SUMMARY

As a Kitchen Team Lead your main duties are to produce high quality exceptional doughnuts, baked goods, and savoury menu items in a high-capacity kitchen environment to ensure all of our products are available for as much of the day as possible.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position is responsible for the following duties:

· Able to do all baking and glazing tasks, including but not limited to: yeast dough, scones, doughnut fillings, and glazes.

· Able to do all savoury menu tasks, including but not limited to; hot sandwiches, cold sandwiches, breakfast plates, aioli’s, soup, vegetable prep, and new menu items as introduced.

· Able to work every shift, at every shift time if necessary – including early morning.

· Oversees pastry kitchen operations per café and leads the team in day-to-day tasks.

· Oversees savoury kitchen operations and leads the team in day-to-day tasks

· Assists with training pastry staff on new products and recipes.

· Assists with training chefs on new products and recipes.

· Curates deep cleaning and prep schedules and follows through on completion to Chef’s satisfaction.

· Ensures all staff follow prep lists and par sheets

· Ensures availability of all menu items

· Completes weekly orders for ingredients and supplies needed for operation.

· Participates in monthly inventory on the last Sunday of each month. If unable due to sickness or vacation, be responsible to have it covered.

· Communicate with Kitchen Manager when unable to complete or unsure of any tasks. Collaborate on a plan on how to move forward.

· Assist Kitchen Manager in organizing shift coverage when necessary

· Assist with continuing training new employees.

· sanitizes food preparation areas as determined by HACCP and company policy

· Is aware of kitchen safety procedure,



and the location of all HACCP record forms

· Promote and celebrate our culture.

*Other duties and special projects may be assigned from time to time.

QUALIFICATIONS

· High school, diploma, Culinary or Pastry Diploma

· Entry level for outlook and excel

· Food Safe

· 2 Year of similar work experience

· 2 years of supervisor experience For Leadership Roles:

· Ability to lead and motivate the team to achieve departmental goals and individual KPIs

· Ability to give constructive and meaningful feedback

· Willingness to receive and act upon feedback received from others

· Demonstrate and embed the company values throughout the department and the company as a whole

· Willingness to coach employees and assist them in reaching their highest potential

· Effective communicator with excellent presentation skills (if required)

Soft Skills

· VERY passionate about coffee, and Food

· Knowledge of specialty coffee, coffee trends and café operations

· Attention to detail, able to present digestible information effectively

· Ability to work under pressure and manage time effectively to achieve results

· Interest and desire to work in the specialty coffee, food industry

· Ability to build strong internal working relationships and be an effective communicator

· Have a “no job is too small” mentality: you roll up your sleeves, boldly jump in and get it done!

· Have ability to see a project through from beginning to end while demonstrating the ability to both multi-task effectively and prioritize tasks

- Be results-oriented and process driven, with high expectations of self and team
- Positive outlook, and be able to effectively receive and communicate feedback

Pay: $22.59 per hour

Experience

- Food management: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

📌 Kitchen Lead 49th Parallel Cafe West 4th - (5AM Availability is a Must) (Vancouver)
🏢 49th Parallel Roasters
📍 Vancouver