Chick-fil-A Kitchen Director / Senior Leader - Chick-fil-A
Jefferson City, MO 65109
About the Job
Kitchen Director:
We are looking for a Senior Level Kitchen Director to join our Executive team. The leader is responsible for overseeing our overall kitchen operations. You will be responsible for all back of house operations of a high volume restaurant including coaching junior kitchen leaders and guiding the team to meet performance goals in speed of service, quality, and food safety. You will be managing our most valuable asset, our people!
Pay: $60,000- $85,000 based on experience
Responsibilities include:
- Overseeing kitchen scheduling & labor usage
- Controlling food safety, food costs, throughput, speed, and quality
- Maintain a culture of Food Safety at all times
- Monitoring and ensuring the team is meeting food safety and quality standards
- Maintaining a positive working environment and treating all employees with respect while providing them with direction and feedback
- Ability to effectively troubleshoot, problem solve, and make quick decisions on a daily basis
- Coaching and developing team members and team leaders
- Managing inventory, food truck, and facilities
Requirements Include:
- Prior Food Service leadership experience
- Strategic thinker, Goal-oriented, Tech-savvy, Continuous improvement mindset
- 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
- Self-starter, creative and flexible
- Good business sense, achiever
- Proven history of consistently performing at a high level
- Servant spirit with strong sense of stewardship
- Experience managing food costs
- High integrity and character
- Optimistic in adversity
- Bi-lingual preferred but not needed
- Chick-fil-A experience is a plus, but not required
Our Team Member Benefits:
- Sundays off
- No late nights
- Generous Medical, Dental, Vision, Life
- PTO Eligibility
- Free college tuition
- 401k with company match
- Advancement opportunities
- Bonus opportunities
- Meal Discount
- Flexible scheduling
- Phone stipend
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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.