Kitchen Manager - Casual Restaurant

Job overview

The Kitchen Manager - Casual Restaurant role is an onsite, full-time position in Boston, MA, paying $65,000–$70,000 per year. The restaurant is a growing neighborhood concept with a focus on quality food, hospitality, and community. The manager oversees back-of-house operations, develops kitchen staff, and maintains food quality and safety while managing schedules, labor, inventory, and costs to support consistent service and the restaurant’s business goals.

What you'll do

• Oversee back-of-house operations
• lead, train, and develop kitchen staff
• build schedules and monitor labor costs
• maintain food safety, sanitation, and cleanliness
• coordinate with ownership and front-of-house leadership
• manage inventory, ordering, and waste reduction
• resolve operational challenges
• support onboarding and staff development
• uphold food quality standards.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

kitchen manager

casual restaurant

boston ma

gecko hospitality

full-time

onsite

$65,000–$70,000/year

back-of-house operations

food safety

staff leadership

inventory management

weekend availability

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Health insurance with 50% employer match
• paid time off
• paid holidays
• career advancement opportunities.

Why this role

Requires flexible availability including nights, weekends, and holidays; restaurant kitchen management experience is required.

About the employer

Gecko Hospitality is hiring for this role. Industry: Full-Service Restaurants. Sector: 72.