BOH Kitchen Lead

Ladybird Taco; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Profit sharing

Free food & snacks

Free Ladybird Taco gear

Healthy shift meals

Competitive wages

Healthcare

Job summary

Ladybird Taco in Nashville is hiring a Leader in the Kitchen who will act as an ambassador of our brand and core values. You’ll oversee food prep and safety standards, ensuring quality and consistency across all dishes while collaborating with the General Manager.

You’ll be a true team player, willing to roll up your sleeves, learn quickly, and uphold high standards in a fast-paced service environment. Competitive wages and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Must be a true team player, willing to get your hands dirty.
• Experience in food service/kitchen.
• Knowledge of proper food safety handling.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with kitchen and food prep equipment.
• Accountable in upholding high standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all food meets food safety and quality standards, eliminating cross-contamination on the front line.
• Prep all cold and hot food items using prep worksheets.
• Follow proper knife safety procedures.
• Operate oven and hot prep equipment; ensure proper time/temp of all hot and cooked foods.
• Operate fit-wash, robot coupe, and all other cold prep equipment.
• Maintain clean, food-safe dish and prep stations throughout shift.
• Set up and break down oven station; keep the hot prep zone and equipment clean and organized.
• Manage communication between the Hospitality Team and the Kitchen; inventory the front line, prep zones, oven, and walk-in to determine needs and keep areas stocked.
• Learn and maintain knowledge of our changing menu and ingredients.
• Put received orders away.

Skills

Team player

Food safety knowledge

Fast-paced environment experience

Kitchen experience

Job description

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Profit sharing
• Free food & snacks

About Ladybird Taco

Ladybird Taco is on a mission to enable life-giving community through courageous hospitality. Each day in our shops we serve up the best breakfast tacos, lunch tacos, coffee, and salads with genuine care for one another.

Are you a team player who's open to growing and learning new things? Are you looking to break into the restaurant/service industry and want a job where you can get your hands dirty? Are you someone who wants a job where you can be yourself?

Ladybird Taco Benefits

• A friendly, fun, and positive work environment, with a welcoming and supportive team
• A clear career path with opportunities for advancement and development
• Free Ladybird Taco gear
• Healthy and delicious shift meals
• Competitive wages
• Healthcare

Position Overview

As a Leader in the Kitchen, you'll be an ambassador of Ladybird and our core values. You're an integral part of the guest experience through the creation of delicious, high-quality food, and it's your job to make sure every product lives up to the quality and food safety standards we pride ourselves on. You'll report directly to the General Manager, who will be working alongside you most, if not all, shifts.

You must be a true team player, willing to get your hands dirty and do whatever it takes to keep your store running smoothly. Every team member at Ladybird Taco is responsible for upholding our core values.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all food meets food safety and quality standards, eliminating cross-contamination on the front line
• Prep all cold and hot food items using prep worksheets
• Follow proper knife safety procedures
• Operate oven and hot prep equipment; ensure proper time/temp of all hot and cooked foods
• Operate fit-wash, robot coupe, and all other cold prep equipment
• Maintain clean, food-safe dish and prep stations throughout shift
• Set up and break down oven station; keep the hot prep zone and equipment clean and organized
• Manage communication between the Hospitality Team and the Kitchen; inventory the front line, prep zones, oven, and walk-in to determine needs and keep areas stocked
• Learn and maintain knowledge of our changing menu and ingredients
• Put received orders away

Requirements / Desired Traits

• Caring, humble, and hungry attitude
• Food, restaurant, team, and/or customer service experience
• A team player with a positive can-do attitude
• Quick and adaptable learner
• Knowledge of proper food safety handling
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with kitchen and food prep equipment
• Accountable in upholding high standards

Physical Requirements

• Read and comprehend information at close range and follow instructions accurately
• Use electronic systems such as computers and tablets
• Lift up to 25 pounds and stand for long periods
• Manual dexterity to operate cutting tools and kitchen utensils
• Subject to exposure to cleaning chemicals

Ladybird Taco provides equal opportunities to everyone who works for us and everyone who applies, without regard to sex or gender, gender identity or expression, age, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state, or local law.

Compensation: $17.00 - $23.00 per hour