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Kitchen Manager / Head Chef Designate
Citizen
Full Time
Coins Icon $23 - $26 / Hour
Kitchen Manager / Head Chef Designate
Citizen

Full Time
Coins Icon $23 - $26 / Hour
Skills
New York Restaurant experience
Cleanliness
Kitchen Safety
Training Experience
Inventory Management
Fast-Paced Experience
+5
Description

Kitchen Manager – Full-Service Restaurant | NYC

We’re looking for a hands-on Kitchen Manager with 2+ years of leadership experience in a fast-paced, full-service restaurant who thrives in structured, high-standard environments.

Why Citizen is a great place to work                                                                                      

Working in a city as big as New York can feel impersonal, but a strong neighborhood restaurant changes everything. Citizen of Chelsea and Citizen of Soho are where locals come together over delicious food, great ambiance, and great conversation.

We are a community-driven brand that values quality, consistency, and people. Citizen creates spaces where teams feel ownership, standards matter and leadership is supported with structure, balance and real growth opportunities.

What a typical day looks like in this role

  • Lead BOH during service and ensure strong execution

  • Maintain DOH compliance and food safety standards

  • Train, coach, and hold team accountable to performance

  • Own prep, pars, ordering, and kitchen organization

  • Partner with FOH to ensure smooth service flow

Compensation:

$23–26/hour or $64–67K salary (based on experience) + performance incentives


Who this role is perfect for:

  • A strong line cook or sous chef ready to step into management

  • A current KM who wants more structure, support, and growth

  • Someone who leads from the front and holds teams accountable

About us                                                                                                                                       

Born from the café capital of the world, Melbourne, Citizen brings authentic Australian all-day café culture to New York City neighborhoods and now Houston and Austin, with more cities coming soon.

Founded in 2016 in Chelsea by co-founders Justin Giuffrida and Andrew Geisel, Citizen was built on a shared vision: creating spaces where communities truly connect. 

Citizen has been featured in Forbes & Vogue and is one of the fastest-growing All-Day Café & Restaurant brands, with locations across major East Coast and Texas markets and a roadmap to 40 locations in the coming years.

How to apply

To apply, please fill out this questionnaire:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKil3F2gFpvFRsoOZ1biKV2TTesEDHAfC5qCZogj8lXDaVxQ/viewform 

You can also apply through our website:

https://citizenallday.com/careers → New York

What you will get

  • Industry-leading compensation & bonuses

  • Growth Opportunities

  • Consistent schedules 

  • Health insurance 

Learning, Development & Rapid Growth                                                                                

Citizen is a high-growth company, poised for further New York and national expansion in the coming 12 months. All levels of management have opportunities to develop into higher-level positions and grow alongside the company.

Check us out:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/citizen.allday/
Website: https://citizenallday.com/




Kitchen Manager – Full-Service Restaurant | NYC

We’re looking for a hands-on Kitchen Manager with 2+ years of leadership experience in a fast-paced, full-service restaurant who thrives in structured, high-standard environments.

Why Citizen is a great place to work                                                                                      

Working in a city as big as New York can feel impersonal, but a strong neighborhood restaurant changes everything. Citizen of Chelsea and Citizen of Soho are where locals come together over delicious food, great ambiance, and great conversation.

We are a community-driven brand that values quality, consistency, and people. Citizen creates spaces where teams feel ownership, standards matter and leadership is supported with structure, balance and real growth opportunities.

What a typical day looks like in this role

  • Lead BOH during service and ensure strong execution

  • Maintain DOH compliance and food safety standards

  • Train, coach, and hold team accountable to performance

  • Own prep, pars, ordering, and kitchen organization

  • Partner with FOH to ensure smooth service flow

Compensation:

$23–26/hour or $64–67K salary (based on experience) + performance incentives


Who this role is perfect for:

  • A strong line cook or sous chef ready to step into management

  • A current KM who wants more structure, support, and growth

  • Someone who leads from the front and holds teams accountable

About us                                                                                                                                       

Born from the café capital of the world, Melbourne, Citizen brings authentic Australian all-day café culture to New York City neighborhoods and now Houston and Austin, with more cities coming soon.

Founded in 2016 in Chelsea by co-founders Justin Giuffrida and Andrew Geisel, Citizen was built on a shared vision: creating spaces where communities truly connect. 

Citizen has been featured in Forbes & Vogue and is one of the fastest-growing All-Day Café & Restaurant brands, with locations across major East Coast and Texas markets and a roadmap to 40 locations in the coming years.

How to apply

To apply, please fill out this questionnaire:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKil3F2gFpvFRsoOZ1biKV2TTesEDHAfC5qCZogj8lXDaVxQ/viewform 

You can also apply through our website:

https://citizenallday.com/careers → New York

What you will get

  • Industry-leading compensation & bonuses

  • Growth Opportunities

  • Consistent schedules 

  • Health insurance 

Learning, Development & Rapid Growth                                                                                

Citizen is a high-growth company, poised for further New York and national expansion in the coming 12 months. All levels of management have opportunities to develop into higher-level positions and grow alongside the company.

Check us out:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/citizen.allday/
Website: https://citizenallday.com/




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