Front of House Manager

Taco Buddha; St. Louis (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 in St. Louis is seeking a Front of House Manager to lead and inspire a team dedicated to outstanding service and food quality. The role includes hiring, training, and maintaining operational efficiency while ensuring a great customer experience. Candidates must have at least 2 years of experience in a leadership role and be willing to obtain ServSafe certification. Benefits include health insurance and career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of leadership experience in a customer-facing role.
• Must be 21+ years of age.
• Physically able to work a full shift on feet and lift heavy objects up to 50lbs.
• Able to work days, nights, and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Represent and exemplify the core values of the company.
• Hire, train, and coach staff for accountability.
• Ensure high-performance operations and food quality.
• Manage inventory and comply with food safety requirements.
• Support General Manager in operational efficiency.

Skills

Leadership skills

Conflict resolution skills

Interpersonal skills

Bilingual in English and Spanish

Education

ServSafe certification

Tools

POS systems

Scheduling systems

Inventory ordering systems

Job description

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 gearing up to open our third location in the Botanical Heights neighborhood in St. Louis. 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. Everyday. All day.
• Evolved tacos, both traditional and adventurously 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

• 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, 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
• Support Kitchen manager with food cost control
• 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

Front of House Manager Skills and Qualifications

• Must have or be willing to obtain up to date ServSafe certification
• 2+ years of leadership experience in a customer-facing role
• Must be 21+ years of age
• Leadership skills and conflict resolution skills
• Interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with customers and staff alike
• 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)