JOBS AT TACOFINO

Would you like to be considered for a future opening with Tacofino? We are expanding and looking for Restaurant Operators!

Location: Exciting new locations to be open soon

About us: Tacofino began as a food truck in the back of a surf shop in beautiful Tofino, British Columbia. We balanced surfing with creating world-inspired food with the best possible ingredients. We have since grown and have added food trucks and locations across Vancouver Island and Vancouver.

We continue to grow today and welcome you to grow with us.

Our vision: To continue to build a profitable restaurant group that our team, guests and our communities are proud and excited to be a part of.

Our values:

*Creative quality food - We create original, quality offerings with unique flavours
*Community - We partner with our communities to support impactful positive change
*Inspired hospitality - We want to provide memorable experiences that cannot be found anywhere else
*Our Team - We achieve our goals by embracing people for their individuality and supporting their personal and professional growth
*Environment - We strive to make positive sustainable decisions whenever possible

What we offer:

*Work/Life balance
*Values-oriented and positive workplace environment
*Support from a positive head office team
*Competitive salary + great bonuses
*Eligibility for extended health and dental benefits
*Maternity and Parental leave top-up plan
*Employee and Family Assistance Program
*Opportunities for continued growth

You will be:

*Overseeing and coordinating the daily operations of the restaurant
*Fostering and maintaining a safe and positive work environment for your team that encourages efficiency and growth
*Ensuring consistent standards of food quality and guest satisfaction
*Working with the Executive Chef to learn new recipes, ensuring they are to the specifications as outlined in the company’s recipe guide
*Monitoring and maintaining food and labour targets to meet goals, including sales and community initiatives
*Ensuring all staff are in compliance to appropriate safe food-handling procedures as per the Vancouver Coastal Health Guidelines
*Providing additional support to your team when required, such as jumping on a station and supporting the line to expedite lunch and/or dinner services
*Interviewing and hiring for all positions within your team
*Providing orientations, ongoing training and development opportunities, and performance reviews for your team
*Providing disciplinary action and performance management when warranted
*Creating schedule templates, forecasted labour, and sales tracking
*Maintaining kitchen systems and timelines for ordering, food production, station pars, equipment maintenance and opening/closing duties of all back of house staff
*Submitting daily orders for prepared food items from the Production Kitchen
*Performing and submitting bi-weekly inventories
*Maintaining accurate and up-to-date recipes and records
*Creating invoice reports, payroll and inventory for the accounting department
*Planning for and participating in weekly meetings with the Operations team
*Other duties as required

To be qualified for this role, you will have:

*A minimum of 4 years of culinary experience in a fast-paced, high volume & professional kitchen environment
*A minimum of 2 years in a leadership role managing 5+ employees in both front of house and back of house
*Food Safe Certification(s) and Serving it Right
*Proven cooking Ability, excellent knife skills, and a seasoned palate
*A strong, positive, and supportive leadership style
*Culinary Arts or Red Seal Certification considered an asset
*A demonstrated passion for soulful food, people, and the restaurant industry
*The personal skills of being a self-starter, flexible, and the ability to multitask in a fast paced environment
*Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
*Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize
*Ability to work evenings and weekends according to the needs of the business

About you: You are genuinely passionate about culinary arts and excited about working with new ingredients using a creative outlook. You take pride in approachable and delicious food and value using the best possible ingredients available. You are a positive leader that is a role model and able to identify individual learning needs, support inclusion, and able to grow your people and support them in effectively working together.

At Tacofino, we believe our people are what makes us great. If you are a positive person with a strong work ethic that is looking to come to join a fun and safe workplace culture, then we invite you to apply for this role by submitting a resume.

We believe in creating an inclusive environment and welcome all qualified applicants to apply.

About you: You are passionate about food preparation and management. You want to play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation and success of our kitchen.

What we offer:

Positive workplace culture
Work/life balance
Competitive Salary
Eligibility for extended health, vision, and dental benefits
Eligibility for maternity/parental leave top-up program
Eligibility for discretionary incentive program
Eligibility for Employee and Family Assistance Program
Opportunities for continued growth


You will be:

People

Supporting the Restaurant Operator in providing leadership to a team to ensure production goals are met and managing day-to-day kitchen operations
Maintaining strong and positive communication with team members
Being involved in the training of team members and offering continued growth opportunities for improvement
Ensuring team members are following appropriate policy and procedure and upholding positive workplace values
Kitchen Operations

Ensuring high-quality and consistency of food
Work toward efficiency and managing location costs, including food, beverage, and labour
Providing support with administrative tasks
Helping support daily prep, reviewing inventories, and ordering to support product on hand while minimizing food waste
Ensuring safe food handling procedures are being followed
Ensuring compliance to Tacofino’s health and safety standards, Health and Safety Plan, and HACCP
Ensuring proper storage procedures are being followed
Other duties as required


You have:

1 year experience of providing supervision and direction within a fast paced culinary environment
Passion in creating great guest experiences in both food and hospitality
Providing support in onboarding, ongoing training and development, and increasing product knowledge within the team
Experience in providing feedback, training, and support to team members
Experience in positive and clear communication and encouraging feedback and questions from your team
Values diversity, equity and inclusion by learning and adapting to individual learning and communication needs, alignment to goals, and contributing to a positive workplace experience
A demonstrated passion for soulful food, people, and being a part of the restaurant industry
Eagerness to gradually take on more responsibility and for continued growth
Experience with an inventory management system ie optimum control or Market Man
Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize
Attention to detail