-fil-A restaurants are locally owned and operated by independent, franchised Operators who invest in the future of their Team Members and give back to their communities.

Salary : $24