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Kitchen Manager

Dave & Buster's

Denver, COFull-time$80–94K/yrPosted 3 days agoStill listed 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$80–94K/yr
Location
Denver, CO
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Kitchen Manager leads the back-of-house team and oversees kitchen operations, including food and labor costs, safe food handling, and kitchen conditions. The role includes hiring, training, developing, and retaining employees, collaborating with management to improve financial results, and supporting menu rollouts and guest experiences. The posting seeks candidates with restaurant or hospitality experience, kitchen management experience, and the ability to lead a team.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Restaurant OperationsTeam CommunicationTeam LeadershipCost of Goods Sold ManagementLabor Cost ManagementKitchen ManagementBusiness AcumenFood SafetyFood Handling

Qualifications

Must Be 21+3+ Years Restaurant or Hospitality Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

Job Description:

THE KITCHEN MANAGER: the HEART of our operations. As the leaders of the kitchen, KMs are the culinary experts who keep our kitchens in pristine operating conditions. You get to select and motivate an elite group of back-of-house employees and manage the costs to ensure the overall financial success of the location.

What we are looking for!

  • You love working in a fast-paced, multi-faceted restaurant/entertainment scene
  • You can communicate to your team in a way that inspires FUN!
  • There isn't a station you cannot work and a team you cannot lead
  • You can handle 100K days & working an average of 50-hour work weeks
  • You enjoy new menu rollouts and love introducing new food items to our guests
  • You thrive on instant satisfaction! There's nothing better than improving someone's experience or encouraging your team to elevate their performance

Requirements:

  • 21+ years of age

  • 3+ years of Restaurant/Hospitality experience

  • Proficient in managing the cost of goods sold and labor

  • Ability to lead a team to create a memorable guest experience

  • Proven experience in kitchen management

  • Strong business acumen

  • The ability to work weekends, nights, and holidays

  • Not afraid to work in a fast-paced, noisy environment with distracting conditions

What will you be doing daily?

  • You are the head coach of a talented group of BOH employees, and you are responsible for hiring, training, developing, and retaining the best team possible
  • Create a well-maintained, safe, secure, and sanitary environment for all guests and staff
  • Managing food costs, tracking waste, and controlling kitchen labor costs
  • Understanding, managing, and practicing safe food-handling procedures
  • Collaborate with the rest of the management team to drive financial results and optimize profitability in your location

PERKS!

  • Competitive salary

  • Quarterly bonus program

  • Health, Dental, Vision, Long & Short-term Disability

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Buster’s Legacy Fund (Supports team members during difficult times)

  • 401K matching plan

  • FREE food

  • FREE gameplay

  • Large leadership team = multiple managers per shift

  • FUN work environment

  • Grow your career! • Two FUN brands (Dave & Buster’s and Main Event Entertainment) under one roof = Double the growth opportunities

Dave & Buster’s Inc./Main Event Entertainment is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary Range: 80202- 94355

We are an equal opportunity employer and participate in E-Verify in states where required.

How this job compares

Set against the 13,244 open Restaurant Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$80–94K/yr
  • Colorado median$58–68K/yr106 salary ranges
  • US median$59–70K/yr1,776 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $87K, is 40% above the Colorado median midpoint ($62K) — in the top quarter of Restaurant Manager salary ranges in Colorado.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 232 open Restaurant Manager jobs in Colorado and 13,244 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Colorado
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — more than three in four Restaurant Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 4,554 postings).
Education
74 of the 13,244 open Restaurant Manager jobs (under 1%) 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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