Company Introduction: Chicken Salad Chick provides a delicious menu with a variety of 12 Chicken Salads, homemade sides, delicious soups, and great sandwiches. This location is one of the originals to the franchise and we are looking for a hospitality professional to help us maintain a team of excellence and superb service.Overview: The Kitchen Manager is responsible for + Always delivering crave-able food, in a timely manner, that meets or exceeds Chicken Salad Chick Quality Requirements + Coaching the behaviors of all Team Leaders and Team Members who work in the Kitchen. Those behaviors include: + Sense of Urgency that creates surprisingly fast Speed of Service + Attention to detail that ensures preparation and production procedures are followed + Execution of systems that ensure a refreshingly clean environment + Maintaining a work environment that ensures and promotes food safety + Vigilant attention to the organization and appearance of the kitchen **As a Kitchen Manager you will:** + Demonstrate a passion for the business and managing the overall operations + Find, train, develop and recognize the best people + Manage daily activities to ensure guests receive excellent customer service + Demonstrate a strong awareness and concern for food quality and safety + Adjust to multiple demands and shifting priorities **Behavior Characteristics:** + Work a maximum of up to forty hours per week in the restaurant + Allocate at least two hours per week to planning + Focus on systematically and effectively communicating all Kitchen related goals and success factors to Team Members + Combine critical thinking and practical leadership to create a culture of innovation + Effectively coach and give direction + Intentionally and methodically grow and nurture relationships with the staff + Be able to connect with a multicultural team + Align hiring, training, daily practices and evaluation practices with the Vision of the organization and the Thematic Goal for the year + Enthusiastically and passionately lead the Kitchen team **Additional Responsibilities:** + Inventory management + End-of-Month counts and input + Maintaining accurate transfer logs + Effective & efficient ordering + Maintaining a LEAN production environment + Coaching, evaluating, and providing accountability for all kitchen Team Members + Troubleshooting and repairing equipment and facilities + Ensure all necessary preventative maintenance and cleaning on a per set schedule. As a Kitchen Manager you will: + Demonstrate a passion for the business and managing the overall operations + Find, train, develop and recognize the best people + Manage daily activities to ensure guests receive excellent customer service + Demonstrate a strong awareness and concern for food quality and safety + Adjust to multiple demands and shifting priorities Behavior Characteristics: + Work a maximum of up to forty hours per week in the restaurant + Allocate at least two hours per week to planning + Focus on systematically and effectively communicating all Kitchen related goals and success factors to Team Members + Combine critical thinking and practical leadership to create a culture of innovation + Effectively coach and give direction + Intentionally and methodically grow and nurture relationships with the staff + Be able to connect with a multicultural team + Align hiring, training, daily practices and evaluation practices with the Vision of the organization and the Thematic Goal for the year + Enthusiastically and passionately lead the Kitchen team Additional Responsibilities: + Inventory management + End-of-Month counts and input + Maintaining accurate transfer logs + Effective & efficient ordering + Maintaining a LEAN production environment + Coaching, evaluating, and providing accountability for all kitchen Team Members + Troubleshooting and repairing equipment and facilities + Ensure all necessary preventative maintenance and cleaning on a per set schedule.