Kitchen Manager - Spice Up Your Career

Company: Gecko Hospitality
Location: Columbus
Posted on: February 20, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Kitchen Manager Central Ohio Job Description: Kitchen Manager Position Overview: We are seeking a passionate and experienced Kitchen Manager to lead our culinary team and oversee all kitchen operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in kitchen management, a commitment to delivering exceptional food quality, and the ability to inspire and motivate a team in a fast-paced, high-energy environment. Key Responsibilities: Leadership & Team Management: Recruit, train, and mentor kitchen staff to ensure a cohesive and efficient team. Foster a positive and collaborative work environment that encourages growth and creativity. Schedule and manage kitchen staff to ensure proper coverage during all shifts. Culinary Excellence: Maintain high standards for food preparation, presentation, and quality. Collaborate with the culinary team to develop and refine menu items. Ensure all recipes and portion controls are followed consistently. Operational Efficiency: Oversee daily kitchen operations, including inventory management, ordering, and food cost control. Monitor and maintain kitchen equipment, ensuring proper functionality and cleanliness. Implement and enforce health and safety regulations, ensuring compliance with local and state guidelines. Financial Management: Manage food and labor costs to meet budgetary goals. Analyze kitchen performance metrics and identify opportunities for improvement. Work closely with management to develop strategies for increasing profitability. Qualifications: Proven experience as a Kitchen Manager in a high-volume kitchen. Strong knowledge of kitchen operations, food safety standards, and culinary techniques. Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail. Proficiency in inventory management and cost control. Passion for delivering exceptional guest experiences through high-quality food. What We Offer: Competitive salary and benefits package. Opportunities for professional growth and development. A dynamic and supportive work environment. If you are a driven and dedicated culinary professional with a passion for leading teams and creating memorable dining experiences, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Apply today to join our team in Central Ohio. To be considered for this position, email your resume to cindy@geckohospitality.com ZRTM As part of our recruiting process, we may contact you regarding positions we feel are a good fit or engage with you via SMS text message. By clicking to submit your application, Gecko Hospitality, has your consent to communicate via SMS text message moving forward. Terms of Service are available at https://www.geckohospitality.com/terms. Privacy Policy can be found at https://www.geckohospitality.com/privacy. Message and data rates may apply, depending on your mobile phone service plan. For more help reply “HELP” to your texts or you can opt-out by replying STOP Company Description Since 2000, Gecko Hospitality and its dedicated Franchise Partners and Recruiters throughout the United States have been pioneers in the hospitality recruiting industry. The value that Gecko Hospitality provides to its Clientele is evident in the advanced networking and technology skills our professional recruiters possess in identifying qualified restaurant professionals. Our national network consists of 37 regional offices that are driven to meet the needs of the hospitality industry. In addition, Gecko Hospitality offers the largest selection of hospitality jobs, restaurant jobs, hotel jobs, resort jobs and club management jobs online. Our specialized, hospitality-focused team covers all 50 states and Canada with over 80 Franchise Partners and recruiters. Gecko Hospitality was founded on providing the finest restaurant jobs nationwide to the highest performing candidates. More importantly, our Franchise Partners and recruiters began their careers in hospitality and there is no finer training ground for recruiting than real life experience. At Gecko Hospitality, we are passionate about making sure that every member of our recruiting team is familiar with our philosophies. In the same way that we learn about people when developing relationships and friendships, we want our people to have a sense of Gecko Hospitality's values and insight into our company's "personality." With this insight comes a greater understanding of how values "fit" with Gecko Hospitality's values, why we do things the way we do as well as providing a basis for making decisions that are appropriate to those values. We all play a part in keeping these traditions and philosophies alive. We want every member of our recruiting team to understand that we are only as good as how well we follow these philosophies on an every day basis. Gecko Hospitality is all about achieving results by being motivated. This motivation to achieve results comes from within. No one can motivate us, nor can we motivate anyone else. As leaders, all that we can do is provide an environment where people motivate themselves to achieve mutually beneficial goals. Along with this philosophy, each team member possesses the following traits for which we are proud: honesty, integrity, desire, determination, listening skills, rapid learning, responding in a timely manner, effective communication skills, thoroughness, empathy, compassion, and most of all we want every team member to have a strong work ethic that motivates them to produce superior results both for our candidates and for our Clients. At Gecko Hospitality, you certainly have more choices Company Description Since 2000, Gecko Hospitality and its dedicated Franchise Partners and Recruiters throughout the United States have been pioneers in the hospitality recruiting industry. The value that Gecko Hospitality provides to its Clientele is evident in the advanced networking and technology skills our professional recruiters possess in identifying qualified restaurant professionals.\r\n\r\nOur national network consists of 37 regional offices that are driven to meet the needs of the hospitality industry. In addition, Gecko Hospitality offers the largest selection of hospitality jobs, restaurant jobs, hotel jobs, resort jobs and club management jobs online. Our specialized, hospitality-focused team covers all 50 states and Canada with over 80 Franchise Partners and recruiters. Gecko Hospitality was founded on providing the finest restaurant jobs nationwide to the highest performing candidates. More importantly, our Franchise Partners and recruiters began their careers in hospitality and there is no finer training ground for recruiting than real life experience.\r\n\r\nAt Gecko Hospitality, we are passionate about making sure that every member of our recruiting team is familiar with our philosophies. In the same way that we learn about people when developing relationships and friendships, we want our people to have a sense of Gecko Hospitality's values and insight into our company's "personality." With this insight comes a greater understanding of how values "fit" with Gecko Hospitality's values, why we do things the way we do as well as providing a basis for making decisions that are appropriate to those values. We all play a part in keeping these traditions and philosophies alive.\r\n\r\nWe want every member of our recruiting team to understand that we are only as good as how well we follow these philosophies on an every day basis. Gecko Hospitality is all about achieving results by being motivated. This motivation to achieve results comes from within. No one can motivate us, nor can we motivate anyone else. As leaders, all that we can do is provide an environment where people motivate themselves to achieve mutually beneficial goals. Along with this philosophy, each team member possesses the following traits for which we are proud: honesty, integrity, desire, determination, listening skills, rapid learning, responding in a timely manner, effective communication skills, thoroughness, empathy, compassion, and most of all we want every team member to have a strong work ethic that motivates them to produce superior results both for our candidates and for our Clients.\r\n\r\nAt Gecko Hospitality, you certainly have more choices

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