Kitchen Manager

Description

Kitchen Manager | Hive Bakery and Café | West Palm Beach, FL | Full-Time

Hive Bakery and Café is seeking a dedicated, organized, and hands-on Kitchen Manager to lead our back-of-house team and ensure smooth, efficient daily operations. This role is ideal for a professional who loves building strong teams, maintaining high standards, and keeping a busy kitchen running seamlessly.

As part of the Hive Collective—a family of design-forward, lifestyle-focused businesses based in West Palm Beach—Hive Bakery and Café is known for its warm hospitality, refined comfort food, and exceptional guest experiences. The Kitchen Manager plays a key role in maintaining these standards by fostering teamwork, ensuring operational excellence, and supporting our culinary leadership.

What You’ll Do

• Oversee and coordinate all back-of-house operations, including prep, line execution, scheduling, inventory, and ordering.
• Support the Executive Chef and culinary leadership team in maintaining consistency, quality, and timely execution of all menu items.
• Manage and schedule BOH staff to ensure appropriate coverage and labor efficiency.
• Maintain cleanliness, organization, and food safety standards in compliance with local health regulations and Hive policies.
• Conduct regular line checks, equipment inspections, and quality audits to ensure standards are met at all times.
• Assist in training, onboarding, and performance management of kitchen team members.
• Work closely with the front-of-house managers to coordinate service, timing, and guest experience.
• Monitor food and labor costs, support accurate inventory tracking, and help control waste.
• Handle administrative tasks such as time-off approvals, vendor communications, and invoice reconciliation.
• Act as a lead communicator between the culinary and management teams, ensuring alignment on priorities, events, and production needs.

What You’ll Bring

Leadership & Team Development

• Leads by example with professionalism, positivity, and respect.
• Skilled at coaching and motivating staff to perform at their best.
• Fosters a supportive, efficient, and collaborative kitchen environment.

Operational Management

• Strong understanding of kitchen workflow, prep planning, and production systems.
• Excellent organizational and administrative skills—comfortable managing schedules, logs, and reports.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and delegate effectively.

Quality & Safety Focus

• Upholds Hive’s standards for cleanliness, consistency, and food presentation.
• Deep knowledge of food safety protocols and sanitation best practices.
• Proactively identifies and resolves issues before they affect service or quality.

Communication & Collaboration

• Excellent communicator with the ability to bridge FOH and BOH teams.
• Works closely with the Executive Chef and management to achieve shared goals.
• Reliable, composed, and solutions-oriented in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in a kitchen management or supervisory role within a high-volume, full-service restaurant or café.
• Strong administrative and organizational skills.
• Experience managing schedules, inventory, and vendor relationships.
• Knowledge of scratch-made food preparation and high-quality ingredients.
• ServSafe or similar certification preferred.
• Availability for early mornings, weekends.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for extended periods.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) communication skills a plus.
• Knowledge of Toast is a plus.

Benefits for You

• Opportunities for professional growth and development 
• Engaging and collaborative company culture 
• 50% Hive Collective employee discount to you and immediate family members 
• Holidays off; No work on Sundays 
• Medical, Dental, and Vision after 60 days of full time employment; 401(k) matching after 1 year of full time employment
• PTO for full time employment

Requirements

• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in a kitchen management or supervisory role within a high-volume, full-service restaurant or café.
• Strong administrative and organizational skills.
• Experience managing schedules, inventory, and vendor relationships.
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