Build a Career. Become an Exceptional Operator.
At Brinkerhoff Hospitality, we don't just hire culinary managers—we develop exceptional operators.
Through hands-on training, direct coaching, meaningful leadership opportunities, and a commitment to promoting from within, we're invested in helping ambitious culinary leaders build long-term careers in hospitality.
We're looking for people who want more than their next kitchen management position. We're looking for leaders who want to master restaurant operations, develop great teams, deliver exceptional food consistently, and grow alongside an independent hospitality company with an exciting future.
Our third Savina's Mexican Kitchen opens this fall in Loveland, marking our fifth restaurant overall—with additional concepts already in development. As we continue to grow, we're building our leadership bench today for tomorrow's opportunities.
If you're passionate about leading people, building great kitchens, and becoming a stronger operator every year, we'd love to meet you.
We are currently hiring both Assistant Culinary Managers and Culinary Managers. Level and compensation will be determined based on leadership experience, operational knowledge, and readiness for the scope of the role.
Where You'll Work
Brinkerhoff Hospitality operates restaurants across Colorado's Front Range, including:
- Downtown Denver – Savina's Mexican Kitchen
- Lone Tree – Sierra
- Castle Rock – Savina's Mexican Kitchen, The Brinkerhoff, and Bar Hummingbird
- Loveland – Savina's Mexican Kitchen (Opening Fall 2026)
Culinary leaders may support any of our locations based on business needs, leadership opportunities, and professional development. As our company grows, many leaders gain experience across different restaurants and concepts, broadening their operational expertise and preparing for future advancement.
Our Culture of Care
Exceptional hospitality begins with care.
We believe the guest experience is shaped by every detail—our people, our products, our restaurants, and the pride we take in each of them. By caring deeply for one another and everything that creates the guest experience, memorable hospitality naturally follows.
Everything we do is guided by four core values:
Positive Mental Attitude
Attitude is a choice. Every day, we choose optimism, resilience, professionalism, and solutions.
Serve With Heart
Whether serving guests or teammates, genuine hospitality begins with caring for others and taking pride in creating meaningful experiences.
Team First
Restaurants are a team sport. We thrive by supporting one another, communicating openly, and celebrating shared success.
Better Every Day
Great operators never stop learning. We challenge ourselves to improve every day—for our guests, our teams, and ourselves.
Hands-On Culinary Leadership Development
We believe great culinary leaders are developed through experience, coaching, accountability, and time spent in the operation.
Our culinary leadership development is hands-on and individualized. Assistant Culinary Managers and Culinary Managers work closely with restaurant leadership and our senior culinary leadership team to strengthen the skills needed for their next level of responsibility.
Development is grounded in the real work of operating great kitchens: leading people, building systems, managing food and labor costs, improving consistency, maintaining exceptional standards, and solving problems.
We don't expect leaders to know everything on day one. We do expect curiosity, humility, accountability, and a commitment to getting better.
As Brinkerhoff Hospitality grows, so do the opportunities for culinary leaders who are ready to take on more responsibility.
Who Thrives Here?
The culinary leaders who succeed at Brinkerhoff Hospitality care equally about people, product, and performance.
They understand that a great kitchen requires more than culinary skill. It takes organization, consistency, communication, accountability, financial awareness, and the ability to develop a team.
They are comfortable working alongside their teams, coaching in the moment, holding high standards, and solving problems before they become larger ones.
Most importantly, they want to keep learning.
What You'll Do
As a member of the culinary leadership team, you'll help lead daily kitchen operations while developing people, strengthening systems, protecting product quality, and driving strong business results.
Scope and level of responsibility will vary based on whether you join us as an Assistant Culinary Manager or Culinary Manager.
Lead People
- Recruit, train, coach, and develop a strong culinary team.
- Create a kitchen culture rooted in accountability, respect, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
- Set clear expectations and provide consistent, meaningful feedback.
- Develop team members and identify future culinary leaders.
- Build strong communication and partnership between culinary and service leadership.
Lead the Kitchen
- Lead daily kitchen operations and shift execution.
