The Crushed Red Kitchen Lead is responsible for managing all functions of the restaurant during opening, mid or closing shifts. Key responsibilities may include managing, supervising and training restaurant team members, ensuring an Elevated guest experience, ensuring the safety of our guests, team members and property, overseeing the quality of our food and beverage offerings, and preparing and modifying team member work schedules and food and beverage orders to ensure appropriate inventory.

The Kitchen Lead is responsible for directing the operation of the restaurant, attaining sales, controlling costs, achieving profit objectives, and maintaining the highest standards of food quality, service, cleanliness, safety, and sanitation in partnership with the other managers.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Perform Open/Mid-Day/Closing duties
• Conduct daily briefings on matters of importance to the team members
• Manage all necessary repair and maintenance issues, and supervise cleaning and maintenance of equipment
• Ensure the production of high-quality foods on a consistent basis
• Ensure team member compliance with all audit standards (internal and external audits)
• Ensure 100% compliance with all Company policies and laws, including health and safety standards
• Ensure safety and sanitation in the restaurant
• Monitor food and beverage quality and execution and direct team members to ensure compliance with Crushed Red’s standards
• Assign and direct team member execution of cleanliness and safety procedures
• Provide feedback to General Manager for career development and overall compliance with Crushed Red’s standards
• Monitor and facilitate team member recognition
• Manage guest relations and guest recovery

Skills and Requirements:

• A minimum of 2 years full service, high volume, fast casual restaurant management experience
• High personal integrity, professionalism and maturity
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Solid relationship management and performance management skills
• Ability to motivate and direct team members and work effectively in management team
• Good communication skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with a focus on listening and questioning skills
• Strong writing and documentation skills
• Ability to absorb and retain information quickly
• Keen attention to detail
• Proven problem-solving abilities
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks with an appropriate sense of urgency in a high-performance, fast paced environment
• Exceptional guest service orientation
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 1 year
• 2 years
• 3 years
• 4 years

Restaurant type:

• Fast casual restaurant

Shift:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Language:

• English (Required)

License/Certification:

• ServSafe (Preferred)

Work Location: In person