Company Description
Chick-fil-A Tacoma opened in 2015 and has had consistent growth. We currently employ 100 team members with an increase in the number of leadership positions in the store. We serve quality food to guests that are dining in or using the drive-thru, as well as business clients using catering services.
Chick-fil-A Tacoma exists to serve guests and provide them with an excellent experience each time they dine with us. We also provide our team members with the opportunity to gain valuable life skills that will propel them into the future of their choice.
Job Description
The Kitchen Director is a great opportunity for the right leader. We are seeking individuals with integrity, a servant's heart, excellence, a growth mindset, professionalism, and flexibility. This individual must be able to handle a fast-paced environment, be detail-oriented, self-motivated, and an initiator who takes control and delegates well.
The Kitchen Director will oversee the operations of the entire kitchen - ensuring quality of all products; 100% compliance with all food safety practices and Health Code regulations; coach, train and develop their team; maintain cleanliness of area and equipment; monitor food costs and labor; oversee the truck order and manage the inventory.
The Kitchen Director is a physically demanding role. This individual must be prepared to be on their feet daily and work regularly with their team to ensure we are following Food Safety standards.
Qualifications
Key Responsibilities:
- Walk through the kitchen regularly and ensure cleanliness of area and equipment.
- Communicate necessary information to team members properly.
- Manage 20-25 individuals daily.
- Oversee the daily and weekly catering orders.
- Direct your team in the kitchen during RUSH hours.
- Ensure all equipment is working properly.
- Manage inventory.
- Complete necessary administrative paperwork.
- Engage regularly with team members.
- Open availability Monday thru Saturday.
Skills/Competencies/Experience:
- 2-3 years of experience in a kitchen management role.
- Servesafe Certified.
- Must be able to handle fast-paced environment.
- Detail-oriented/organized.
- Strong time-management skills.
- Strong verbal/written communication skills.
- Must be able to handle difficult situations and a diverse team.
- Passion for developing people.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Strategic thinker.
- Goal-oriented.
- Results and relationship driven.
- Desire to grow.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Ability to make decisions quickly.
- Ability to anticipate problems before they happen.
- Ability to motivate others.
- Ability to create plans and goals and then to execute those plans to reach set goals.
- Effectively coach and give direction.
- Outgoing, genuinely friendly.
- Hold team accountable to high standards.
- Professional in appearance and demeanor.
- Observant.
- Tech-savvy.
Additional Information
45 hours a week. Saturdays are a requirement. One day off during the week, closed Sundays.
Competitive salary, benefits including healthcare, 401k, vacation, stipend for gas, annual vacation paid for (hotel/airfare), scholarships, leadership development coaching, and more.
REQUIREMENTS
In our kitchens, we focus on fresh and simple ingredients. Since the beginning, we've served chicken that is whole breast meat, with no added fillers or hormones, and we bread it by hand in our restaurants. Produce is delivered fresh to our kitchens several times a week. Salads are chopped and prepared fresh throughout the day. Whole lemons are freshly squeezed in our restaurants and combined with pure cane sugar and water to make Chick-fil-A Lemonade. It may not be the easy way, but it's the only way we know.
