Night Time Kitchen Manager

Overview

XO Taco, located in downtown Syracuse, NY, is looking for a Night Time Kitchen Manager with strong management skills, attention to detail, creativity, forward thinking and operational leadership. The ideal candidate will have experience coaching and preparing a team for evening service, employee management and delegation, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will have proven culinary and managerial experience. In addition to being an excellent communicator, you should also demonstrate outstanding leadership and organizational abilities.

• Supervise kitchen employees and organize employees at each station.
• Recruit and train kitchen employees in designated stations.
• Monitor inventory levels and perform weekly inventory assessments.
• Work with the restaurant manager to decrease shrinkage and increase profitability.
• Coach, mentor and lead existing and new teammates.
• Store all food products in compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Ensure the kitchen is clean and organized as per ownership requests.

• Experience in a kitchen setting within a leadership role. Preferred but not required.
• In-depth knowledge of kitchen health and safety regulations.
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced, high volume kitchen.
• Excellent problem-solving and conflict management abilities.
• Outstanding communication and organizational skills.

Fun, eclectic taco bar serving progressive variations of tacos, margaritas and other Tex-Mex inspired dishes! Come and work for an exciting and growing team!