Demo

Kitchen Director

Chick-fil-A
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 4/21/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/17/2026

Main Responsibilities of a Store Manager

  • Responsible for every aspect of everyday kitchen supervision.
  • Responsible for inventory management
  • Takes care of stock, staff, and sales management

Store Manager Job Description

We are looking for an experienced and skilled Kitchen Director with remarkable skills, who will run a store effectively and with attention to detail.

Our Kitchen Director candidates are required to be in constant contact with the staff and customers. They need to be able to ensure their staff provides the highest quality customer services and monitor the overall financial performance of the store.

The responsibilities are to greet the staff and customers, provide them with what they need, give intelligent recommendations and suggestions, build customer and brand trust, assist the staff with anything they need and make sure the customers have a great shopping experience.

More importantly, a perfect store manager candidate should be reliable, accommodating, courteous, and friendly to ensure that the customers are fully satisfied.

Responsibilities of a Store Manager

  • Lead and model the DC USA Vision and Values with guests and team members.
  • Lead, train, and support the 3 focus areas of the “winning hearts everyday strategy:” Great Food, Fast & Accurate Service and Genuine Hospitality.
  • Maximize kitchen throughput and capacity by delivering on these four key drivers: Ensure Food Safety, Improve Product Quality, Increase Production Capacity, and Enhance Team Member Environment.
  • Submit Kitchen Team Member and Team Leader schedule by Thursday @11:00 a.m. 
  • Recruit, select, and develop team leaders for the kitchen team.
  • Identify and build a leadership bench to accommodate sales growth.
  • Oversee catering and support the Catering Coordinator by facilitating the sequence of food preparation.
  • Ensure regular deep cleaning maintenance is completed for designated kitchen equipment.
  • Lead and support a LEAN kitchen model through the elimination of product and labor waste.
  • Support Director of Facilities & Food Safety with the completion of Safe Daily Critical(s), ERQAs, and Equipment Temperature Checks.
  • Create and maintain a clean and safe working environment by ensuring kitchen brand checklists are completed immediately following day-part transitions.
  • Track monthly kitchen specific CEM scores on the “BOH Tracker” and create action plan to improve areas of opportunity.
  • Forecast daily prep production and follow-up on prep waste.
  • Complete designated truck orders and submit credits weekly.
  • Evaluate chicken filets, strips, and nuggets on a case-by-case basis to ensure each case contains the minimum required number of on-spec filets or strips (size, weight) or is above the allowable amount of underweight pieces during the fileting process.
  • Train, execute and follow-up on AHA system performance and metrics.
  • Lead special projects and/or captainships assigned by the Owner/Operator. 
  • Recruiting and appraising staff
  • Training and supervising staff
  • Managing budgets
  • Maintaining financial and statistical records
  • Dealing with customer complaints and queries
  • Overseeing stock and pricing control
  • Maximizing profitability and productivity
  • Motivating staff to meet sales targets
  • Setting sales targets
  • Ensuring compliance with safety and health regulations
  • Preparing promotional displays and materials
  • Liaising with management
  • Taking care of promotional prospects, benefits, and salaries of their staff
  • Providing opportunities for staff advancements

Store Manager Job Requirements

  • Commercial awareness
  • Confidence
  • Resourcefulness
  • Organizational skills
  • Teamworking skills
  • Verbal communication skills
  • Numerical skills
  • Excellent IT skills
  • Enthusiasm
  • Executive skills
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Showing initiative
  • Setting a good example

Work schedule

  • 12 hour shift
  • Weekend availability
  • Day shift
  • Night shift

Supplemental pay

  • Bonus pay
  • Safety bonus

Benefits

  • Flexible schedule
  • Paid time off
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Referral program
  • Employee discount
  • Paid training

Salary : $20 - $24

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Kitchen Director?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Kitchen Director career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$54,608 - $73,002
Income Estimation: 
$88,880 - $118,930
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Chick-fil-A

  • Chick-fil-A Newark, DE
  • Join our team as a Director! As a Director, you play a crucial role in the restaurant's overall success by overseeing essential facets of the business that... more
  • 5 Days Ago

  • Chick-fil-A Gulfport, MS
  • At Chick-fil-A, the team member role is more than just a job, it's an opportunity. In addition to working directly for an independent Operator, team member... more
  • 5 Days Ago

  • Chick-fil-A Gulfport, MS
  • At Chick-fil-A, the kitchen staff role is more than just a job, it's an opportunity. In addition to working directly for an independent Operator, team memb... more
  • 5 Days Ago

  • Chick-fil-A Frankfort, KY
  • Chick-fil-A is hiring a highly skilled and motivated Team Leader! Are you looking for a leadership role in a positive and people-focused environment? Do yo... more
  • 5 Days Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Kitchen Director jobs in the Washington, DC area that may be a better fit.

  • SeoulSpice Korean Kitchen Arlington, VA
  • From Scratch, with Love: At SeoulSpice, our mission is to share Korea’s delicious food, warm hospitality, and vibrant culture with the world. SeoulSpice se... more
  • 23 Days Ago

  • World Central Kitchen Washington, DC
  • World Central Kitchen (WCK) seeks a dynamic, collaborative Director, Individual Giving to lead one of our most vital funding streams. Individual Giving rep... more
  • 1 Month Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!