RESTAURANT LEAD

We’re looking for a Restaurant Lead to join our team and help us take Taqueria Vegana to the next stage!

This is a hands-on leadership position. We’re still a small restaurant, so we’re not looking for someone who wants to sit in an office and manage from a distance. We need someone who enjoys being on the floor, working alongside the team, solving problems, and making sure things are actually getting done.

At the same time, we’re at a point where us - the founders need to step away from the day-to-day and focus more on growing the business. We’re looking for someone we can trust to take ownership of the restaurant and help us build a stronger team and better systems.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

- Lead service
- Lead dinner service and make sure the restaurant is running smoothly.
- Work alongside the team and jump in wherever you’re needed.
- Keep an eye on food quality, service, cleanliness, and overall standards.
- Stay calm and organized during busy service.
- Make decisions and solve problems as they come up.
- Keep prep and service working together

Prep is the backbone of everything we do at Taqueria Vegana. When prep is valuable, service is good! The Prep Lead has an important leadership role within the prep team, but the Restaurant Lead will be responsible for making sure prep and service are working together as one operation.

You will

- Communicate regularly with the Prep Lead about what service needs.
- Make sure prep is on track and ready for service.
- Follow up when something is missing, delayed, or not meeting our standards.
- Work alongside the prep team when needed.
- Help troubleshoot problems and improve the way we work.
- Make sure important information gets communicated between the prep and service teams.
- Support and supervise the prep team while working closely with the Prep Lead.
- We don’t expect you to take over the Prep Lead’s job. We expect you to work together, communicate, and make sure the whole restaurant is working properly.
- Take care of the team

This is a big part of the role.



We want someone who genuinely cares about the people they work with and wants to see them get better.

You’ll be responsible for

- Helping train and develop team members.
- Giving feedback and following up when something needs to improve.
- Recognizing when someone is struggling and helping them get back on track.
- Addressing problems instead of letting them build up.
- Making sure expectations are clear and consistent.
- Creating a team environment that is respectful, positive, and accountable.
- We want people to enjoy working here, but that doesn’t mean lowering our standards.
- Own the day-to-day operations

There are a lot of small operational things that currently end up on the founders’ plates. We need someone who can take ownership of these things so we can spend more time working on the business instead of constantly working in it.

This includes

- Creating and maintaining the weekly schedule.
- Managing shift covers, availability, and swaps.
- Making sure we are properly staffed.
- Helping implement and maintain our inventory system.
- Keeping an eye on supplies and communicating shortages before they become a problem.
- Following up on operational issues.
- Communicating important updates and concerns to the founders.

You don’t need to know everything from day one. You do need to be willing to learn, ask questions, communicate, and figure things out.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for someone who:

- Has previous restaurant leadership experience.
- Is responsible, organized, and dependable.
- Takes pride in their work.
- Can stay calm and think clearly when things get busy.




- Takes ownership when something goes wrong instead of looking for someone to blame.
- Is comfortable giving and receiving feedback.
- Has no problem asking questions when they don't know something.
- Communicates instead of assuming.
- Cares about the people they work with.
- Wants to help their team grow.
- Has high standards but doesn’t have an ego about them.
- Is curious and always looking for ways to improve.
- Is passionate about restaurants, food, and hospitality.
- Believes in what we’re building at Taqueria Vegana and our mission of creating authentic and delicious Mexican food so no one feels left out.

THIS ROLE IS NOT FOR EVERYONE We’re not looking for someone who just wants the title of “leader.”

We want someone who sees something that needs to be done and takes care of it.

Someone who can say, “I don’t know, but I’ll figure it out.”

Someone who can tell us when something isn’t working instead of keeping it to themselves.

Someone who can hold people accountable without making people feel small.

Someone who can admit when they made a mistake, learn from it, and move forward.

And most importantly, someone we can trust to run with things without needing to be babysat.

We’re hoping to find someone who is better than us at some things, who can challenge us, teach us, and ultimately help make Taqueria Vegana better!

If that sounds like you, we’d LOVEEE to hear from you!

Schedule: Full-time, primarily dinner service, including weekends.

Location: 1543 Dupont Street

Please tell us a little about your restaurant leadership experience and why you think you’d be a good fit for Taqueria Vegana.

Pay: $27.00-$30.00 per hour

Benefits

- Discounted or free food
- On-site parking

Application question(s):
- Briefly, what does hospitality means to you?
- Why do you want to work at Taqueria Vegana?

Experience:
- Leadership: 2 years (required)
- Restaurant: 5 years (required)

Licence/Certification:
- Food Handler Certification (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Restaurant Lead (Toronto)
🏢 Taqueria Vegana
📍 Toronto