Back of House Manager

Taco Buddha; University City (MO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth opportunities

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Incremental PTO

Job summary

A growing fast-casual restaurant concept is seeking a Back of House Manager to lead and develop a high-performance kitchen team. You will embody the brand's values, fostering a culture of accountability and growth. Responsibilities include hiring, training, maintaining food safety standards, and ensuring operational efficiency. Ideal candidates should have culinary experience, leadership skills, and the ability to work physically demanding shifts. Benefits include health insurance and opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications

• Must have or be willing to obtain up to date ServSafe certification.
• 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Physically able to work a full shift on feet and lift heavy objects up to 50lbs.

Responsibilities

• Represent Taco Buddha’s core values.
• Hiring and training the right people.
• Ensure high-performance operations for customer satisfaction.

Skills

ServSafe certification

Culinary knowledge

Leadership skills

Conflict resolution skills

Bilingual in English and Spanish

Tools

Scheduling systems

POS systems

Inventory ordering systems

Job description

We are looking for a motivational and qualified Back of House Manager to oversee our high-performance team and support our General Manager.

You will be a leader that, in tandem with our General Manager, humbly represents our brand and core values as we continue the upward momentum of our unique and successful taco concept. This position requires a team builder who can grow and develop direct reports who prefer to work together to overcome obstacles instead of finger pointing and fault finding. While people—customers, Taco Buddha employees, vendors, and every human that graces us—come first, accountability to the business and General Manager is a close second. Our culture is our pride and joy, and it not only inspires our employees who truly love working at Taco Buddha, but also reflects to our customers who know that we truly care about their experience.

Who we are

Taco Buddha is a concept influenced by great taco joints from Austin, Texas but has evolved with globally influenced flavors that work with our New-Mex-Tex roots to create delicious tacos, both traditional and adventurous. This, combined with notable, outgoing, and friendly fast-casual service, has propelled us to our success and growth. We opened our second location in June 2023 and are now primed for further expansion. We’re looking for humble, invested, and caring candidates to grow with us.

Taco Buddha values these intangible tangibles

• Friendly and caring customer service drives our machine. All day. Everyday.
• Evolved tacos, both traditional and adventurous, can stand the test of time as long as there is love put into the preparation and served by people who love what they’re doing.

Taco Buddha’s Manager responsibilities include

• Representing and exemplifying Taco Buddha’s core values
• Hiring the right people, training/coaching them properly and imploring them to strive for humble accountability
• Well thought-out delegation to direct reports so they can deservedly grow upwards
• High-performance operations that garners return customers through tantalizing, consistently well executed food quality and customer service
• Delegation to direct reports to attain results without micro-managing
• Proper scheduling to cover shifts that are aligned with labor budgets
• Responsible for inventorying and ordering of non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages and maintaining cost of goods targets
• Complying to food safety requirements by state and local authorities and the ability to inspire direct reports to oversee that requirement
• Supports the General Manager to ensure operations are as efficient as possible
• Supports the General Manager to ensure facility and equipment maintenance is performed as needed
• Ensure standardization and consistency in food preparation and presentation

Back of House Manager Skills and Qualifications

• Must have or be willing to obtain up to date ServSafe certification
• 2+ years of relevant experience
• A strong base of culinary knowledge
• Leadership skills and conflict resolution skills
• Physically able to work a full shift on feet and lift heavy objects up to 50lbs
• Working knowledge of scheduling systems, POS systems, and inventory ordering systems
• Bilingual in English and Spanish a huge plus, but not required
• Able to work days, night, and weekends

Benefits and perks

• Career growth opportunities with a growing company
• Health, vision, and dental insurance (for full-time employees 30+ hours/wk)
• Incremental PTO (for full-time employees 30+ hours/wk)