Kitchen Lead

2 days ago

Vancouver, Canada N Cafe Full time

**About Us**

N Cafe is a Japanese-inspired café and bakery with a menu crafted to meet everyday needs and treats. We use the best local ingredients whenever we can, complemented by Japanese ingredients provided through our partners.

**Position Overview**

As **Kitchen Lead**, you will manage all aspects of kitchen operations, ensuring seamless menu execution and leading training to develop a skilled, cohesive team. This hands-on role demands efficiency during service, consistency in plating and delivery, inventory management, ordering, and strict adherence to health and safety standards.

As part of the management team, you will collaborate with the Pastry Chef and leadership team to align kitchen operations with our vision, ensuring quality and meeting demand.

**Responsibilities**
- Lead daily kitchen operations to maintain smooth and efficient service.
- Train and mentor kitchen staff while fostering a positive, team-oriented environment.
- Ensure each dish is consistent to N Cafe’s standards of flavour and presentation.
- Account for dietary requirements when planning and presenting menu items.
- Manage inventory, food costs and ordering to maintain stock levels and minimize waste.
- Handle kitchen scheduling and team assignments to optimize workflow and efficiency.
- Maintain kitchen cleanliness and equipment to ensure an organized and functional workspace.
- Ensure food preparation is compliant with health, safety and sanitation standards set by VCH.
- Troubleshoot issues during service to minimize disruptions and support the team.
- Collaborate with FOH team to ensure seamless service and review guest feedback.
- Partner with the team to develop the menu, incorporating seasonal ingredients and special features.

**Requirements**:

- Experience in Japanese cuisine is an asset but not required.
- 3+ years of experience in a high volume kitchen.
- Proven leadership skills with experience in managing the kitchen team.
- Organized, self-motivated and experienced.
- Strong under pressure and detail-oriented.
- Good communicator and problem solver.
- Open to feedback and collaboration.

**How to Apply**

If this role sounds like something you'd be interested in, we'd love to hear from you

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $55,000.00-$60,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

- Tips

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Vision care

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Vancouver, BC V7Y 1E8: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Language**:

- English (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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