Shift Lead - Production/Catering

Boba Guys Inc; Brisbane (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Better-than-market starting wages

Health care options

Endless tea on us

Discount for friends and family

Job summary

A popular beverage company in California is seeking a Catering Shift and Production Shift Lead to manage back-end production and on-site catering events. The ideal candidate must have supervisory experience, effective communication skills, and a passion for delivering quality experiences. This role includes planning production tasks, managing teams, and driving catering vans. Competitive starting wages and healthcare options are offered, alongside unique team bonding experiences.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year shift lead role in supervisory experience.
• Ability to operate basic kitchen tools and software.
• Valid driver’s license and clean motor vehicle record.
• Must have or be willing to complete ServSafe Certification.
• Ability to manage time and delegate tasks.
• Willingness to learn and lead in a startup environment.
• Valid driver's license (Class C) and clean MVR.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and executing production tasks.
• Lead production team to ensure efficient product creation.
• Oversee back-end catering production.
• Drive and operate catering van.
• Lead the production team to ensure efficiency and high quality.
• Oversee back-end catering production and event setup.
• Assist with on-site events as needed.
• Lead on-site events when manager is unavailable.
• Drive and operate catering van and use personal vehicle when needed.
• Communicate essential information clearly and maintain confidentiality.

Skills

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Food safety knowledge

Time management

Delegation skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Food safety

Driver's license

Education

ServSafe Certification

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

A Catering Shift and Production Shift Lead will work closely with the Production and Catering Manager(s) to help manage back-end production, planning, fulfillment, and quality assurance for all back-end kitchen items. In addition to assisting production related duties the Shift Lead will help production, and lead on-site events. The Shift Lead can work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other team members. Success in this role includes ability to plan effectively, execute back-end production, help manage inventory, learn how to lead a production shift, and successfully run and lead catering events.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate all of Boba Guys’ core values of ‘Giving a Damn, ‘Quality, Radical Candor, Mindfulness, and Resilience, in crafting and producing all backend product items (kitchen items, product dosing, tea blending, etc.)
• Help kitchen production and tea/product dosing which includes preparing product in an operations facility
• Be able to both assist and lead in planning and executing daily operational elements of production.
• Become a resource for problem solving, product planning, product quality.
• Lead the production team to ensure product is being produced efficiently and sustain the highest quality possible.
• Oversee and coordinate back-end catering production, and set-up of catering event
• Assist with on-site events when needed.
• Lead on-site events when the manager is not available.
• Drive and operate catering van (and use personal vehicle when needed)
• Communicate essential information in a clear and timely manner, maintaining confidentiality where appropriate.
• Be able to work at times with minimal supervision, accomplish tasks without direct instruction, and problem solve for the best solutions.
• Be able to work flexible work schedules/shifts based on demands.
• Be able to meet the physical demands described that allows the employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• Be physically able to work an eight (8) hour day or more on your feet.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and lift up to 50 pounds.
• Push and Pull carts weighing up to 100 pounds.
• Must have a valid driver’s license – minimum of Class C (non-Commercial Driver License) license and clean motor vehicle record.
• Must have or be willing to complete ServSafe Certification.

Qualifications

• A minimum of one year shift lead role in supervisory experience and/or related experience.
• Able to operate with (at least, but not limited to) basic kitchen, excel, and Microsoft word knowledge/proficiency.
• Able to apply food safety best practices or have knowledge in food safety.
• Able to lead and demonstrate willingness to teach/learn.
• Able to effectively communicate and have great interpersonal skills.
• Able to manage your time and have delegation skills.
• Able to effectively problem solve and use sound judgment.
• Able to thrive and perform in a fast-paced start-up environment that consistently demonstrates Boba Guys’ vision, mission and values.
• Passionate about connecting with people, delivering experiences and constantly seeking new ways to go above and beyond in the work environment and for our clients.

Benefits

• Offer better-than-market starting wages and health care options
• Take pride in the quality of our work and the relationships we build with our guests/clients and retail stores especially the ones within our teams which means team outings, dinners, and adventures!
• Celebrate our team’s incredible talents and strive to provide numerous opportunities to help grow them while being a part of Boba Guys
• Share our love for milk tea by offering endless tea on us, every shift. We like to think your family is part of the Boba Guys family, too, so your friends and family will always get a discount on drinks.