General Manager (Lafayette) - Local Kitchens
Lafayette, CA 94549
About the Job
About Us:
Local Kitchens helps the best local restaurants expand to new cities with our network of micro food halls. We are shaping the path of a $900bn restaurant industry to go digital while bringing high-quality food options to families in every neighborhood. Today, we are operating in the SF Bay Area, Sacramento, and Orange County regions, and rapidly expanding throughout California in 2023.
Our team was on the founding team at DoorDash and we are well-capitalized by tier 1 venture capital investors and angels like David Novak (CEO/Founder of Yum Brands), Tony Xu (CEO of DoorDash), and Jack Dorsey (CEO of Square/Twitter). Read more about us in QSR Magazine, QSR Web, and in the SF Business Times.
We are looking for an entrepreneur to run one of our Bay Area stores. We are offering meaningful equity ownership in the company and a competitive salary. This is an opportunity to run your own business with the potential to build personal wealth.
You will inspire your team to execute perfect food for our guests across many menus. You will maintain a clean, organized, well-stocked business with properly maintained equipment. You will promote high standards, respect, fun, exceptional customer service, and help our team grow within the company. You’ll be responsible for administrative work like scheduling and inventory as well as working side by side with your team during peak hours to guarantee success.
Responsibilities:
- Highest quality standard in the room - Protect food quality by being detail-oriented and following kitchen procedures. Monitor food waste and inventory levels, and resolve guest issues by exceeding expectations. Ensure product is in-house to maintain full menu availability.
- Team development - Develop and retain a high-performing team. Train and develop team members to become Supervisors and Managers. Communicate effectively with your team to achieve throughput and take care of our guests. Lead from the front - master every job in the room.
- Admin - Schedule with operational and financial vision. Own inventory ordering / manage waste. Ensure opening and closing tasks are completed. Manage employee lifecycle.
Requirements:
- Entrepreneurial, works with autonomy
- Strong communicator
- Proven team builder
- Strong teacher/trainer
- Kitchen experience - competent line cook
- Guest First - always do what’s best for the guest
- Respect - yourself, your teammates, your customers
- Data Driven - make decisions based on data
- Team Wins - do what’s best for the team because the team can accomplish more than the individual
- Ownership - take pride in everything you do
- Relentless - work ethic
- On Time - to work, in preparing food for our customers, in everything you do
- Must have a reliable vehicle to pick up and transport product between locations when necessary
Nice to Have:
- Experience with inventory systems
- Bilingual, English and Spanish
- Comfortable with technology
Benefits:
- Meaningful equity in a fast-growing company
- Competitive monthly bonus potential
- Unlimited PTO
- Healthcare, dental, and vision insurance
- Massive, rapid growth potential
- Interact directly with the founders
Culture:
- Guest Love: Our purpose is to make every guest feel LOVED.
- Growth Mindset: We're committed to personal and company growth. Embrace the mindset that every task, no matter how small, contributes to progress.
- Team Unity: Make Local Kitchens a GREAT place to work.
- Honor Food: We honor brand and chef partners by executing their recipes flawlessly with high quality ingredients.
- Innovation and Ownership: We're shaping the future of food and encourage every voice to contribute.
- Play with Joy: Infusing joy into our work is the key to unlocking success across all our values.
This is an opportunity of a lifetime! Local Kitchens is being built by some of the best in the world including the first few employees at DoorDash and Momofuku. We are backed by some of the best investors in the world. We have set out to work as hard as humanly possible, to work as a team, and to serve local communities with the best selection of food and the best employment opportunities. If you're someone who is looking for a career-defining opportunity, someone who is willing to grind it out day after day, someone who has enthusiasm for guests and partners - we want to hear from you.
For more insight about Local Kitchens, visit our website https://www.localkitchens.com/ and follow us on instagram @eat.local.kitchens.
Are you looking for a career-defining opportunity at a company changing the hospitality industry? Local Kitchens is looking for exceptional team members to join our team and delight our guests!
Our network of micro food halls brings your favorite local restaurants under one roof and closer to home, allowing you to mix and match cuisines in one easy order. Whether you're visiting as a group, family, or just looking for a little variety, we have something for everyone.
Local Kitchens has set out to serve communities with the best selection of food and the best employment opportunities. We are looking for dedicated, reliable people who want to do their best and be successful. If you're someone who is willing to work hard day after day, has enthusiasm for guests and partners, and wants to contribute to a winning team - we want to hear from you.
Apply today and become a Local!