{"id":1122372,"url":"https://alion.io/job/yay-lunch-kitchen-manager-king-of-prussia-pa","title":"Kitchen Manager- King of Prussia, PA","company":{"id":691448,"name":"Yay Lunch","domain":"yaylunch.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/yaylunch","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Breezy","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":83,"open_postings":3,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.667,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"junior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["King of Prussia, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":61000,"max_usd":122000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":482},"experience_years_min":2,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-22T18:32:22Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-22","last_verified_at":"2026-09-23T19:48:16Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"The Yay Company\nKitchen + Market Manager - Philadelphia Market\nReports to: Director of Operations\nLocation: Hub School, Philadelphia, PA\nType: Full-Time, Salaried $60,000\nRole Overview\nThe Kitchen + Market Manager is the on-the-ground operator for the Philadelphia market. This is a working kitchen leadership role - the Kitchen + Market Manager serves as Lead Cook at the hub school kitchen while also owning oversight of three additional schools in the Philadelphia market. This person is accountable for food quality, kitchen team performance, production execution, and market-wide operational standards across all four Philadelphia schools.\nMarket Scope\nHub School (Hub Kitchen) - Direct, Hands-On Management\nServes as Lead Cook, working the line daily and setting the standard through hands-on execution\nOwns production planning and execution at the hub kitchen - cold batch runs, hot prep days, and daily service\nManages production scheduling, food quality, waste tracking, and inventory at the hub\nDirectly supervises hub kitchen staff and holds the team accountable to Yay standards\nThree Additional Philadelphia Schools - Market Oversight\nServes as the primary Yay point of contact for school staff and leadership at each location\nOversees delivery, service quality, and day-to-day issue resolution across all three schools\nConducts regular check-ins (in-person and/or remote) to confirm service is on track and standards are being met\nSupports Lead Cooks/onsite staff at each location through coaching and troubleshooting\nReviews waste, meal counts, and any flagged issues across all three schools\nCore Responsibilities\nDaily Kitchen & Market Operations\nRuns the hub kitchen from prep through service as working Lead Cook - production schedule, food quality, and on-time execution\nManages call-out coverage and real-time kitchen decisions during service hours at the hub kitchen\nChecks in daily with all three additional Philadelphia schools to confirm service status and address real-time issues\nServes as the point of contact for school partners across the market on day-of operational matters\nLabor & Scheduling\nSets the hub kitchen schedule within labor budget provided by the Director of Operations\nApproves schedule changes or additional shifts across the market\nTracks actual hours versus scheduled hours daily at the hub kitchen; identifies and corrects overages\nReports labor performance across the full Philadelphia market to the Director of Operations\nFood Quality, Waste & Inventory\nMonitors and reduces waste at the hub kitchen - holds team accountable for portioning, FIFO, and end-of-day tracking\nConfirms hub kitchen inventory counts are accurate and pars are correctly set for the week ahead\nReviews waste and quality reports from the three additional schools and flags concerns to the Director of Operations\nUpholds Yay food quality and safety standards across all four Philadelphia locations\nTeam Leadership & Development\nProvides direct, hands-on leadership to the hub kitchen team as working Lead Cook\nSupports Lead Cooks/staff at the three additional schools through regular check-ins and coaching\nLeads onboarding for new kitchen hires and sets standards for the Philadelphia market\nEscalates performance or operational issues to the Director of Operations as needed\nWhat Success Looks Like\nThe hub kitchen runs smoothly every service day - on time, on standard, no surprises\nAll three additional Philadelphia schools are checked in with regularly and any issues are surfaced early\nLabor stays at or below budget at the hub kitchen every week\nWaste is tracked, understood, and trending down across the market\nAll four Philadelphia schools receive food on time, at temperature, and to Yay quality standards\nStaff at additional locations are supported, accountable, and growing in their roles\nWhat We're Looking For\n2-4 years of experience in kitchen or food production operations - you know how to run a shift, lead a team, and keep a kitchen on track\nHands-on cook and leader - comfortable working the line daily while also managing operations across a broader market\nExperience with batch production, food safety, and inventory management - FIFO, portioning discipline, and waste reduction are second nature\nStrong people skills - has held people accountable, coached other cooks, and built trust with a team across multiple sites\nOrganized and dependable - manages multiple moving pieces daily across several locations and nothing gets dropped\nComfortable traveling between Philadelphia locations as needed; reliable transportation required\nServSafe certification or willingness to obtain within 30 days of hire\nMust be based in Philadelphia or within commuting distance\nWhat We Offer\nCompetitive annual salary (based on experience)\nA high-growth, mission-driven company where your work directly impacts what kids eat every day\nA leadership team that values accountability, transparency, and operators who take pride in their craft\nReal career growth as the Philadelphia market expands, with the role designed to grow alongside it\nThe Yay Company · Philadelphia Market · Internal - Confidential · 2026","description_format":"text","description_chars":5136,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"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":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-22T19:36:32Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":32,"reasons":["conf:1","win:early","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/yay-lunch-kitchen-manager-king-of-prussia-pa","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/yay-lunch-kitchen-manager-king-of-prussia-pa.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-23T19:55:29Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}