Experienced Restaurant Kitchen Manager

Kitchen Manager — The Local Kitchen Co

About us

The Local Kitchen Co. is one of Johannesburg's busiest kitchens. We serve five to six hundred covers a day, seven days a week, with a brigade of thirty. Standards are high, the pace is relentless, and the food goes out right — every service, every time.

The role

You'll run the kitchen. Reporting to the General Manager, you'll own service execution, food quality, stock, cost control, hygiene compliance and the development of a thirty-strong team. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who leads from the pass, not the office.

What you'll be responsible for

• Leading and developing a brigade of thirty across all sections
• Driving consistency at volume, service after service
• Managing food cost, GP and stock control to target
• Maintaining full HACCP and health-and-safety compliance
• Rostering, labour cost and shift planning
• Supplier and ordering management
• Recruiting, training and performance-managing your team

Who we're looking for

We need someone firm. This is a kitchen with a lot of moving parts and it demands a manager who

holds the line on standards without losing the room. You'll be calm under pressure, decisive in the heat

of service, and genuinely able to lead people rather than just shout at them.

You'll bring:

• At least five years in a senior kitchen management role in a high-volume environment
• Proven experience running a brigade of twenty-plus
• A strong grip on food cost and GP management
• Solid HACCP knowledge
• The physical and mental stamina for sustained high-volume service

What we offer

• A kitchen with real scale and real resources
• A team that takes the work seriously
• Genuine autonomy to run your part of the business
• Competitive package, discussed at interview

To apply

Apply through Indeed with your CV and a short note on the busiest kitchen you've run.

Pay: R20 000,00 - R25 000,00 per month

Work Location: In person