- Maintain exceptional standards for food quality, consistency, presentation, sanitation, and cleanliness.
- Ensure recipes, prep systems, portion standards, and execution procedures are followed consistently.
- Maintain a kitchen that is organized, prepared, and ready for service.
- Anticipate operational challenges and solve problems with urgency and sound judgment.
- Uphold food safety, sanitation, and regulatory standards.
Lead the Business
- Manage food cost through recipe execution, portion control, inventory, ordering, waste reduction, and accountability.
- Manage culinary labor through thoughtful scheduling, productivity, training, and deployment.
- Understand restaurant financial performance and take action to improve results.
- Use systems, tools, and data to identify opportunities and drive improvement.
- Partner with restaurant leadership to achieve operational and financial goals.
Lead the Guest Experience
- Understand that every plate contributes to the guest experience.
- Protect consistency, presentation, temperature, timing, and quality during every service.
- Respond to feedback with urgency, curiosity, and accountability.
- Partner with the entire restaurant leadership team to deliver memorable hospitality.
What It Takes to Succeed
Previous culinary leadership experience is important, but we're even more interested in your potential to learn, lead, and grow.
We're open to candidates at different stages of their leadership careers. You may be an experienced Culinary Manager ready for a new challenge or a high-potential kitchen leader ready to take the next step into an Assistant Culinary Manager role.
The strongest candidates are organized, curious, humble, driven, and genuinely enjoy developing others.
You'll be successful if you bring:
- Previous culinary leadership experience in a full-service restaurant environment.
- Experience in a high-volume kitchen environment is strongly preferred.
- Strong working knowledge of food safety, sanitation, prep systems, and kitchen operations.
- Demonstrated ability—or clear readiness—to coach, develop, and hold teams accountable.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- A high level of accountability and follow-through.
- An understanding of food cost, inventory, ordering, waste management, labor management, and financial performance appropriate to the level of the role.
- A commitment to food quality, consistency, cleanliness, and attention to detail.
- A growth mindset and willingness to receive coaching.
- Flexibility to support and, as opportunities arise, grow into leadership roles across our restaurant locations.
- The ambition to build a long-term career with a growing hospitality company.
Why Brinkerhoff Hospitality?
- Hands-on development and coaching from experienced culinary and operations leaders.
- Clear opportunities for advancement through internal promotion.
- A growing independent hospitality company with additional concepts already in development.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Paid time off.
- Employee dining program.
- Five-day work week.
- Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.
- Ongoing leadership coaching and professional development.
Our ConceptsSavina's Mexican Kitchen
Downtown Denver Castle Rock Loveland (Opening Fall 2026)
Polished casual Mexican featuring scratch cooking, award-winning margaritas, and warm hospitality.
Sierra
Lone Tree
Upscale casual American with Southwestern influences, wood-fired cooking, handcrafted cocktails, and an extensive wine program.
The Brinkerhoff
Castle Rock
An elevated dining experience centered on refined food, exceptional hospitality, and memorable service.
Bar Hummingbird
Castle Rock
An intimate cocktail bar focused on exceptional beverages, elevated hospitality, and memorable guest experiences.
Your Career Starts Here
We believe our greatest competitive advantage isn't our restaurants—it's our people. That's why we invest in creating careers, not simply filling positions.
If you're looking for a company that will challenge you, invest in your development, and provide real opportunities for advancement, we'd love to meet you.
Bring your work ethic, curiosity, culinary foundation, and desire to lead. We'll provide the coaching, support, and opportunities to help you become the leader and operator you're capable of being.
As Brinkerhoff Hospitality continues to grow, we're looking for culinary leaders who are excited to grow with us.
Schedule
- Full-time leadership position.
- Typical schedule of 50–55 hours per week.
- Day, evening, weekend, and holiday availability as business needs require.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
- Manual dexterity to safely operate common restaurant and kitchen equipment.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced restaurant environment.
- Ability to work indoors and outdoors as business needs require.
- Regular exposure to hot surfaces, hot oils, open flames, steam, and varying kitchen temperatures.
Brinkerhoff Hospitality is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Pay: $80,000.00 - $105,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
