Kitchen Culinary Lead Tacodeli

Tacodeli Brand • Austin, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Kitchen Culinary Lead is responsible for developing and training Team Members, ensuring operational excellence, and fostering a positive kitchen environment. This role involves hands-on leadership, adherence to health and safety regulations, and collaboration between Front of House (FOH) and Back of House (BOH) teams.

Requirements

• Flexible schedule expected including nights and weekends.
• Willingness to be hands-on and not afraid to get hands dirty.
• Experience training and setting clear expectations and followup.
• Strong leadership.
• Ability to work cohesively in a team environment, collaborate.
• Proven skills in organizing work, attention to detail, giving direction, delegating tasks, managing time effectively, and handling multiple tasks in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Continuously develop and train Team Members through daily kitchen execution.
• Utilize training programs and materials and continually raise the bar.
• Coach and develop Team Members, creating a happy and fun kitchen environment.
• Oversee the training effort of all Team Members.
• Ensure that all Team Members exhibit excellent culinary skills, food safety skills, and a safe work environment.
• Ensure all shifts are covered to meet the culinary expectations.
• Educate Team Members on all appropriate Health Department Regulations, safety procedures, and culinary expectations.
• Serve as a liaison between FOH and Kitchen teams, to create an environment of teamwork and synergy.
• Schedule, supervise, and inspect repairs and maintenance to ensure they are completed appropriately and in a timely fashion.
• Lead by example and hold teams accountable for excellence in product quality, consistency of execution, speed of service, cleanliness, maintenance, and service.
• Utilize and maintain operational documents when needed for FOH and BOH.
• Under the guidance of the Kitchen Manager, oversee the restaurant performance to meet defined metrics.
• Hold team accountable to proper sanitation standards and perform weekly Health inspections to determine and correct bad practices and reinforce good behaviors.
• Create and foster a fun, welcoming, comfortable work environment.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off (PTO) program
• Weekly Pay
• Health, Dental, Vision and EAP/Telemedicine
• 401k enrollment with company match (eligible after 1 year of service)
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $2,000 (eligible after 1 year of service)
• Casual work environment – celebrate your authentic individuality
• Leadership development opportunities – we aim to promote from within our organization

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees