Kitchen

Chick-fil-A
West Hartford, CT Full Time
POSTED ON 5/18/2024 CLOSED ON 6/29/2024

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Kitchen position at Chick-fil-A?

Chick-fil-A, Inc., Founder S. Truett Cathy started the business in 1946, when he and his brother, Ben, opened an Atlanta diner known as The Dwarf Grill (later renamed The Dwarf House®).

Through the years, that restaurant prospered and led Cathy to further the success of his business. In 1967, Cathy founded and opened the first Chick-fil-A restaurant in Atlanta's Greenbriar Shopping Center.

Today, Chick-fil-A has the highest same-store sales and is the largest quick-service chicken restaurant chain in the United States based on annual system-wide sales.

Today, Chick-fil-A is America's #1 fast food restaurant.

Salary range : $65,000 - $75,000 per year

A Kitchen Director at Chick-fil-A helps create an atmosphere that is fast, accurate, but never rushed. They assist in the process of new hire training, keep track of waste, and run an effective and efficient shift including running breaks throughout.

We also expect our Directors to maintain all food safety and quality standards, administer food safety checks, and hold Team Members accountable to all Chick-fil-A and health department standards, NO exceptions.

They are continually working with the Owner / Operator to create an environment that is efficient, clean, and positive for all team members.

They’re willing to jump in and help at any moment and are a role model for team members.

We offer a great work environment, a fair pay, education scholarship opportunity, advanced training advancement opportunities accompanied with pay increases.

A Chick-fil-A Kitchen Director is a hardworking and productive individual who consistently meets all the following expectations of professionalism, productivity, commitment, and responsibilities.

Chick-fil-A West Hartford is looking for people that are committed, have a great attitude, build relationships and are always striving for excellence.

As Kitchen Director, your main responsibilities would include :

  • Maintain Chick-fil-A quality of food
  • Ensure SAFE daily criticals are completed as well as ERQAs
  • Ensure equipment and utensils are well maintained and cleaned
  • Assist with scheduling and staffing levels
  • Oversee training of new kitchen team members
  • Hold team to exemplary kitchen cleanliness standards
  • Maintain inventory levels and monitor waste

Company Information :

In our kitchens, we focus on fresh and simple ingredients. And we always have. Since the beginning, we've served chicken that is whole breast meat, with no added fillers or hormones, and we bread it by hand in our restaurants.

Produce is delivered fresh to our kitchens several times a week. Salads are chopped and prepared fresh throughout the day.

Whole lemons are freshly squeezed in our restaurants and combined with pure cane sugar and water (yep, that’s all) to make Chick-fil-A Lemonade®.

It may not be the easy way, but it's the only way we know.

  • Chick-fil-A is the fastest growing Quick Service Restaurant in the nation
  • On Forbes List for America's Best Mid-Size Employer
  • Chick-fil-A awarded $17 million in Team Member scholarships in 2020

Requirements :

  • Minimum of 4 years of relevant kitchen experience
  • Experience running shifts
  • Previous Chick-fil-A Experience preferred but not required
  • ServSafe Certification preferred
  • Our expectation is that each supervisor is professional, committed, and responsible.
  • Our employees are on time and in uniform for their shifts each day.
  • Our employees understand what it makes to go the extra mile for the customer and work to make each customer feel valued.
  • The skills we feel make the most successful employee are an active listener, adaptability, attentive, able to resolve conflict, creative, decision-making, dependable, effective communication, friendly, have a good knowledge of products, patient, and timely.
  • Saturday Availability is required
  • Benefits :
  • Sundays off
  • Sundays off
  • Sick time
  • Paid time off
  • Bonus plan - $1,000 a quarter if Directors meet quotas and deliverables
  • 401K matching
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Work directly with Owner / Operator of the location
  • Access to Scholarships up to $25,000 per year
  • 50% discount on food
  • Positive Work Environment
  • Career Advancement Opportunities

Must be at least 18 years of age upon hire date

  • Must be eligible to work in the United States
  • Must have a source of reliable transportation
  • Ability to handle all equipment, pans, pots, navigating shelving both high and low
  • Reading, writing, and basic math and verbal communication skills required
  • Mobility required during shifts
  • Must work well under pressure
  • Must be able to respond to changes or edits to orders quickly and efficiently
  • Must be able to Lead people
  • Must be able to build relationships with Leadership team and Team members
  • Last updated : 2024-05-18

Salary : $25,000 - $75,000

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