Assistant Kitchen Manager, Entertainment Venue, Virginia Beach VA
A large format entertainment venue in the Virginia Beach area, with a full kitchen and bar program serving high guest counts across dining, events and attractions, is hiring an Assistant Kitchen Manager. Gravity Talent Partners is running this search confidentially on the company's behalf.
What You Will Own
Run the line and prep on your shifts in a high output venue kitchen
Train, schedule and coach cooks and prep staff
Support ordering, receiving and inventory with the Kitchen Manager
Hold recipe specs, ticket times and plating across dining and events
Keep sanitation, food safety and kitchen organization tight
Run the kitchen in the Kitchen Manager's absence
What We Are Looking For
Assistant Kitchen Manager, Sous Chef or Lead Cook experience in a high volume kitchen
Organized and adaptable across dining, bar and event volume
Comfortable with prep systems, ordering and inventory
A teacher who keeps a clean, calm, productive line
Reliable and ready to grow into a Kitchen Manager seat
Compensation
Up to $70K, full time.
How to Apply
Apply below and your information comes straight to our team. A Gravity Talent Partners recruiter reviews every application and will reach out if your background is a fit. This search is confidential.
The Assistant Kitchen Manager Role
An Assistant Kitchen Manager helps lead a venue kitchen that serves high guest counts across dining, bar and events. The Kitchen Manager owns the kitchen; the Assistant runs shifts, leads the cooks and keeps the operation organized when volume spikes.
Day to day, the Assistant Kitchen Manager runs the line and prep, checks product in, keeps stations stocked, holds recipe specs and ticket times, and supports ordering and inventory. The role trains and schedules cooks, keeps sanitation and food safety to standard, and runs the kitchen on the Kitchen Manager's days off.
Entertainment venue kitchens swing from quiet afternoons to packed events, so the job rewards people who plan ahead, communicate clearly and stay calm when the board fills. It is a strong path to Kitchen Manager and Executive Chef roles in venues and high volume restaurants.
Candidates come from Assistant Kitchen Manager, Sous Chef, Kitchen Supervisor or Lead Cook roles in venues, high volume restaurants and banquet operations.
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