Kitchen Manager

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 orJennifer.Matthews@rrcc.edu.
Starting Salary
Starting salary range for this position is
$43,181.82 – $47,500.00 annually, commensurate with educationandexperience.Thisisafull-time,FLSAnon-exemptposition.Thispositionhasbeen
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.

Candidateswillbeevaluatedbasedontheirqualificationsasrelatedtothedutiesandresponsibilitiesof 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 Careerswebsite to submit your application.

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

Notice to all
Applicants

• Final candidate will be subject to successful completion of a background check, and, if applicable, a motor
  vehicle record review.
• Former employees of the Colorado Community College System, or one of its 13 colleges, who were
  disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination, must disclose this information in their application material.
• Final
  candidates are required to submit unofficial transcripts for non-instructional positions and official transcripts for instructional
  positions to Human Resources within thirty (30) days of hire.
• Direct deposit of payroll is a condition of employment.
• Red
  Rocks Community College participates in E-Verify.
• Red Rocks Community College is a tobacco and smoke-free campus.
• All RRCC
  employees, except student employees, contribute to Colorado PERA at a fixed percentage of their
  earnings and do not contribute to Social Security.
• Finalist must be willing to make Colorado their primary workplace.

RRCC/CCCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Red Rocks Community College and Colorado Community College System
believes when all human qualities are regarded with dignity and respect and when everyone has access to the individualized support they
need, all will have the opportunity to thrive. In all aspects of the employment process, decisions are made based on merit, competence,
performance and business need without regard to sex, gender, race, color, age, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, physical or
mental disability, familial status, veteran or military status, pregnancy status, marital status, religion, genetic information, gender
expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Our Accommodations and
Non-Discrimination policies, plus other helpful information, can be found publicly at https://www.rrcc.edu/disclaimers-and-legal-notices.

We also believe in going further. At RRCC we have a
focus on equity and belonging. We strive to create a community in which everyone feels respected and valued for their unique talents and
contributions, and where people from all backgrounds are able to achieve their goals. Red Rocks Community College acknowledges that
inclusion and equity are multifaceted and complex concepts, and that our efforts in these areas will require innovation, intention, and an
institutional commitment to these principles, across our entire college community.

Red Rocks Community College is an emerging
Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). As we move toward full HSI status, we are focused on servingness and are committed to creating a
learning environment where equity is expected and our Latinx students thrive.

For information regarding Red Rocks Community College
Security, including Clery Act/Crime Statistics for the campuses and surrounding area, please visit: https://www.rrcc.edu/campus-police.

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