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Kitchen Manager - Iowa City, IA

Casey's Inc.

Iowa City, IAJob$15–17.25/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$15–17.25/hr
Location
Iowa City, IA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Kitchen Manager is a hands-on member of the store leadership team who works with the Store Manager to guide kitchen Team Members and deliver an exceptional guest experience. The role manages daily kitchen operations, food safety, inventory, and activities in prepared foods and dispensed beverages. It also supports productivity and profitability while maintaining smooth operations and addressing guest concerns.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Kitchen OperationsFood SafetyInventory ManagementTeam LeadershipCoachingGuest Service

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

As a Kitchen Manager, you’ll be a hands-on leader and a key member of the store leadership team. Working closely with the Store Manager, you’ll train, guide, and engage kitchen Team Members to deliver an exceptional guest experience. Your focus will include managing day-to-day kitchen operations, focusing on food safety standards, overseeing inventory, and influencing activities within prepared foods and dispensed beverage areas to maximize productivity and profitability.

Benefits (https://www.caseys.com/careers/benefits) We Sprinkle In for This Role

  • Competitive pay and quarterly bonus opportunities

  • DailyPay

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance

  • Paid time off and holiday pay

  • 401(k) with company match

  • Career growth and development programs

  • Team Member discounts

What You’ll Do as a Kitchen Manager :

  • Actively train, guide, and engage kitchen Team Members, delegate tasks effectively, and coach for success.

  • Under the supervision of the Store Manager, manage and influence operational activities in prepared foods and dispensed beverages to optimize performance.

  • Partner with the Store Manager to be accountable for all kitchen activities, maintaining 5S standards, and ensuring smooth daily operations.

  • Oversee kitchen inventory and maintainaccurate stock levels.

  • Anticipate and resolve guest concerns related to kitchen service, keeping the Store Manager informed.

  • Model and coach to Casey’s CARES values: Commitment, Authenticity, Respect, Evolving, Service

  • Proficiently perform Store Team Member duties when needed.

Compensation:

Starting pay range: $15.00 - $17.25

Actual pay may vary based on Casey’s assessment of the candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), related experience, education, and qualifications. Other factors impacting pay include local prevailing wages and internal equity.

This position is eligible for quarterly bonuses based on kitchen performance.

Our full salary range for this role does extend beyond the hiring range listed, allowing team members the opportunity to continue to grow within the company.

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How this job compares

Set against the 970 open Store Leadership jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$15–17.25/hr
  • US median$18–21/hr422 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $16.13/hr, is 18% below the US median midpoint ($20/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Store Leadership hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 22 open Store Leadership jobs in Iowa and 970 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Iowa
Experience
Store Leadership postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (322 postings).
Education
21 of the 970 open Store Leadership jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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