Kitchen Manager

Two Hands Hospitality is hiring a Kitchen Manager for our restaurant in Manhattan, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Must be available early mornings, nights, weekends and holidays as required by the business.

Two Hands Hospitality is a group of community-focused Australian restaurants. Serving breakfast through dinner, we fuel your lifestyle with fresh, delicious food, cocktails, and coffee.

We are a fast-growing, innovative hospitality group with restaurants in NYC, Austin, Nashville, Denver, and more on the horizon. The Two Hands approach to food is that it is good for you, good for the environment, simple, and tastes good.

The Kitchen Manager is responsible for the day-to-day leadership, organization and execution of the kitchen at their Two Hands location. The role leads the BOH team, maintains food quality and consistency, manages kitchen labor, ordering and inventory, ensures food safety and cleanliness standards, and creates a positive and productive kitchen environment.

The Kitchen Manager reports directly to the General Manager, who holds overall responsibility for the restaurant's financial and operational performance, and works closely with Culinary Leadership to successfully execute Two Hands menus, recipes and culinary standards.

• Proven kitchen leadership experience in restaurants similar to our concept or comparably fast-paced, high-volume, and innovative, with the ability to recruit, train, coach and develop a strong BOH team.
• Strong culinary skills and attention to detail, ensuring consistent food quality, recipe execution, plating and timely service.
• Advanced knowledge of and willingness to work all stations in a professional kitchen, prep and line (larder, grill, fry, expo).
• Experience managing kitchen schedules, staffing and productivity within labor targets.
• Proficiency in food ordering, inventory management, portion control and waste reduction to support food cost targets.
• Thorough knowledge of food safety and sanitation standards, with required local food safety certification.
• Mature leadership, teamwork, communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with BOH, FOH, and core management.
• A love for food, willingness to try new foods, and the ability to lead, have fun, and work well with a team.

• Lead, train and develop the BOH team, fostering a positive, professional and accountable kitchen culture.
• Work the line during service, including peak periods. Lead service, manage ticket times and maintain food quality, plating and portion standards.
• Build BOH schedules in collaboration with GM and manage daily staffing to meet business needs and labor targets.
• Manage food ordering, inventory, delivery checks and waste reporting to support food cost controls.
• Maintain food safety, sanitation and cleanliness standards, ensuring compliance with local health requirements.
• Execute menu changes and seasonal rollouts, training the team on recipes, preparation techniques and presentation.
• Oversee daily kitchen readiness, prep, checklists and operational reporting, ensuring issues are identified and followed through.
• Work closely with the General Manager and Culinary Leadership to resolve operational issues and improve kitchen performance.

• Minimum starting salary of $70,000 (negotiable depending on experience)
• $10,000 annual bonus, paid out biannually, dependent upon performance reviews
• Paid vacation time
• Sick leave
• Health insurance available after 3 months
• 401(k) eligibility after 6 months
• A 50% employee discount for you and up to four guests on food and drinks when dining outside of work hours
• Positive, collaborative work environment
• Opportunity to grow and assist in the growth of Two Hands nationally
• Interstate management opportunities

Please include a cover letter, resume showing employment for at least the past seven years, and three contactable professional references from within the past two years or previous two management positions.

Two Hands celebrates unity and diversity. We welcome all religions, all races, all sexualities, and all genders, and we embrace equality. Black, indigenous, and people of color, bilingual people, and women are encouraged to apply. We seek professionalism, kindness, compassion, and respect of others and the environment.