Restaurant Lead – Immediate Hiring – $19.70/hr – Westwood

Tender Greens•Los Angeles, CA

9d•$18 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

Our Restaurant Lead is responsible for assisting the General Manager and Executive Kitchen Manager in the daily front and back of house restaurant operations and guiding the front and back of house team members. It is expected that the Restaurant Lead is fully certified in all front and back of house positions. This is a non-exempt position. As a Restaurant Lead, you are responsible for encompassing our goal of providing each guest with a truly outstanding experience.

Requirements

Prior kitchen and FOH experience
Demonstrated leadership skills, including coaching, and motivating a team
Solid base knowledge of culinary technique and its practical application
Must enjoy and be able to succeed in a fast-paced and high stress work environment
Customer service focused and solution oriented
Ability to work a flexible schedule based on restaurant needs
Commitment to continuing culinary development in both technique and perspective
Ongoing current Food Safety Manager certification

Nice To Haves

Bilingual Spanish/English is a plus

Responsibilities

Exemplifying exceptional guest service and fostering an enthusiastic and uplifting environment
Assisting with enforcing safe work behaviors and safety standards are adhered to maintain a safe workplace
Assisting the GM in training front of house team members to achieve established policies and procedures
Assisting the Executive Kitchen Manager in the training of kitchen team members using the certification process
Assisting in the rollout of limited time menu offers or new menu items and recipe changes
Assisting in executing the setup of Salad, Grill, Carve, Cashier, Prep, Dish, Bus, etc. stations for service
Advising Executive Kitchen Manager and General Manager of any employee related issues
Assisting in day-to-day practices related to the team including initial and ongoing training
Reviewing and guiding the completion of Front of House team members training checklist and certification using Tender Greens Training Certification Process
Assisting in morning and evening line checks, food tastings and pre-shift meetings
Participating in food safety and line checks to ensure food standards are met and executed safely
Assisting with completing daily time edit and capture time edit signatures from employee
Communicating team member and guest injuries are reported to the GM and EKM at the time of injury and proper Tender Greens protocols are followed when GM and KM are not present
Participates and assisting in employee safety training and LMS signoffs and meeting safety standards
Participating in handling guest complaints that happen during their shift when a GM and EKM is not present
Assisting with the opening and/or closing of the restaurant depending on schedule
Assist with Point-of-Sale System (Aloha & Olo) functions to ensure they are being conducted according to policy such as comps & re-opening/ reprinting checks, conducting same day refunds, and doing a system refresh
Conducting nightly notes and entering sales into the purchase tracker
Assisting in the daily invoice tracking, inventory, and transfers
Taking catering orders and/or verifying catering orders are fulfilled accurately and on time before handing over to guest or third-party delivery
Assisting in directing cleaning service when GM and EKM are not present
Assisting in overseeing Health Department visits when GM and EKM are not present
Assisting in the follow up of repair and maintenance items in the tracking system-Corrigo
Supporting operations by performing any other duties as assigned to ensure the restaurant is producing to standards
Assisting in the ordering of food items including grocery, meat, fish
All other duties as assigned