Chick-fil-A Kitchen DirectorWorking at a Chick-fil-A restaurant is more than a job it's an opportunity for teamwork and leadership development in a positive, people-focused environment. Most Chick-fil-A restaurants are locally owned and operated by independent, franchised Operators who invest in the future of their Team Members and give back to their communities.

Position Summary

The Kitchen Director role is the organizational leader who sustainably grows the health of the local brand and restaurant with a focus on the Back of House Team.

Key Job

Responsibilities

Embodies restaurant and company mission and vision

• Creates long-term organizational goals for growth with DOO
• Communicates mission, vision and goals to organization and team
• Assesses food safety and quality regularly and creates & owns systems and processes that support improvement.
• Maintains equipment & supply ordering

Regularly explores pathways updates & ensures team is aligned

Plans long-term employee development and team growth

Builds intentional relationships encouraging two-way dialogue

Motivates team to achieve departmental goals

Completes interviews for department

Coaches Managers primarily to coach and develop Supervisors

Conducts weekly Manager meetings or 1-on-1's

Conducts leadership development as needed to grow talent pipeline

Facilitates and innovates organizational training and development plans for continuous improvement and growth

Analyzes monthly business trends (FCR, IPO, Food Cost, Labor Cost, Data)

Analyzes and utilizes customer metrics (CEM, Servicepoint)

Analyzes daily and weekly data (Hotschedules, Cares)

Analyzes monthly data (Food Cost, Labor Cost, Budgets)

Analyzes quarterly and weekly business trends

Tracks waste

Creates long-term plans to drive results

Creates long-term plans to achieve organizational goals

Creates and stewards focused space to accomplish projects and operations work

Leads and champions organizational change and innovation

Creates streamline systems for LEAN efficiency

Coordinates projects for implementing systems with team

Other duties as assigned

Essential Functions

Fluent English

Ability to stand for long periods of time

Ability to lift 30

lbs regularly

Serv-safe Certified

Work ScheduleDay shift

Night shift

Monday to Friday

Weekend availability

Supplemental PayBonus pay

BenefitsPaid time off

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching