Kitchen Manager Production & Food Trailer (No Late Nights)

Kitchen Manager Production & Food Trailer (No Late Nights) (Driftwood | True Bird Farm / True Bird Kitchen)Good meals start with good chicken.

True Bird Farm is a pasture-raised chicken farm in Driftwood, and we re hiring a Kitchen Manager to oversee our value-added production program and support operations for our food trailer, True Bird Kitchen.

This is a great role if you like running a tight, organized kitchen without giant menus, late nights, or chaos

• Pay & Schedule
• $60,000 $65,000 salary
• ~40 45 hours/week
• Mix of production days + trailer service
• Consistent schedule, no late nights Typical Week
• Production days (prep, sausage, marinated items): daytime, done by ~5 6 PM
• Service days (food trailer): done by ~9:30 10 PM latest
• Small team, structured workflow
• The Job
• Run day-to-day production of value-added items:
• Marinated chicken, sausage, chicken salad
• Expanding into stock and schmaltz
• Work from prep lists, batch schedules, and inventory systems
• Keep production organized, consistent, and on track
• Support food trailer prep and work some service shifts
• Lead a small team (1 2 people) and keep things running smoothly The majority of this role is production, consistency, and execution
• Creative Input (Part of the Role
• Refine marinades and products over time
• Contribute seasonal items or specials
• Help improve sausage and value-added offerings Creativity is welcome but always comes after consistency and execution
• Who We re Looking For
• Organized and detail-oriented
• Comfortable managing prep, production, and a small team
• Ready to take on a first management role or grow in one
• Reliable, consistent, and able to follow through
• Takes pride in running a clean, structured kitchen We ll train and support the right person but this role does require stepping into real responsibility
• Why This Job Is Different
• No late nights
• No massive menu
• Consistent schedule
• Small, focused team
• High-quality, pasture-raised ingredients
• Systems in place not chaos
• Opportunity to grow with a small, values-driven business

• Location:

  Driftwood / Dripping Springs

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To Apply:

Send your resume and a short note on:

• How you stay organized in a kitchen
• A system or process you ve used or built We re looking to hire quickly immediate start available.