Culinary Leader - South Lamar

Tacodeli • Austin, TX

2d

About The Position

The Culinary Leader develops and trains kitchen Team Members through daily kitchen execution, using training programs and materials to raise performance standards. The role oversees training and coaches Team Members to build culinary and food-safety skills while fostering a happy, fun, and safe kitchen environment.

The Culinary Leader ensures shift coverage and communicates health regulations, safety procedures, and culinary expectations. Working as a liaison between the front-of-house and kitchen teams, the role promotes teamwork and leads by example to maintain product quality, consistency, speed of service, cleanliness, maintenance, and service standards. Under the guidance of the Kitchen Manager, the role helps oversee restaurant performance against defined metrics, maintains operational documents, supervises repairs and maintenance, and conducts weekly health inspections.

The position requires a flexible schedule, including nights and weekends, and hands-on work. Physical demands include standing for several hours, walking for long periods, bending, stretching, twisting, reaching at various heights, and frequently lifting at least 10 pounds.

Requirements

• Flexible schedule, including nights and weekends.
• Willingness to work hands-on and get hands dirty.
• Experience training others and setting clear expectations and follow-up.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Ability to work cohesively and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to organize work, pay attention to detail, give direction, delegate tasks, manage time effectively, and handle multiple tasks in a timely manner.
• Ability to stand for several hours and walk for long periods.
• Ability to bend, stretch, twist, and reach for objects on shelves at various heights.
• Ability to frequently lift a minimum of 10 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Continuously develop and train Team Members through daily kitchen execution.
• Use training programs and materials and continually raise standards.
• Coach and develop Team Members while creating a happy and fun kitchen environment.
• Oversee the training of all Team Members.
• Ensure Team Members demonstrate excellent culinary and food-safety skills and maintain a safe work environment.
• Ensure all shifts are covered to meet culinary expectations.
• Educate Team Members on applicable Health Department regulations, safety procedures, and culinary expectations.
• Act as a liaison between front-of-house and kitchen teams to foster teamwork and synergy.
• Schedule, supervise, and inspect repairs and maintenance to ensure timely and appropriate completion.
• Lead by example and hold teams accountable for product quality, consistency of execution, speed of service, cleanliness, maintenance, and service.
• Use and maintain operational documents for front-of-house and back-of-house as needed.
• Under the guidance of the Kitchen Manager, oversee restaurant performance to meet defined metrics.
• Hold the team accountable to sanitation standards and conduct weekly health inspections to assess practices, coach, and reinforce good behaviors.
• Create and foster a fun, welcoming, and comfortable work environment.

Benefits

• Average earnings of $23 per hour, consisting of base pay and tip share.
• Weekly pay.
• Paid Time Off for full-time and part-time Team Members.
• Health, dental, vision, short-term disability, mental health, EAP, and telemedicine benefits for full-time Team Members.
• 401(k) with company match, subject to eligibility after one year of service and qualifications.
• Tuition reimbursement up to $2,000 annually, subject to eligibility after one year of service and qualifications.
• Casual, team-oriented work environment.
• Career growth and leadership development opportunities, with promotion from within.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed