Food Service Kitchen Manager
Job Location:
Brookfield, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Posted:
27 July 2026 (18 days ago)
Application Deadline:
24 October 2026
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position Title: Kitchen ManagerReports to: Food Service Operations Manager(s) and Executive ChefWho are we:For more than 50 years SSA has partnered with cultural attractions to design the hospitality experience journey freeing our partners to remain bring together admissions culinary and retail with innovation and human connection to shape a seamless guest focus is on people innovation and operational intelligence as a means to create special moments with lasting impact. We call it 452 Hospitality the foundation of how we serve our partners and their out 452 Hospitality by delivering warm welcoming and memorable experiences for every guest and restaurant is adequately prepped and staffed (BOH) for daily location kitchen duties ensuring quickservice food service safety and quality availability merchandising and guest service standards are all met and of safety logs including food temperatures rotation and proper uniform hygiene handwashing and glove use with for supporting SSAfety training with knife handling skills ensuring all direct reports display proper use of knife and daily prep and items lists delegating to employees as helps to support operations and fill holes as necessary to ensure smooth a checklist of routine or daily cleaning tasks and ongoing projects or menu associates to duties coaching through projects daily tasks and guest and efficiently responds to guest and client feedback with report to the operations manager to ensure that any potential complaints are mitigate against further personnel duties including but not limited to: Training new employees and issuing performance managing and issuing progressive documentation to coach and counsel the employee on performance with oversight from operations employee attendance and any hour discrepancies to the payroll department. Oversees break and rest break management for BOH equipment and performs routine maintenance and cleaning as team to ensure all tasks are completed in a timely manner through helping complete daily tasks as up to the Regional Executive Chef and Food Service Operations Manager in regard to any issues seen with daily service or directly with restaurant supervisor(s) to ensure respective locations are operating to knowledgeable of and supervises in accordance with all applicable local state and federal other tasks as deemed a clean safe and organized work and demonstrate a complete understanding of company policies and RequirementsStrong interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to articulate to our General Manager and leadership skills with an understanding of the importance of team building/development while fostering partnerships with other branch problem solving/decision making skills combined with the ability to be multi-tasking detail analytical planning and leadership the ability to remain flexible in a fast-paced candidate is a team player personable professional upbeat and energetic takes initiative uses tact and knowledge and skill level for basic office ability to stand for extended periods and to move and handle boxes (10-35lbs) as necessary to operation which entails lifting and perform all functions as set forth to work varied hours/days including nights weekends and holidays as BelongingPromote an inclusive & supportive approach within the Brand team with networking continuing at all on removing barriers and empowering growth and opportunity for team members at all by example through Sustainability/Conservation efforts; displays knowledge of efforts in business application as well as giving adequate opportunity for teaching to unit staff as with SSA/Unit in driving community effort through engagement activities and focus. On opportunities of giving ExperienceThree years supervisory is by no means an exhaustive list of all responsibilities skills duties requirements efforts or working conditions associated with this job description. SSA Group reserves the right to revise the job description or to require that other or different tasks are performed when circumstances change (i.e. emergencies changes in personnel workload rush jobs or technological developments)Compensation and BenefitsFull-Time non-exempt eligible for overtime Time Off plan: up to 144 hours based on Dental Vision Life Insurance and other voluntary benefits for you and your family; employee premiums in a 401(k) program with a 15% company match (must be 21 years or older eligible after one year of employment with 1000 hours worked available to enroll during Open Enrollment Periods).SSA Paid Benefit: Up to 120 hours of Paid Leave for qualifying reasons including Parental Leave and your or your familys serious medical to 40 hours Paid -Demand Pay Program: Get access to a portion of earned wages before Plan & Employee Discounts where applicableTuition Discount through Partnership CollegeHoliday pay of 1.5 the regular rate is provided for hours worked on Christmas Day and Thanksgiving sick leave is provided in accordance with applicable state and local laws. Accrual rates caps and usage rules vary by include: Arizona California Chicago Pittsburgh Connecticut Illinois Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri New Mexico New York Rhode Island Washington D.C.. Colorado: Employees accrue 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked up to 48 hours per year under the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA). Maryland: Employees accrue at least 1 hour of paid sick and safe leave for every 30 hours worked up to 40 hours per year as required under the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act. Washington: Employees accrue 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 40 hours worked in accordance with the Seattle Paid Sick and Safe Time. SSA Holdings and its affiliated companies including SSA Group A&F Souvenir Cinchio Solutions and Behavioral Essentials are equal opportunity employers. We are committed to diversity and inclusion in our hiring practices and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. A diverse team strengthens our collective California Residents: By submitting your job application you agree you have reviewed the SSA Group California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Candidate and Employee Privacy Notice (Notice).San Francisco Residents: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Please see the Fair Chance Ordinance - Know Your Rights documentfor more information. By submitting your job application you agree you have reviewed the Fair Chance Ordinance - Know Your Rights accept applications for this position on a rolling basis. Apply anytime at . Applications are reviewed as received and the position remains open until filled.
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
SSA Group - an umbrella corporation providing professional services, for three decades, in the areas of training, management consulting, public accounting and estate planning. SSA Group has consistently been ranked among the top 1,000 SMEs in Singapore (2011-2017).