Kitchen Manager - New MadTree Location

JOIN MADTREE’S NEWEST LOCATION AS KITCHEN MANAGER

Position Summary:

At MadTree, Kitchen Managers don't just run kitchens — they build culture from the back of the house out.

As the founding Kitchen Manager of MadTree's newest location, you'll own every aspect of kitchen operations before a single guest walks through the door. You'll build your team from scratch, establish the standards that define this kitchen's identity, and set the tone for how the back of house shows up — not just on day one, but every day after. 

This is a high-expectation role with real financial accountability. You'll manage food costs, labor, inventory, and vendor relationships while staying close enough to your team to develop them and close enough to the food to ensure it's right every single time. The operational and the people sides of this role are equally non-negotiable.

You'll partner with the General Manager, Corporate Chef, and FOH leadership to deliver a seamless guest experience, contribute to the pre-opening buildout of SOPs and training programs, and bring MadTree's behaviors of Connect, Grow, and Give a F*ck to life in a kitchen that runs with both precision and heart. If you're energized by building something new — this is it.

What You’ll Do:

• Own the numbers: Manage food cost, labor budgeting, and inventory with a financial lens — tracking performance against targets, adjusting in real time, and building ordering and receiving systems that keep the kitchen running efficiently and profitably from day one
• Build and develop your team: Lead the full lifecycle of your kitchen crew — recruiting, onboarding, training, and coaching with intention, creating an environment where people grow, hold each other accountable, and genuinely want to show up
• Be the standard: Work the floor as an active, hands-on leader — executing quality checks, modeling the behaviors you expect, and ensuring that food quality, consistency, safety, and sanitation are never an afterthought, never a compromise
• Help lay the foundation: Help develop and integrate SOPs, training programs, and operational playbooks that will define how this kitchen runs — from opening procedures to menu execution to private events — so that excellence is built into the system, not dependent on any one person

Total Rewards & Benefits:

✓ Transparent compensation – Base salary $50,000 - $68,000 plus annual variable

✓ 401(k) with company match – 100% on first 3%, 50% on 3-5%

✓ Comprehensive health benefits – Medical, dental, vision 

✓ Paid Time Off – that increases with tenure

✓ 6 paid holidays annually

✓ 16 hours paid volunteer time + Community Impact Day

✓ Quarterly gift cards for MadTree food, beverages, and merch

✓ Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 confidential support at no cost (your PT’ers get it as well!)

✓ Leadership development within a growing hospitality company

✓ Nature-inspired workspace at MadTree’s newest location

✓ Face-to-face humanity – Real human connection, not screens

✓ A team that gives a f*ck about our purpose

More About MadTree

When MadTree sprouted in 2013, we were driven to craft great beer - but more importantly - to build something bigger than ourselves and the high-quality beer we produce. Since the beginning, we have cared deeply about creating meaningful connections with our communities. We embrace our name MadTree and work to celebrate and protect nature, while reducing our impact on the environment. MadTree is a B Corp certified company and proud member of 1% for the Planet with a commitment to donate 1% of sales to local, sustainable nonprofits. The craftspeople at MadTree wake up every day to connect people to nature and each other.

We are MadTree. Inspiring Madness. Rooted in Purpose.

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