El Segundo Kitchen Team Member (New Restaurant Opening)

HomeState; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

Affordable benefits

Company-paid life insurance

Employee assistance program

Advancement opportunities

Slip-resistant shoe program

Community involvement

Transparent communication

Compassionate leadership

Job summary

HomeState in El Segundo, CA, is opening soon and hiring now for a Tex Mex kitchen. Training starts in August as we introduce guests to a menu featuring tacos, queso, brisket, and margaritas.

We value hospitality, teamwork, and learning, with pay of $24–$28 per hour plus tip share and opportunities for advancement. Join a team committed to warm hospitality, community involvement, and consistent safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Guest-focused service skills and adherence to sanitation standards.
• Ability to receive and store incoming orders and work across kitchen stations.
• Strong teamwork and willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
• Reliability in maintaining attendance and following safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide friendly guest service and uphold hospitality standards.
• Assist kitchen operations across prep, line, grill, and dish areas.
• Follow recipes, portion controls, and food safety guidelines.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of stations and equipment.

Skills

Guest focus

Teamwork

Hospitality

Attentive

Communication

Job description

Description

El Segundo Is Opening Soon and We're Hiring Now! Training Starts in August. HomeState is a Tex Mex Kitchen in Southern California. We serve tacos, queso, brisket, and margaritas, but more than that, we serve each other. We provide everyone with warm hospitality that makes them feel at home. No matter where you’re from. Everything we do – from how we greet each other to how we show up in our communities – is rooted in that belief. We serve hospitality first, tacos second.

• Service – Our foundation is care for the guest and team experience.
• Hospitality – We treat others with respect and dignity. All are welcome.
• Intentional – No detail is too small and nothing happens by accident.
• Nurturing – We value learning and curiosity through training and innovation.
• Excellence – We hold ourselves to the highest standards in safety and service.

SHINE: HOW WE SHOW UP

• Service – Our foundation is care for the guest and team experience.
• Hospitality – We treat others with respect and dignity. All are welcome.
• Intentional – No detail is too small and nothing happens by accident.
• Nurturing – We value learning and curiosity through training and innovation.
• Excellence – We hold ourselves to the highest standards in safety and service.

PAY

$24–$28/ hr with tip share

• With tip share it is reasonable to expect $26–$28/hr

WHY HOMESTATE

• Free delicious meals every shift
• Affordable benefits*
• 100% company-paid life insurance*
• Employee assistance program
• Advancement opportunities available
• Slip-resistant shoe program
• Advancement opportunities
• We play an active role in our communities
• We value transparent communication
• We lead with compassion

Essentials That You Bring

• Guest Focus: Reenforce guest trust by complying with sanitation standards, portion sizes, recipes, builds, cooking/cooling methods, packaging, kitchen policies. Assist with receiving and storage of all incoming orders to ensure proper temperature control. Be knowledgeable and familiar with all stations of the kitchen team including but not limited to, prep, line, grill, dish and tortilla.
• Action Oriented: Take on new opportunities and challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy and enthusiasm. Manage time efficiently by taking initiative and working with a sense of urgency to fulfill job duties, prep lists, cleaning tasks and checklists. Find opportunities to complete other tasks assigned by the leader of the shift. Take action to ensure leadership is aware of any equipment, product, quality or safety concerns.
• Resilient: Rebound from setbacks when faced with difficult situations. Calmly identify and troubleshoot issues that occur during the shift to ensure efficient operations. Constantly communicate with honesty, integrity and transparency.
• Collaborative: Build partnerships and work collaboratively to meet shared objectives. Work closely with the team to support each other through daily tasks, promote teamwork and assist with training. Think boldly and bravely to shape a positive impact on one's self, family, neighbors and team members.
• Follow all HomeState standards, sanitation guidelines, policies or procedures to ensure that you are serving guests the highest quality, delivering caring hospitality, and that you are embodying the HomeState mission and core values.
• Maintain regular, predictable attendance, which includes attendance at all scheduled shifts, training and meetings.
• Ensure food is stored and cooked at the correct temperature by regulating ovens, fryers, other kitchen equipment and completing line checks.
• Ensure product quality conducting proper tasting procedures, line checks, rotation, storage (i.e. FIFO) and labeling.
• Carry product, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas. Maintain sufficient levels of products at line stations.
• Must be able to understand orders on the KDS screen.
• Clean and sanitize work station area including tables, shelves, walls, griddles, fryers, ovens, and other standard kitchen equipment. Load utensils, containers, and other kitchen tools into dishwashing machines and help keep the dish area organized and neat.
• Remove trash and clean kitchen garbage containers. Clean, sweep and mop as directed to assist in maintaining restaurant spaces, including common areas like restrooms.

Requirements

• 1-2 years in the restaurant industry with guest facing roles preferred.
• Personable and enjoys working with people and a diverse team.
• Passion for food & hospitality.
• Availability to work a minimum of five days per week. Extended hours and/or a sixth day may occasionally be required. Weekends, day shifts and evening shifts may be required.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time (6 or more hours per shift, excluding break times).
• Ability to lift, push, pull, or carry up to 40 pounds (examples include beverage cambros, ice buckets, tray of food & drinks, and taking out the trash).
• Ability to frequently bend and reach overhead (examples include stocking supplies and cleaning equipment).
• Ability to recognize, perceive, communicate and/or comprehend directions and spatial cues as expected in a restaurant (examples include “behind” and “corner”).
• Must possess dexterity to to reach for, grasp and manipulate objects (examples include mopping, scooping ice, using a squeeze bottle).
• Ability to regularly move around the restaurant from guests areas to kitchen areas while carrying items (such as beverage racks and food trays).
• Must be able to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• May be required to occasionally work in outdoor weather conditions or fluctuating temperatures (such as in the patio dining areas).

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Please note that this job description is not meant to cover or include all the tasks, duties, and responsibilities the employee may be required to perform, and any assigned tasks, duties, and responsibilities are subject to change at the company’s discretion, with or without notice or contemporaneous update to this document. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities and sincerely-held religious beliefs to perform the essential functions of this position, to the extent required by and in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law; contact Human Resources to request a reasonable accommodation. Nothing in this job description modifies the at-will nature of employment.

HomeState embraces diversity and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of any classification protected by law. We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.