Head Chef & Kitchen Manager — Tru Soul Food Kitchen About the Role Tru Soul Food Kitchen is hiring a Head Chef and Kitchen Manager to own our kitchen. This is a dual role. You are both the person who owns the food and the person who runs the back of house. You will create and protect the recipes our name is built on while keeping the kitchen organized, consistent, and profitable. If you take pride in soul food done right and you know how to run a tight kitchen, this is your seat.

Reports to:

General Manager. What You'll Own The food. Own our recipes end to end. Create new dishes, improve and modify existing ones, and lock in the taste, presentation, and consistency our name is built on. Develop recipes with both flavor and food cost in mind, then standardize and document them so the food does not depend on any one person being there. Kitchen operations. Run the back of house day to day. Set up prep, manage the line, and keep the kitchen moving smoothly during the busiest rushes. Team leadership. Lead, train, and schedule the back-of-house staff. Build cooks who know their stations and hold them to the standard. Jump in on any station when the kitchen needs you. Inventory and ordering. Track inventory, place food orders, rotate stock, and cut waste so the kitchen always has what it needs without overspending. Cost and quality control. Manage food cost and portioning to protect profitability. Keep the kitchen clean, organized, and fully up to health and safety standards at all times. Consistency and systems. Build the prep lists, par levels, and checklists that keep the kitchen running the same way whether or not you are on the clock. What We're Looking For Real kitchen leadership experience as a head chef, kitchen manager, or sous chef ready to step up. Someone who can cook soul food at a high level, create and refine dishes, and teach others to cook them the same way every time. Organized, calm under pressure, and not afraid to get their hands dirty on any station. Strong on food cost, inventory, and cleanliness. A leader who can hold a standard and build a team that takes pride in the work. Why Tru Soul We are a family-run soul food brand that is growing, and this is a chance to own a kitchen and put your name on the food. Cooked with love, served with soul.

Pay:

$18.00 - $25.00 per hour Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Work Location:

In person