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Kitchen Director

Behind every great guest experience is a kitchen that runs with speed, consistency, and standards. As our Back of House Director, you’ll own that kitchen: the food, the systems, and the team. You’ll report directly to an independent Owner/Operator and lead a team of Team Members and Team Leaders who look to you to set the pace and the bar.

This is a leadership role for someone who wants real ownership, not just a bigger title.

What you’ll own:

  • Day-to-day kitchen performance: food quality, speed of service, accuracy, food safety, and waste
  • Hiring, training, and developing BOH Team Members and Team Leaders
  • Scheduling and labor management, so the kitchen is staffed for the demand without overspending
  • Inventory, ordering, and food cost control
  • Consistent standards across every shift, including opening and closing, cleanliness, and equipment upkeep
  • Coaching and performance reviews for your team, including honest conversations when expectations aren’t met
  • Partnering with the Owner/Operator and fellow Directors to hit restaurant-wide goals

What we’re looking for:

  • 3+ years of kitchen or restaurant experience, with at least 1 years leading a team (Chick-fil-A experience preferred but not required)
  • A track record of building and keeping a reliable team, not just managing a schedule
  • Comfort owning numbers: labor %, food cost, waste, speed of service
  • Strong food safety knowledge, and the discipline to hold the line when it’s inconvenient
  • A coach’s mindset: you develop people, give direct feedback, and hold others accountable with respect
  • Calm and decisive in a rush, and able to stay organized when everything is happening at once
  • Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including peak hours, with the ability to stand and lift up to 50 lbs

What we offer:

  • Compensation: $22/hr starting pay
  • Closed every Sunday
  • Direct mentorship from an experienced Owner/Operator
  • Working with other experienced peer leaders
  • Real growth path with leadership development, including pay progression over time
  • PTO and sick pay, 401k with match after 1 year, health insurance contribution
  • Scholarship opportunities
  • A culture built on high standards and genuine care for people

Ready to lead? Apply with your resume and a short note on a kitchen you’ve turned around or a team you’ve built. We’d love to hear about it.

Work schedule

  • Other

Benefits

  • Flexible schedule
  • Paid time off
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Employee discount

Chick-fil-A - Medical Center

4715 Medical Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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This job posting is for an opportunity at a Chick-fil-A® Restaurant business independently owned and operated by a local franchised Operator. If you choose to apply for this position, you understand and acknowledge that your application and any information included with it will only be submitted to the Operator. Chick-fil-A, Inc. will not receive a copy of your employment application and will not be involved in any decisions regarding whether to hire you. If you are hired for this position, you also understand and acknowledge that the Operator’s restaurant business will be your employer, not Chick-fil-A, Inc., and that the Operator is solely responsible for all decisions related to your employment, including hiring, firing, discipline, compensation, scheduling and supervision.