Director of Culinary

Los Tacos No. 1•Headquarters, KY

17d

About The Position

Join our team at Los Tacos No. 1 and be part of a unique dining experience! We are looking for people who are passionate about food, customer service enthusiasts, and people committed to excellence. At Los Tacos No. 1, we don't just make tacos, we create memorable moments for our customers. If you are passionate about cooking, love working as a team and want to be part of a vibrant work culture, apply now and join us on this exciting culinary adventure!

Responsibilities

Leadership. Maintain positive team morale and ensure that the Los Tacos No.1 values are being upheld. Foster an environment of open communication, consistency, and teamwork - where employees take pride in their work and enjoy what they do.
Collaboration with "Front-of-the-house" (FOH) operations to ensure the best product is being provided to serve our guests.
People management and Development. Responsible for managing, training and developing of "Back-of-the-House" (BOH) leadership teams prep managers, prep leads and supervisors to ensure the team leads with passion and high-integrity towards the non-exempt team members and operations.
Oversee Quality Assurance food and safety; Responsible for high food quality at all New York City based locations. Quickly trouble shooting consistency and/or quality issues. Ensure all food is well prepared utilizing DOH guidelines and procedures.
Maintain compliance with all local/state/federal food handling and sanitation standards, including logs and documentation. Ensure that all systems and processes are consistently followed.
Culinary Operations & Processes Develop processes and protocols with upcoming commissary buildout that will assist with scalable and efficient areas of company growth
Work in collaboration with Plant Manager at Tortilla Shop to ensure all deliveries of tortilla/ masas arrive at Manhattan stores ensuring all the proper health and safety controls during deliveries
Develop highly productive Culinary Operation Systems, utilizing Google suite and R365
Maintain and organize files for recipes, food cost, and nutrition information. In depth analytical understanding of culinary operations: par-level, labor and waste management, making data-informed decisions on improvement of Los Tacos No.1 efficiency and scalability.
Work in collaboration with support center department head(s) and teams to ensure company and BOH teams are working in an effective manner