About the role

  • Area Kitchen Manager overseeing food operations across multiple bar locations in Central and South Texas. Ensuring menus, food costs, inventory controls, and kitchen execution are consistent and profitable.

Responsibilities

  • Review menus at each location to evaluate performance, guest demand, and operational efficiency
  • Identify what’s working, what’s underperforming, and what needs to be removed or refreshed
  • Analyze food cost versus pricing to ensure margin targets are met
  • Recommend menu changes, seasonal offerings, and limited-time specials
  • Monitor food costs, usage, waste, and spoilage across all locations
  • Establish and maintain standardized par levels by location
  • Review and validate inventory counts for accuracy and consistency
  • Ensure kitchen operations run smoothly, safely, and consistently
  • Maintain standardized recipes, prep procedures, and portion controls
  • Support openings, menu rollouts, and operational problem-solving
  • Train and coach Kitchen Managers on ordering, inventory management, pars, and cost controls
  • Report on food cost trends, inventory variance, and menu performance

Requirements

  • 5+ years of kitchen management experience; multi-unit experience strongly preferred
  • Strong understanding of food cost, inventory management, and menu engineering
  • Proven experience training and leading kitchen teams
  • Comfortable working with data, reports, and KPIs
  • Organized, disciplined, and consistent in execution
  • Willingness to travel regularly between Central and South Texas locations

Benefits

  • Bonus: 12-15% of Base Salary

Job title

Area Kitchen Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$65,000 - $72,000 per year

Degree requirement

High School Diploma

Location requirements

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