Kitchen / BOH Operations Manager | $46k-56k +Bonuses
Job Description
Job DescriptionSalary: $46,000$56,000 base salary + Bonuses
Kitchen Managers Who Are Done Living On The Line?
If youve spent years running a busy line, getting promised raises and next promotion talks that never happen and youre ready to actually run a kitchen instead of just surviving it, this is for you.
About Us
Top Shooters in Columbia, IL is a high-energy, high-volume sports bar and restaurant with a loyal local crowd and 50k+ followers who show up on game day. We do the kind of volume that competes with well-known franchise restaurants, but weve kept the heart and feel of a locally owned business.
At Top Shooters, were more than a place that says we promote a positive culture. We work hard to actually live it. No role here is too small to have a voice. Our ownership and management team emphasize collaboration, accountability, and follow-through. When we make a promise to our team, we take it seriously.
Were hiring aKitchen / BOH Operations Managerto own the backofhouse systems, people, and performance.This is a leadership role first and a jump on the line when its crazy role second.
What Youll Own
- BOH operations: prep, line, expo, and close running to standard every shift
- Training and development for line cooks and shift leads
- Ordering, inventory, and waste logs (including making sure waste is actually logged)
- Labor planning and BOH schedules, especially for game days and big events
- Health code, sanitation, and safety compliance
- Collaborating on menu tweaks, specials, and execution
What Success Looks Like In Your First 90 Days
- Efficient ticket times
- Food cost managedwith waste tracked and reduced
- BOH fully staffed with a small bench
- Clean, organized kitchen that passes internal and external inspections
- A team of ~12 people that knows the standards and actually follows them
What You Get
- Salary: $46,000$56,000 per year, based on experience
- Performance bonus tied to food cost, labor, and kitchen performance
- Health, dental, vision, PTO, employee discounts
- A highvolume sports bar with real systems, not chaos every night
- Owners and management who actually follow through on reviews and raises, not just talk about them
- A kitchen thats already functioning; your job is to level it up, not save a dumpster fire
This Is You
- Youve led a BOH, line, or kitchen in a busy bar / casual concept
- You like organizing people, training, and dialing in systems
- Youre fine jumping on the line when its slammed, but dont want that to be your whole job
- You care about numbers: food cost, labor, ticket times not just getting through the rush
- Youre tired of broken promises and want a place that measures performance and rewards it