Kitchen Supervisor

Join our team at The Melting Pot in Fort Collins, where we blend elevated dining with a hands-on, guest-focused culinary experience. We’re looking for a skilled and motivated Kitchen Supervisor to lead our Back of House operations. This role plays a key part in maintaining the highest standards of food preparation, plating, and service. You’ll be responsible for overseeing daily kitchen operations, expediting orders, managing prep work and presentation, and ensuring a clean and compliant kitchen environment. You’ll also lead by example—training and cross-training team members, managing inventory and food costs, and keeping prep charts and recipes consistent. If you’re passionate about teamwork, kitchen leadership, and creating memorable guest experiences, we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily kitchen operations, ensuring high-quality food preparation and presentation
• Manage food preparation tasks, including chopping, cutting, and preparing sauces and dressings
• Expedite food orders efficiently to ensure timely service
• Plate dishes with precision, maintaining The Melting Pot’s high standards for presentation
• Ensure cleanliness, sanitation, and compliance with health and safety regulations
• Train and cross-train Back of House staff across all kitchen stations
• Monitor inventory, order supplies, and control food costs
• Motivate and lead the kitchen team to deliver exceptional guest experiences
• Implement and maintain recipes and prep charts for consistency

We cross-train our Back of House staff to master all kitchen areas, with opportunities for salary increases based on skills and stations mastered.

Requirements:

• Open scheduling availability, including evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Reliable transportation
• Ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 30 lbs
• Strong leadership skills and ability to manage a team
• Ability to follow and execute recipes and prep charts accurately
• Experience in a kitchen environment preferred, but not required if you have a strong desire to learn
• Passion for delivering exceptional food and guest experiences

Benefits:

• Competitive hourly wage ($21 - $25 per hour)
• Opportunities for career growth and skill development
• A fun, team-oriented work environment
• Cross-training to enhance your culinary expertise

How to Apply: If you’re ready to lead our kitchen team and create memorable dining experiences, apply today! Submit your resume and a brief cover letter through really. We can’t wait to meet you!

The Melting Pot Fort Collins is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

About us

The Melting Pot Restaurant - Fort Collins is a small business in Fort Collins, CO. We are professional, collaborative, customer-centric and our goal is to The Melting Pot is more than a restaurant, it is a movement of incredibly talented people who provide our guests a chance to escape, create memories and pursue their dreams. Provide The four-course fondue dining experience offers guests a chance to experience "The Fondue Effect". The guest and working environment is up scale, casual and fun. High quality, entertaining service is critical to the continued success of the restaurant. The per person average for our dinner only concept is $62..

Our work environment includes:

• Lively atmosphere
• Growth opportunities

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
Generally, we want folks who are; Happy, Enjoy Helping Other People, Trainable and Thinking Problem Solvers. The kind of people you would also like to work with. Must be able to follow food safety standards. Must be able and willing to lead by example - with detail orientation. Proven work history and career progression with some supervision is an advantage. The positions requires teamwork, ability to read directions and manuals, require extensive use of computer systems.

WORK SCHEDULE
5 day work week average 42-48 hours
2 days off in a row (after training)

WHO WE ARE:
The Melting Pot is more than a restaurant, it is a movement of incredibly talented people who provide our guests a chance to escape, create memories and pursue their dreams.

The Melting Pot is owned by a very experience group of operators with a 2 managing partners on-site. The group owns Melting Pot Restaurants in Texas, Arizona, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, DC, Florida, Ohio and Tennessee. They also own and operate the Rodizio Grill Brazilian Steakhouse in Nashville and Sarasota. And are partners in the Orlando, FL location. Each of their restaurants has an operating partner who has risen through the ranks to own part of the restaurant.

The four-course fondue dining experience offers guests a chance to experience "The Fondue Effect". The guest and working environment is up scale, casual and fun. High quality, entertaining service is critical to the continued success of the restaurant. The per person average for our dinner only concept is $62.

The Melting Pot of Fort Collins is dedicated to the community through local fund raising and is always a top fund raiser for Great Plate supporting the Larimer County Food Bank and has raised over $1million for St. Jude Children’s hospital (The highest Melting Pot in the country).

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $52,500.00 - $62,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift

Experience:

• Kitchen Stations/Prep: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• ServSafe (Required)

Location:

• Fort Collins, CO 80524 (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Fort Collins, CO 80524 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $52,500.00 - $62,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Ability to Commute:

• Fort Collins, CO 80524 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Fort Collins, CO 80524: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $52,500 - $62,500