"Kitchen Manager"

Kitchen Manager

Company: Red Rocks Community College

Job Location: Lakewood, 80228

Category: Food Services

Type: Full-Time

Salary: $43,181.82 - $47,500.00 Annually

Location: Lakewood, CO

Job Number: 01102

Division: Administrative Services

Department: Food Services

Closing Date: 3/9/2026 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

To Apply
All applicants must submit: 1. Resume 2. Detailed letter of interest (cover letter) addressing the job announcement.

Red Rocks Community College exemplifies extraordinary. We are dedicated to our Vision and Mission, which promote student achievement, staff empowerment, and community engagement. We live our values: Integrity, Collaboration, Learning, Inclusiveness, and Communication.

RRCC seeks applicants who understand and have first-hand experience working with diverse populations, which may include but are not limited to, historically marginalized populations such as people of color, LGBTQ+ community members, veterans, first generation graduates, and people with disabilities.

Summary of Position

The Kitchen Manager plays a key leadership role in creating a welcoming, high-quality cafe experience for students, faculty, and staff. This position blends culinary production, cafe operations, and team leadership in a fast-paced and supportive campus environment.

Reporting to the Director, the Kitchen Manager oversees daily food production and kitchen operations, ensuring quality, efficiency, and consistency across service areas. Responsibilities include preparing and executing recipes, estimating food and supply needs, developing prep sheets, and maintaining rotating menus aligned with customer volume and catering demands.

This role supervises and trains a team of 10-12 employees, ensuring compliance with food safety and sanitation standards, portion control, scheduling, and operational procedures. Additional responsibilities include preparing breakfast, lunch, and snacks for the RRCC Children's Center; overseeing grill operations and daily specials; coordinating catered events; managing ordering and inventory; maintaining proper storage and temperature controls; and communicating with clients regarding catering logistics as needed. Typical hours are Monday-Friday, 6:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., with occasional after-hours or cross-campus work.

Qualifications

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Six months or more Barista experience.

Required Qualifications

• ServSafe Certificate
• High school diploma or equivalent
• One year supervisory experience
• Three (3) years of food-service experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Barista experience

Physical & Cognitive Demands

The following are some of the physical and cognitive demands commonly associated with this position.

• Consistently moves, positions, and transports materials weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Constant standing and walking for up to 8-hour shifts on hard surfaces.
• Frequent lifting, carrying, reaching, bending, stooping, and kneeling to access equipment, coolers, and shelving.
• Repetitive hand use for food preparation, cleaning, and operating equipment.
• Works in office and kitchen environments, including exposure to heat, cold (walk-in freezers), noise, and fast-paced conditions.
• Constantly communicates with staff, students, vendors, and customers and must exchange accurate information.
• Cognitive demands include analyzing, coordinating, problem-solving, communicating, training staff, and managing multiple priorities.
• Ability to remain calm and focused under pressure while maintaining accuracy and safety.
• The person in this position constantly communicates with internal and external constituents and students. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• Cognitive demands include comparing, copying, computing, compiling, analyzing, coordinating, synthesizing, negotiating, communicating, instructing, and interpersonal skills.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement
Red Rocks Community College provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process and/or during the course of employment, please contact Jennifer Matthews, Executive Director of Human Resources, at (303)914-6298 or Jennifer.Matthews@rrcc.edu.

Starting Salary
Starting salary range for this position is $43,181.82 - $47,500.00 annually, commensurate with education and experience. This is a full-time, FLSA non-exempt position. This position has been exempted from the State Classified System.

To Apply

All applicants must submit:

1. Resume
2. Detailed letter of interest (cover letter) addressing the job announcement.

Candidates will be evaluated based on their qualifications as related to the duties and responsibilities of the position. Candidates may redact any personally identifiable information on their materials including but are not limited to age, date of birth, and dates of attendance and date of graduation for educational institutions. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Visit our Careers website to submit your application.

If you have questions regarding this position, please contact us at HR@rrcc.edu.