Kitchen Manager

Description The Friendly Toast is seeking a passionate and talented Kitchen Manager to join our vibrant, scratch kitchen. You won't write the menu. You'll bring it to life, plate after plate, at volume, through the team you build. You lead from the line, coach every day, hold the standard, and run a kitchen that's ready for a packed Sunday and an audit on the same morning.

Why you'll love it here

• A brunch schedule: mostly mornings and daytime
• Proven recipes and systems, so your energy goes into people and execution
• Real support from our Culinary Director and culinary team
• A path to multi-unit culinary roles as we grow
• Health, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid sick and vacation time
• Employee meals and discount
• Referral bonus when you bring in great people

Requirements

What you need

• Kitchen leadership experience (Chef, Kitchen Manager or Executive Sous Chef) in a high-volume scratch kitchen
• Led kitchen teams of 15+ across multiple stations
• Direct ownership of food cost, ordering and inventory
• ServSafe Food Protection Manager; Allergen Awareness certificate (required in Massachusetts)
• Available early mornings and every weekend; this is a brunch business
• Opening, training or multi-unit experience is a plus

You're great at this if you

1. Run the playbook: you execute our systems to spec and improve them from the inside
2. Lead from the line: you know every station cold and jump in anywhere
3. Build people: your kitchen runs well on your day off
4. Own the numbers: you know your food cost, your top variances and what you changed last month
5. Protect the guest: every plate to spec; food safety is the floor, not the ceiling
6. Thrive in the brunch rush: urgency without chaos, fast hands, level voice
7. Hold positive accountability: you own misses and hold the standard without tearing people down

The physical side

• On your feet for long shifts (10+ hours)
• Lifting and carrying up to 50 lb
• A loud, hot, fast kitchen with hot equipment and knives
• Weekends are a requirement of this position

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. A background check is required for this position.

The Friendly Toast is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.