Job description
Our Kitchen Lead is a critical ingredient in our restaurant management recipe. Our Kitchen Lead develops and leads our culinary team. The ideal candidate is committed to leading our team, overseeing daily operations to produce high-quality, delicious food to standard, growing our brand, building our culture of hospitality, and helping to operate profitable restaurants. As a member of management at Talkin' Tacos, you will enjoy a career path that challenges you as a leader and facilitates career growth and development. As a Talkin' Tacos team member, you will be working in a lively, fast-paced work environment within a growing restaurant company that cares about great food, and creating a culture of never-ending learning and reinvention for our employees.
Benefits:
Responsibilities
- Provides direction to kitchen staff, ensuring execution of all employee duties.
- Monitors kitchen operations to ensure compliance with health and fire department regulations.
- Ensures compliance with state, federal, and local food handling requirements and standards.
- Assists in the implementation and management of kitchen and restaurant policies and procedures throughout scheduled shift.
- Completes the duties of a line cook when needed, and is capable of performing the duties of all kitchen positions.
- Ensures products are stored at the correct temperatures and the recipe books are up to date with current menu items, portions, and ingredients.
- Ensures utilization of daily prep sheets and meat/fish yield sheets daily and that product counts are recorded accurately daily. Participates in monthly inventory process.
- Anticipates, identifies, and corrects any issues with inventory, systems, and staffing.
- Monitors labor costs to attain budgeted goals within restaurant policies and procedures.
- Oversees and approves training and development of kitchen staff.
- Participates in the hiring process by conducting interviews and making hiring recommendations.
