Kitchen Manager

Augie’s is a high-energy neighborhood bar and restaurant in Lincoln Park focused on elevated comfort food, craft cocktails, and creating a fun, welcoming atmosphere for both guests and staff. We are looking for a hands-on Kitchen Manager / Chef to lead our back-of-house operations and grow with our team.

This is not a corporate chef role. We are looking for someone who can lead a kitchen, build systems, coach a team, and thrive in a fast-paced environment while maintaining consistency, cleanliness, and strong food quality.

• Manage daily kitchen operations and service execution
• Lead, train, and motivate BOH staff
• Maintain food quality, consistency, and presentation standards
• Create and enforce prep, cleaning, and organizational systems
• Manage inventory, ordering, and vendor relationships
• Monitor food and labor cost goals
• Build schedules and manage staffing levels
• Maintain sanitation and hea...