Chick-fil-A Senior Kitchen Director
Workstream, Jefferson City, MO, United States
Kitchen Director (Executive Leadership Role)
We are seeking an experienced and high-capacityKitchen Director to join our Executive Team. This senior leader will oversee all back-of-house operations in a fast pace high-volume restaurant environment, ensuring excellence in food safety, quality, team performance, and operational execution. This is senior level position and is a leader of leaders while still being hands on.
This role is critical to our success—you will directly lead, manage, coach, and develop our kitchen leadership team and team members while building systems that support speed, accuracy, and an exceptional guest experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead all kitchen operations, including scheduling, labor stewardship, production, and daily execution
- Ensure food safety standards are consistently met and embedded in team culture
- Manage food quality, food costs, throughput, and speed of service
- Maintain a positive, respectful, and professional work environment
- Provide ongoing coaching and development for junior kitchen leaders and team members
- Troubleshoot operational challenges and make confident, timely decisions
- Oversee inventory management, food truck operations, and facilities coordination
- Drive continuous improvement in systems, processes, and team performance
Requirements
- Prior experience leading a high-volume kitchen or food service operation in a Director or Manager position
- Strong communicator capable of coaching diverse teams and handling challenging situations with professionalism
- Strategic thinker with a continuous improvement mindset
- Highly dependable, results-oriented, and detail-focused
- Ability to thrive in a team environment and lead by example
- Demonstrated success managing food costs and operational KPIs
- High integrity, strong character, and a servant-leadership approach
- Ability to lift and move 30 pounds
- Creative, flexible, and proactive problem-solver
- Bilingual preferred, but not required
- Chick-fil-A experience is a plus, but not mandatory
Team Member Benefits
- Sundays off
- No late nights
- Multiple bonus opportunities
- Local, hands-on ownership
- Generous Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off and Paid Sick Time
- 401(k) with company match
- Advancement opportunities
- Meal discounts
- Flexible scheduling
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