Kitchen Manager - Alcove OTR

Job description

JOIN ALCOVE AS KITCHEN MANAGER: As the Kitchen Manager at Alcove by MadTree — OTR, you'll own every aspect of kitchen operations before a single guest walks through the door. 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 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. At MadTree, Kitchen Managers don't just run kitchens — they build culture from the back of the house out. 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 - Develop your team: Lead the full lifecycle of your k...