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We aren’t here to simply run venues - we’re here to build something special together.\nAt PopStroke, every team member has limitless potential to become who they want to be. We encourage bold ideas, celebrate growth, and believe that when you’re supported, challenged, and trusted, you rise.\nWe solve problems together, jump in, and move the needle every day because we care. We lead with ownership, back each other up, and never lose sight of the fun along the way.\nThis mindset; the drive, the heart, the teamwork is what we call The PopStroke Way.\nOur Core Values\nMake It Fun\nIf it’s not fun, rethink how we’re doing it.\nWe bring creativity, positivity, and joy into everything we do, from guest interactions, doing hard things, and how we support one another.\nBring the Energy\nYour vibe sets the tone.\nEvery leader and team member influences the experience. Show up with enthusiasm, optimism, and presence.\nRoll Up Your Sleeves\nSee it. Fix it. Jump in.\nWe are hands-on, problem solvers that jump in and become part of the solution. We leave things better than we found them.\nOwn It\nLive your role with an owner’s mindset.\nWe take pride in our work, hold ourselves accountable, and treat the business like it’s our own.\nGet Off the Hamster Wheel\nDon’t repeat yesterday - rethink, improve, grow.\nWe challenge “the way it’s always been done” and are always looking for better ways to serve our guests and each other.\nAbout the role\nJoin the fastest-growing entertainment brand in the hospitality sphere!\nPopStroke is looking for an experienced Kitchen Manager to help lead our culinary team at our Waterford Lakes venue.\nThe Kitchen Manager is responsible for managing the daily operations of the kitchen and culinary functions, including the selection, development, and performance management of employees. In addition, they oversee the inventory and ordering of food and supplies and are responsible for the quality of food while ensuring seamless operations.\nThe Kitchen Manager reports to the Operating Partner and Regional Chef.\nWhat you'll do\nAdhere to company standards and service levels to increase sales and minimize costs, including food, beverage, supply, utility, and labor costs.\nResponsible for ensuring that all financial (invoices, reporting) and personnel/payroll-related administrative duties are completed accurately, on time, and in accordance with company policies and procedures.\nEnsure and enforce the highest standards of service efficiency, sanitation, and training and safety practices.\nEnsure compliance with operational standards, company policies, federal/state/local laws, and ordinances.\nEstimate and calculate labor, and food and beverage costs.\nComplete efficient provisioning and purchasing of supplies, maintain appropriate par levels of all kitchen products & supplies. Manage inventories and receiving.\nResponsible for coordinating and production of events and functions.\nAbility to perform all responsibilities of each position in the kitchen.\nOversee the setup of stations and production of menu items.\nEnsure proper plate presentation and adherence to product specifications and recipe guidelines.\nResponsible for appropriate ticket times, quality and consistency of products, and waste prevention; ensure the highest quality product reaches our guests and meets specifications.\nEnsure that the kitchen is properly cleaned on a regular schedule, food is stored or disposed of properly; is responsible for maintaining appropriate cleaning schedules for kitchen floors, mats, walls, hoods, other equipment, and food storage areas.\nEnsure accurate completion of culinary schedules in accordance with forecasted business volume.\nDirect hiring, supervision, development and, when necessary, termination of employees.\nDevelop employees by providing ongoing feedback, coaching, establishing performance expectations and by conducting performance reviews.\nConduct orientation, explain the PopStroke philosophy and oversee the training of new employees.\nUnderstand and utilize all safety and sanitation practices as defined in the safety program and report any accidents.\nInvestigate and resolve complaints concerning food quality and service or issues on the golf courses.\nImmediately rectify and/or report any unsafe working conditions, accidents, operational needs, and equipment or aspects of the kitchen in need of repair.\nEnsure that proper security procedures are in place to protect employees, guests, and company assets. 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Complete accident reports promptly in the event that a guest or employee is injured.\nAdhere to all company policies and procedures as established in the Employee Handbook.\nPerform other duties and tasks as assigned or determined by the General Manager and moves with a sense of urgency.\nQualifications\nMinimum of 7 years of experience in varied kitchen positions including food preparation, line cook, fry cook, and expediter with a minimum of 3 years in a management/supervisor role\nCulinary degree strongly preferred\nExcellent leadership skills\nProficient in the following dimensions of restaurant functions: food planning and preparation, purchasing, sanitation, security, company policies and procedures, personnel management, recordkeeping, and preparation of reports\nHigh familiarity with kitchen equipment, processes, and health and safety guidelines\nAble to delegate tasks effectively and assist when needed\nAbility to motivate employees to work as a team to ensure that food and service meet appropriate standards\nAbility to work well in a fast-paced setting and handle the pressures of simultaneously coordinating a wide range of activities, ability to recommend appropriate solutions\nMust possess good communication skills for dealing with diverse staff\nActive Serve Safe Manager certificate\nA commitment to achieving company objectives in sales, service, quality, the appearance of facility, sanitation, and cleanliness\nKnowledge of computers (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Outlook Calendar).\nSelf-discipline, initiative, leadership ability and outgoing.\nPleasant, polite manner and a neat and clean appearance.\nMust be able to reach, bend, stoop and frequently lift up to 50 pounds.\nBe able to work in a standing position for long periods of time\nPopStroke is an Equal Opportunity Employer.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6468,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Theme Parks & Attractions","Venues"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-19T21:18:04Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":66,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.662,"p_room":1,"age_days":3,"expected_fill_days":34,"reasons":["seen:3","stale_co","wave","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-23T05:54:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/popstroke-kitchen-manager-3","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/popstroke-kitchen-manager-3.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-23T22:56:25Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":6036,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-24T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":684593},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=684593"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fpopstroke-kitchen-manager-3"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fpopstroke-kitchen-manager-3"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fpopstroke-kitchen-manager-3"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/popstroke-kitchen-manager-3\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fpopstroke-kitchen-manager-3"}]}