Assistant Kitchen Manager - Avo Taco

If you enjoy an upbeat, positive work environment, and can deliver amazing customer service with a hundred-watt smile, AVO TACO is the place for you! We are a new fast-casual brand with a big background and we are looking for hospitality rockstars who will take pride in being able to offer our customers delicious food while also creating genuine moments of connection with our guests - making a difference in their day. Big possibilities lie ahead for you - to grow as a person and in your career.

It's truly all waiting here for you at Avo Taco.Activities & Responsibilities:Inspect and clean, and maintain food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, or serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices.Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, fryers, roasters, and other kitchen equipment.Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.Knows and complies consistently with the restaurant's standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards and kitchen rules, policies and procedures.Responsible for the quality of products served.Stocks and maintains appropriate levels of food products at line stations to support a smooth service period.Handles, stores, and rotates all food products and supplies according to restaurant policies and procedures.Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods.Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes or personal judgment, using various kitchen utensils and equipment.Observe and test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, using methods such as tasting, smelling, or piercing them with utensils.Follow proper plate presentation and garnish set up for all dishes.Assists in food prep assignments during off-peak periods as needed.Substitute for or assist other cooks during emergencies or rush periods.Closes the kitchen following the closing checklist for kitchen stations and assists others in closing the kitchen.Attend all scheduled employee meetings and offers suggestions for improvement.