Scratchboard Kitchen is seeking a Kitchen Manager with strong leadership skills, attention to detail, and dedication to the Scratchboard Kitchen mission. We are building an environment where there is room to grow, collaborate, and learn. We prioritize work life balance with all of our employees, resulting in a 40-45 hour week for management.

• Ensure prep, service, and day-to-day operations run smoothly and efficiently.
• Knowing how to expedite and run a smooth and efficient line, while working a station.
• Ability for a flexible schedule.
• Have prior experience expediting, checking the quality of dishes, and paying close attention to allergies.
• Ordering & inventory, prep lists, and driving the daily kitchen functionality.
• Maintaining a clean and organized work environment, being receptive to constructive criticism, learning & adapting.
• Holding others accountable and being a positive leader in the kitchen.
• Ensure that the highest level of quality in relation to the culinary offering is delivered to all guests.
• Ensure that all food prep and storage areas are kept clean and organized.
• Ensure that the restaurant is compliant with all health and safety code requirements at all times.
• Ensuring minimal waste, logging daily cooler temperatures, facilitating maintenance issues.
• Weekly scheduling of the kitchen team and maintaining/balancing labor costs.
• Chef developed menu, Kitchen Manager needs to have the ability to follow recipes created by the chef and ensure the team is following the recipes and dishes to the same standards.
• A positive attitude.

• 2+ Years of restaurant management experience
• Expediting experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Provide ability to manage and develop staff
• Strong understanding of food & labor costs, budgeting, and inventory management
• Proactive
• Demonstrates a positive approach to problem-solving
• Ability to follow standardized recipes and ensure the team is doing the same.

Scratchboard Kitchen is an upscale casual restaurant in downtown Arlington Heights serving simple yet elevated scratch-made breakfast and lunch fare, coffee, fresh-pressed juice, and alcoholic beverages. The menu is conceptualized by a Michelin trained chef who takes fine dining standards and applies them to a casual setting, ensuring high quality and standards. We are a growing company looking for the best talent in the industry.

Compensation & Benefits

Salaried position, paid time off, 50% coverage of health insurance, optional vision and dental insurance, and dining discounts

Physical Demands

The physical demands for this position are seeing, hearing, speaking, reaching, frequently lifting up to 25 pounds, occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds, sitting, standing for 4 to 8 hours, bending, and moving intermittently during working hours. These physical requirements may be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodations.