Kitchen Director - Chick-fil-A
Springfield, TN 37172
About the Job
Chick-fil-A Tom Austin Hwy: Kitchen Manager
Come be a part of the VERY FIRST Springfield, TN Chick-fil-A Team!
We are looking for top talent that is passionate about serving our guests, growing the business, and making a difference in the Springfield community. If this sounds like you, we'd love to meet you!
Opportunity:
The Kitchen Manager plays a vital role on our Leadership Team. This role is dedicated to maximizing operational excellence, training activities, and profit-generating procedures. In charge of executing excellence in areas of Safety, Quality, Speed, and Accuracy.
Reports to: Executive Director
Kitchen Managers are responsible for
- Achieving the desired results: Remarkable Food Remarkably Fast
- Areas Include: running shifts, maintaining Food Safety, Food Quality, Food Production
- Coaching the behaviors and results of all BOH Team Members
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 your assigned area
Additional Responsibilities:
- Maintaining a LEAN production environment
- Encourage, Provide Growth Opportunities and accountability for all Team Members
- Troubleshooting and repairing equipment and facilities
- Ensure all necessary preventative maintenance and cleaning on a set schedule.
Behavior Characteristics:
- Work between 40 and 50 hours per week in the restaurant
- Focus on systematically and effectively communicating all 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 training, daily practices and evaluation practices with the Vision of the organization and the Thematic Goal for the year
- Enthusiastically and passionately lead your team
Requirements:
- 2+ Years of experience leading a team
- Minimum of 1 year restaurant experience required
- High School Diploma required; Bachelors Degree preferred
- Excellent Leadership Skills
- Problem-solver; excellent decision maker under pressure
- Servant-hearted; others first mentality
- Great Organization
- Effective Time Management
- Teachable; receives feedback with a growth mindset
- Hard working; results-focused in a fast-paced environment
- Humility; genuine love for people
Benefits
- 100% of employee only mid-tier medical insurance plan covered by Chick-fil-A!
- 401k with up to a 4% match for eligible Team Members
- Dental and Vision insurance
- 2 weeks paid time off
- Free meal for every shift worked
- Learning Library: Access to books on leadership, life skills, personal growth
- $1000 baby bonus for anyone on our team expecting or adopting
- Other great benefits in the works
A job at Chick-fil-A is more than just a job. It's a stepping-stone to a successful future in the world of business. Here are some of the great benefits of working at Chick-fil-A:
- Flexible Hours - You probably have commitments to your family, friends, school or sports teams. We will try to arrange your work schedule around them.
- Closed Sundays - All Chick-fil-A restaurants are closed on Sundays so you can have a day off to spend with family and friends.
- Work Directly With A Chick-fil-A Operator - The Operator is an independent business person, responsible for the operation of the restaurant, who invests time in his or her employees, teaching them important business skills for the future.
- Competitive Pay - Along with a competitive paycheck, you will work in a nurturing environment where you will learn valuable business and people skills.
- It's a Great Place to Work - At Chick-fil-A, our Operators consider their team members to be more than just employees, they are a highly valued part of each Chick-fil-A restaurant. Our high retention rate is proof that team members really enjoy working at Chick-fil-A.
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.
