Headline ideas
- Kitchen manager wanted
- Run our kitchen
- Lead the back of house
- Own the kitchen
- Now hiring a kitchen manager
What to put on the sign
- Describe the kitchen size, the menu complexity and the number of cooks on a typical shift.
- List responsibilities such as ordering, inventory, food safety and scheduling.
- Say whether you need hands-on cooking as well as management.
- Invite applicants to explain how they keep a kitchen organized and consistent.
What pay to put on a kitchen manager poster
Posters with a real number get more walk-ins than “competitive pay.” For reference, the Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the median for food service managers at $33.36/hr nationally and $44.55/hr in the Boston metro (May 2025 estimates). The full kitchen manager salary breakdown shows the range.
The kitchen manager role in one line
A kitchen manager runs the back of house operations, including ordering, scheduling, food cost, safety, and staff supervision. The role may be paired with a chef who handles the menu or may combine both responsibilities in a smaller restaurant.
Requirements worth printing
Keep the poster to the two or three that actually screen people out. The rest belongs in the full posting.
- Experience in a restaurant kitchen, ideally with some supervisory responsibility
- Comfort with ordering, inventory, and basic food cost calculations
- ServSafe Manager certification is often required
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Ability to handle conflict and lead a diverse team
Typical schedule
Kitchen managers often work five days a week with a mix of daytime administrative hours and service shifts, plus on-call availability for emergencies.
Put the same opening on the free Servestack jobs board and borrow wording from the kitchen manager job description.