Kitchen Manager / Sous Chef Wells, Maine | $75,000–$80,000 | Full-Time Looking for a culinary leadership role where you can still actually cook? This is an opportunity for a hands-on chef to lead a creative, high-energy kitchen while having real input into seasonal specials, artisan pizza, and the overall culinary direction. This is not a desk-based management role. You'll work alongside the team during prep and service while developing cooks, improving execution, and keeping the kitchen running at a high level. Benefits and Compensation • $75,000–$80,000 annual salary • Paid time off • Dining discounts • Meaningful creative input into menus and specials • Opportunity to develop and mentor a culinary team • Hands-on role that keeps you connected to cooking and service • Creative, chef-driven environment • Opportunity to influence kitchen systems, workflow, and culinary direction Requirements & Qualifications • 3+ years of kitchen management, chef, or culinary leadership experience • Current ServSafe Certification • Strong cooking fundamentals and scratch-cooking experience • Experience training and developing kitchen staff • Working knowledge of food cost, purchasing, inventory, scheduling, and labor management • Willingness to actively cook, prep, and work service alongside the team Must Haves • Lead daily execution across an integrated kitchen that includes a permanently on-site food truck, indoor prep kitchen, and kitchen extension • Develop seasonal specials, menu features, and creative food offerings • Coach cooks to improve technique, consistency, speed, and ownership • Coordinate production and prep between multiple kitchen work areas • Maintain consistent standards for flavor, presentation, quality, and execution • Identify opportunities to improve kitchen organization, systems, workflow, and efficiency • Balance creativity with food cost and operational execution Preferred Background & Skills • Artisan or wood-fired pizza experience • Chef-driven or elevated casual dining background • Scratch-kitchen experience • Experience working with local or seasonal ingredients • Food truck experience • Menu development and recipe creation • Experience building or developing culinary teams • Comfortable working in an entrepreneurial, creative environment JOB ID: 182549 #post Rob McDermott