Future Chef & Manager Opportunities
Full Time • The Okay, Cool Group
Job Summary
This application is for future salaried positions with They Okay, Cool Group. Our concepts include COPPER Whiskey Bar & Grill, Brigade, Tips Up!, Main Street Market, Happy Box, El Camino, and Kitty Warren, with locations in Bozeman and Big Sky!
Chefs and Managers at Okay, Cool restaurants wear a lot of hats, but the most important one says ‘LEADER.’ We believe in servant leadership that empowers and supports our team members as we seek to provide the absolute best service and experience to our employees and our guests. Our managers place orders, write schedules, review budgets, and lead meetings that set our businesses and team members up for success every day, every table, every plate. Okay, Cool is continuing to develop our leadership and education programs through conversation and strategy to help foster our growth and future opportunities for our team members. Managers have the opportunity to learn from seasoned and experienced industry professionals as they advance their career and set new goals for their own paths and GET GREAT DONE!
Chefs and Managers at Okay, Cool restaurants wear a lot of hats, but the most important one says ‘LEADER.’ We believe in servant leadership that empowers and supports our team members as we seek to provide the absolute best service and experience to our employees and our guests. Our managers place orders, write schedules, review budgets, and lead meetings that set our businesses and team members up for success every day, every table, every plate. Okay, Cool is continuing to develop our leadership and education programs through conversation and strategy to help foster our growth and future opportunities for our team members. Managers have the opportunity to learn from seasoned and experienced industry professionals as they advance their career and set new goals for their own paths and GET GREAT DONE!
Responsibilities
- Run It Like You Own It Attitude.’
- Punctual and able to work evenings, weekends, and some holidays as asked.
- Willingness to participate as part of a team with enthusiasm and respect.
- Love and appreciation for ingredients, cuisines, preparation techniques, and various beers, wines, and spirits.
- Excellent customer service skills, able to assess customer needs and recommend educated recommendations.
- Manage direct reporting to the Operations Team related to financial, business, and administration matters.
- Coordinate with the Operations Team in planning projects, sticking to budgets, expense control, and schedules.
- Ordering and Vendor Management.
- Assist to develop new productions and/or promotions to stimulate sales.
- Provide both tools and insights for efficiency and improvement of service.
- Clear understanding and adherence to safety and sanitization guidelines and procedures.
- Detail-oriented, organized, communicative, and always punctual for scheduled shifts.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 3+ years Restaurant experience and 1+ years Management experience in a professional setting preferred.
- Physically able to work standing for long periods of time (6+ hours).
- Physically able to lift up to 50 lbs.
Compensation: $60,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The Okay Cool Group
Okay, Cool is Montana’s most burgeoning and unique hospitality group including the following concepts: Copper Whiskey Bar & Grill, Main Street Market, Brigade, Happy Box, Tips Up!, El Camino, and Kitty Warren. We are actively seeking talented individuals who are inspired to join a start-up team of industry leaders. Our valued players have a common set of core values and understand that working together helps us to be our most happy, balanced, and successful selves. Our team believes in ongoing growth and development, manifesting new strengths, and purposefully learning from our mistakes as we strive to get better every day. We take pride in our stylized culture of excellent food, delightful beverages, gracious service, and welcoming hospitality. We actively reward achievement, performance, leading with our values, and commitment within our teams and concepts.
https://www.theokaycoolgroup.com/
Brigade
Located on the second floor of the recently constructed Osborne building in beautiful Downtown Bozeman, Brigade is the newest crown jewel of dining experiences in Montana. Focused in local and quality sourcing, Brigade’s menu is recognized for its Thoughtful Ingredients, Creative Cocktails, and Elevated Experiences. Featuring Bozeman’s favorite Happy Hour, Brigade’s team members take pride in creating memories for our guests through our passion for service and the culinary arts. Join our Brigade Team if an open kitchen, extensive wine list, and modern American cuisine is your kind of fun!
COPPER
COPPER is Montana’s original Whiskey Bar & Grill with two locations in bustling Downtown Bozeman and the beautiful Village in Big Sky with over 250 unique whiskey selections. Our COPPER’s are warm, comfortable, and friendly spaces with talented kitchen teams producing some of Montana’s most beloved dishes from local farms and producers. Our service teams are passionate about all-things-Whiskey, and know to ask just how you like yours served. Join our COPPER team if charming Montana flavors, perfect Old-Fashioned’s, and lifelong friendships is your cup of whiskey (or tea…)!
