Kitchen Team Lead

Description

WHY HOMESTATE//

• Restaurants are fun (it’s like throwing a party everyday)!
• With base rate plus tip share, it's reasonable to expect to earn $22-$25 per hour.
• Refer a friend, get $500*
• Free tacos - even on your days off.
• Kitchen team members work 30-40 hours per week on average.
• Retirement savings option.
• Stick around for a while - we have retention incentives.
• Affordable health, dental & vision benefits*
• 100% company paid life insurance*
• We create an environment where everyone with respect and dignity.
• We value honest, intentional and transparent communication.
• We listen, learn and lead with compassion.
• We encourage you to be yourself.
• Advancement opportunities available.
• Community engagement - HS plays a positive role in community.
• Slip resistant shoe program.
• Check out ourInstagram!

PRIMARY QUALIFICATION//

You gotta be kind!

WHAT'S IT LIKE WORKING AT HOMESTATE//

• Work with other kind people
• Make other people happy
• Enjoy free tacos
• Delight in the flexibility of the hospitality industry and pursue your passion, whether with us or elsewhere.

WHO ARE WE//

HomeState is a Texas Kitchen in California sharing breakfast tacos, queso, brisket, house-made flour tortillas and genuine hospitality. In 2013, Briana “Breezy” Valdez founded HomeState in Los Angeles with the dream of sharing her Texas identity through food and hospitality.

HomeState is currently hiring for the position of: Kitchen Team Lead

THE FINE PRINT //

All HomeState operational efforts are an extension of our core values and mission. We serve hospitality first, tacos second. Our goal is to redefine casual dining and break down barriers of access to high quality food and caring hospitality at an affordable price point. HomeState is a home away from home. A place where everyone feels welcome and valued. No matter where you’re from.

The Kitchen Team Lead will report to the Kitchen Manager or Assistant General Manager and embrace the vision which includes nurturing our communities within our four walls and in our surrounding community. The Kitchen Team Lead assists with leading day-to-day operations, supporting team members through a successful shift, and reporting issues to their manager. Every member of our team strives to create an environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity.

Base rate is currently projected to be $19.50 per hour,

with tip share it is reasonable to expect to earn $23-$25 per hour.

CORE SKILLS & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Mastery of all core competencies for Kitchen Team Member role.
• Resourcefulness: Secure and deploy resources (such as people, time, equipment, materials, and support) effectively and efficiently. Adapt quickly to changing resource requirements. Bring ideas for areas of improvement to management.
• Influential: Inspire team members to gain their support and commitment. Empower and lead by example. Team Leads are charged with maintaining the standards and elevating whenever possible using compelling arguments to find common ground that satisfy the needs of many with maintaining collaborative approach.
• Situationally Adaptable: Adapting in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations. Change training or communication delivery for different types of learners. Observes situational and group dynamics to select best approach for a successful shift.
• Instill Trust: Gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, transparency and authenticity. Honors commitments & practices professional discretion.
• 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 common areas and kitchen areas are clean, organized and appealing to guests.
• Take pride in your work each day to make things a little better than they were yesterday.
• Serve as an ambassador, both internally and externally in the community.

Lead on Duty

• Team Leads are responsible for leading and training in collaboration with management.
• Team Leads are responsible to maintain standards and ensure a safe, healthy worki