Kitchen Team Leader

Your Hospitality Career Starts Here

At Long Doggers Eateries Restaurant Group, our people are the heart of everything we do. Whether you're looking for your first job, building a career in hospitality, or gaining valuable experience for future opportunities, we're committed to helping you grow!

With multiple concepts across Brevard County, including 6 Long Doggers locations, Meg O'Malley's, Hemingway's Tavern, and Nitro Kitchen & Cocktails—we offer opportunities for advancement, hands-on training, and career development in a fun, fast-paced environment. Wherever your journey leads, the skills and experience you gain with Long Doggers Eateries can help open doors for your future.

Job Summary

The Long Doggers Team Leader takes on a first level leadership role within the store. They are responsible for supervising, managing and motivating BOH staff members while driving the kitchen flow and the station execution during shifts. Team Leaders ensure guest satisfaction through training BOH Staff to standards, adhering to company policies, and acting as quality control.

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Ensure that all food and products are consistently prepared and served according to the company recipes, portioning, cooking, and presentation standards.
• Drive and motivate the team in a positive manner.
• Act with integrity and honestly while promoting Company culture.
• Manages BOH staff performance as appropriate and partners with management team for any final decisions. 
• Drives BOH DAPR Training, ensuring all new hires are trained by a DAPR certified trainer in each station.
• Provide and oversee the training for safe operation of all kitchen equipment, utensil cleanliness and sanitation practices.
• Must be proficient in all areas of the restaurant to fill in where needed to ensure guest service standards and efficient operations.
• Prepare all required paperwork, including forms, reports, and schedules in an organized and timely manner.
• Ensure that all equipment is kept clean and kept in excellent working condition through personal inspection and by following the company’s preventative maintenance procedures.
• Quality control: ensure all food and service are up to Company standards of quality, consistency, and timeliness.
• Control food cost and usage by following proper requisition of products from storage areas, product storage procedures, standard recipes, and waste control procedures.
• Be knowledgeable and support all restaurant policies. 
• Maintaining appropriate cleaning schedules for kitchen floors, mats, walls, hoods, other equipment, and food storage areas.
• Check and maintain proper food holding and refrigeration temperature control points.
• Responsible for daily interaction and communication via our portal.
• Assist with labor management costs.
• Proficient at line checks.
• Understand management bonus structure and how your decisions and actions affect it.
• Cross-trained FOH set-up and server sectioning.
• Cross-trained server checkouts and money handling.
• Cross-trained in Toast, Comps, and Promos.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office/ Excel and/or Google sheets.
• Must be able to communicate clearly and professionally with managers, kitchen staff, dining room staff and guests.
• Manager Food Handler certification required.
• Must have flexible and open availability.
• Ability to direct, support, and drive excellence.
• Ability to maintain all kitchen standards.
• Highly motivated and organized.
• DAPR certified in all kitchen positions (Green Status)

Physical Requirements

• Lifting and the movement of moderate loads require a 50-pound lifting requirement.
• Utilization of office equipment. The effective operation of equipment requires the use of all limbs, fingers, and the ability to see.
• Spends approximately 80 – 100 % of his/her time standing and walking swiftly, therefore, he/she must have the ability to bend, stoop, kneel, and move freely using all limbs and seeing at close/long distances.
• Attend meetings, conferences, workshops, etc. as well as visit LDE locations, off-site locations, etc.; therefore, he/she must be able to travel autonomously to other geographical locations.
• Expectation to work a 30 - 40-hour work week.

Why You'll Love Working with Long Doggers Eateries 

We believe great employees deserve great benefits and opportunities. Eligible team members may enjoy:

• 401(k) Plan with Company Match*
• Paid Vacation and Holiday Pay*
• Premium Shift Pay Opportunities*
• Better than FREE Wellness Program - iM4Health Program*
• Aflac Supplemental Insurance
• Flexible Scheduling
• Career Growth and Advancement Opportunities
• Employee Dining Discounts at all Long Doggers locations, Meg O'Malley's, Hemingway's Tavern, and Nitro Kitchen & Cocktails
• Exclusive Employee Perks and Discounts on:
  • Surf shop merchandise
  • Apparel and accessories
  • Spa services
  • Phone services
  • Sports and recreation rentals
  • And much more!

*Eligibility requirements may apply.

Ready to Join the Team?

If you're looking for more than just a job and want to be part of a team that values hard work, teamwork, and having fun while serving great food, apply today and start your next adventure with Long Doggers, Meg O'Malley's, Hemingway's Tavern, or Nitro Kitchen & Cocktails.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.