Kitchen Lead - Short Order Café Hands-On Leadership | Daytime Hours | Consistent Schedule We're looking for an experienced, customer-focused Kitchen Lead who can deliver a great service, bring out the best in a team, and help make our café better every day. You'll work shoulder to shoulder with your crew—cooking, organizing, coaching, and stepping up as the team's strongest player when the rush demands it. Our kitchen is open to our customers, so a friendly attitude and the ability to connect with people while preparing their food are essential. What You'll Do Lead by example. Be a dependable, hands-on presence who sets the pace, supports teammates, and takes ownership of the kitchen's performance. Deliver exceptional customer service. Interact warmly with customers while keeping food quality, order accuracy, and timely service front and center. Improve kitchen operations. Identify and implement practical improvements to prep, workflow, organization, and speed of service. Help develop the menu. Contribute to menu development, create appealing daily and weekly specials. Manage food costs. Improve and maintain cost controls through consistent recipes, accurate portions, smart inventory use, and reduced waste. Maintain high standards. Bring outstanding attention to detail to cleaning, food safety, portion control, presentation, and every order. Build a better workplace. Coach respectfully, communicate clearly, and help create an organized, positive environment where everyone contributes. What You Bring Experience overseeing a kitchen, ideally in a fast-paced short order café, diner, or similar setting. A proven track record of improving kitchen efficiency, food costs, and the workplace environment. Experience assisting with menu development, menu pricing, and specials. An exceptionally strong customer service mindset and comfort working in an open kitchen. The ability to step up during busy periods, handle a demanding station, and help the team keep pace. Adaptability, flexibility, and the ability to move efficiently and think quickly as priorities change. Strong follow-through and a sharp eye for the details that make a kitchen run well. ServSafe Manager certification preferred. Schedule & Benefits Enjoy daytime hours that leave your EVENDINGS, WEEKENDS and

HOLIDAYS

FREE, along with stability in scheduling. Working hours fall between 5:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Typical work day will be about aprox 9 hours Overtime is expected and may increase as business needs require. Free shift meal. Potential for performance bonuses. Opportunities to earn tips from appreciative customers. Are you the Right Someone for this job? Submit your résumé and tell us briefly about an improvement you've made in a kitchen—whether it improved efficiency, food costs, customer service, or teamwork. We're looking for someone who takes pride in doing the work, caring for customers, and helping the whole team succeed. Scheduling interviews Immediately, looking to hire

ASAP Pay:

$42,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Food provided Paid time off

Work Location:

In person