Kitchen Manager
Rocky's Cafe and Sports Bar
Job Description
Join the Opening Team — 21 Broadway, Brooklyn NY
Rocky's is the sports bar that doesn't feel like one. Opening next month at 21 Broadway in Williamsburg Brooklyn, we're flipping the script: premium hospitality and a design-forward space where sports, style, and community collide. Guests get thoughtfully crafted cocktails, a Michelin-chef-curated menu, plenty of screens, and broadcast-quality sound.
From NFL Sundays and Premier League matchdays to UFC fight nights and NBA playoffs, Rocky's is built around live moments and curated events. Join the opening team: shape a brand-new venue from day one, grow as we grow, and help set a new standard for what a sports bar can be. We promote from within, we work hard, and we have fun doing it.
All roles: we're an equal opportunity employer — all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. Roles involve standing for extended periods and lifting up to 50 lbs. Compensation ranges below are good-faith estimates; final pay depends on experience.
Own the back of house — the person who makes the kitchen run right, every shift, every ticket.
What you'll do
- Own daily back-of-house operations: staffing the line, running the pass at peak, and holding the standard from open to close
- Hire, schedule, train, and develop the kitchen team; manage labor hours against budget
- Execute the chef-developed menu to spec — recipes, portions, plating — and hold the team to it as new items roll out
- Manage ordering, receiving, vendor relationships, inventory counts, and par levels; control food cost and waste against targets
- Own DOH compliance, food safety logs, temperature and labeling protocols, and equipment maintenance and repair calls
- Partner with the chef consultant on new items, costing, and kitchen systems; partner with front of house on ticket times and service flow
- Plan kitchen coverage and prep around the sports calendar — fight nights, NFL Sundays, and ticketed events
What you bring
- 4+ years in professional kitchens with 2+ years managing or running a back of house
- Proven food cost and labor management — you can read a P&L line and act on it
- NYC Food Protection Certificate (or ability to obtain before opening) and a clean DOH track record
- A builder's mentality — you'll be setting up systems from scratch, not inheriting them
- Full availability including nights, weekends, holidays, and game days