Kitchen Manager / Chef Starting Gate - Sports Bar & Entertainment - Los Alamitos, CA The menu has a spine — Angus smashburgers, artisan pizza, elevated bar fare built to bring people back. The systems, workflows, and kitchen culture are a rough sketch waiting for the right hands. Refine it, rebuild what doesn't work, and make it yours. Formal culinary training welcome — we care more about what you built and how it ran than what it was called. You've spent years earning your stripes in serious kitchens and you're ready to be the shot-caller — not report to one. That's the role. What you'll own Prep and par systems, station setup, and line readiness from day one — built and managed in Toast Ticket execution, firing rhythm, and expo coordination with your FOH team Training and holding a kitchen team to a standard that runs without you Ordering, inventory, receiving, and waste control Food safety and sanitation — non-negotiable Menu refinement within the concept — real, not a recruiting line What we're looking for Proven kitchen leadership — KM, sous chef, or equivalent High-volume full-service experience required Pizza, grill, or scratch-prep background a strong plus A builder who sets the standard, trains against it, not just executes someone else's What matters most Open to testing and pushing limits — tweaking and honing systems that hold without you standing over them Composure when it's loud and the tickets are stacking You can develop cooks who are faster, younger, and less experienced — and make them better for it You want your name on something Compensation $55,000-$60,000 DOE | Performance bonus | Benefits in development To apply Resume + a short note: what you've built, what volume you've run, and what you'd put your fingerprints on here.

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$55,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Work Location:

In person