Tips Up!
For us, Après is a vibe, and at Tips Up! we take it to a whole other level, too… When we are not pouring frosty brews and slinging hot tots with the best damn chicken sandwiches you have ever had, we are on the mountain too, carving up lines and ripping down trails. But when the lifts close, you can find us at Big Sky’s most popular bar full of live music, sweet swag, and the most bad-ass employees any ski town has ever seen. We work hard, we play hard, and our guests love it! Join our Tips Up! crew if shot skis, shuttle games, live music, a fast-paced kitchen, and fun-loving team members sounds rad to you!
El Camino
Nope, not the car. Not the song, either. But definitely like cruising downtown late at night with the top down and your favorite jams playing at full volume. ‘El Co.’ as we like to call it, is a fun and energetic environment full of people that love to dance, play the music too loud, and have a good time. The beers are always cold, and the jello-shots are always fresh on Downtown Bozeman’s largest patio space on Main Street. We feature major national music acts on a regular basis, and actively support our own local musicians and arts. Join El Co. if you love music, high-energy bar service, and a fun-loving team!
Happy Box
Do you know all the words to Whitney Houston’s songs? Can you Name That Song after the first three notes? Do you LOVE Asian Street Food and have a passion for homemade chili sauces?... If you answered YES! to any of these questions, then Happy Box Karaoke Bar is your new home for fun at work! The tunes are always spinning, and the sake and Tiki-inspired drinks are always flowing along side the most creative Asian Street Food around! Join our Happy Box team if decked-out, anime-themed private karaoke rooms, and a busy Tokyo-subway station vibe with a dueling wok station kitchen sound like sweet, sweet music to you!
Main Street Market
Downtown Bozeman’s newest hot spot for fresh coffee, pastries, sandwiches, and salads is Main Street Market. With five other local business shops located inside, Main Street Market’s open and flowing space is bustling with shoppers, coffee drinkers, and people-watchers, alike. Our kitchen team bakes fresh bread for our sandwiches daily, and are now famous for the giant cookies in our pastry window. We love getting to know our regulars, and don’t have to ask your name or coffee when we see them at the door. Join our Main Street Market Team if you like steaming lattes, mixing fresh salads, and being a part of a new, fun, and exciting environment of entrepreneurs and friends!
Kitty Warren
Kitty Warren was the colorful and eccentric madam of lore known for her discretion and seven brass beds in Downtown Bozeman. Like Kitty’s business, our underground speakeasy bar requires that you know someone to get in, or were given the secret password by one of our regulars. Down the twenty steps under Main Street, we mix classic cocktails with quality ingredients under dark red lights surrounded by velvet and leather booths and chairs while local DJ’s spin tracks to keep the vibe going. Sometimes our bartenders wear a skirt, sometimes they wear a three-piece suit… We don’t ask, and we don’t tell because it would ruin the suspense. Join our Kitty Warren team if your style is your own, you wouldn’t be caught dead shaking a Martini, and if a drop of Vermouth makes a difference to you!
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Hourly Employees
Competitive pay, commensurate to experience, tenure, and ability with annual reviews for performance-based raises and advancements.
Preference in scheduling for full-time availability.
Shift Meals.
20% Dining Discount at ALL Okay, Cool Managed Locations.
Health Benefits for qualifying full-time employees.
Profit sharing bonus opportunities for tenured hourly team members.
On-going development and job training opportunities including established growth plans for advancement including company paid ServSafe and BarSmarts Certifications.
Salary/Management Employees
Competitive pay, commensurate to experience, tenure, and ability with annual reviews for performance-based raises and advancements.
Participation in performance-based company Bonus Structure.
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Supplemental Insurance with employer contribution.
80 Hours of Paid Time off per year with increasing time off based on tenure.
401k Administration.
Shift Meals.
30% Dining Discount at ALL Okay, Cool Managed Locations.
On-going development and job training opportunities including established growth plans for advancement including company paid ServSafe and BarSmarts Certifications.