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  • Front of House Manager
    Front of House Manager
    2 days ago
    $50000–$55000 yearly
    Full-time
    Piscataway

    Pay: $50,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year Job description: Tacoria was founded as a way of bringing the authentic tastes, vibrant colors, rich culture, and warm hospitality of Mexico to our community. Our food is made fresh daily, our ingredients come straight from local farms. (visit our website: www.tacoria.com.) Due to our current growth and expansion, we currently have a Front of House Manager position available at our restaurant. If you have experience managing a team of cashiers and front of house staff, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, and want to join a growing company we want to hear from you. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Hiring, scheduling, managing, and training the front of house team, • Maintaining a clean and organized front of house, • Creating an exceptional guest experience, • Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, • Participating in audits and inspections, • Providing conflict resolution and ensuring disciplinary procedures are followed and that all standards are upheld What skills do you bring to the table? • Previous experience working in a fast-paced environment, • One (1) year of previous restaurant experience, • Ability to lead a team, • Excellent communication skills, • Bilingual in Spanish is a PLUS What else do you need? • US work authorization (required), • High school or equivalent (GED), • Serve Safe certification (preferred), • Flexibility and an open schedule to allows you to cover shifts as needed, • Reliable transportation, • Ability to work an 8 hour shift, which includes weekends What do we offer? • Salary of $50,000 - $55,000 per year (depending on your experience), • Benefits & Perks including:, • Flexible schedule, • Health insurance, • Paid time off, • Paid training, • Free shift meals and discounts on your day off This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is: • Dependable, • People-oriented -- enjoys interacting with people, • Flexible -- enjoys doing work that requires shifts in direction, • Detail-oriented, • Achievement-oriented -- enjoys taking on challenges, • Independent -- enjoys working with little direction, • High stress tolerance -- doesn't mind a high-pressure environment If you’d like to be part of a friendly and fun environment, with growth potential, then come interview with us. Help us share our culinary expertise with our customers while providing them with a taste of Mexican culture. We are dedicated to ensuring the safety of both our employees and our customers. We have sanitizing, disinfecting, and cleaning procedures in place and we require our employees to: • Employees wear personal protective equipment (provided) Job Type: Full-time Benefits: • 401(k), • 401(k) matching, • Dental insurance, • Employee discount, • Flexible schedule, • Health insurance, • Paid time off, • Paid training, • Vision insurance Work Location: In person

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  • Kitchen Lead
    Kitchen Lead
    48 minutes ago
    $18.21 hourly
    Full-time
    Manhattan, New York

    Join our movement to rewrite the future of fast food and grow your own future too! Top-performing Kitchen Leads have a clear path to General Manager within 2-3 years. What You’ll Actually Do: • Own food quality by ensuring every item meets sweetgreen’s standards for flavor, food safety, and presentation, • Prep and cook hot food to standard using knives, kitchen tools, and ovens (no flames, no fryer oil), • Help teammates improve food execution through real-time feedback, • Stay ahead of volume by managing prep timing and par levels to keep the kitchen running smoothly, • Be the advocate for food quality on shift, spotting issues early and fixing them fast, • Partner with Shift Leaders and Managers to uphold food safety, cleanliness, and operational excellence This Role is a Great Fit If You: • Love being in the kitchen and take pride in food quality, consistency, and clean execution, • Want leadership responsibility without full people management, • Enjoy training peers and getting them excited about new menu launches, • Have experience in high-volume kitchens (fast casual, QSR, full service, or corporate dining all welcome) The Perks: • Tips* (subject to location and role), • Competitive wages, • This role is a key step toward Shift leader and Manager opportunities, • Medical, dental, and vision options for part-time and full-time team members*, • Paid vacation, wellness time, and parental leave*, • Free meal every shift, • 401(k)*, • Team Member Merch Shop - earn and buy custom Sweetgreen gear *Depending on eligibility Minimum Requirements • Meet all physical requirements for all roles within the Kitchen Lead career path, including Team Member., • Comfortable working on your feet, • Maintain attention to detail and environmental awareness during operations, • Use touch to assess quality and complete detail-oriented tasks, • Routinely handling items up to 5-25 lbs, and occasionally handling items 40-50 lbs, • Food safety knowledge (Food Handler or ServSafe certification), • Able to follow food safety, cleanliness, and quality standards, • Must be available to work a minimum of 30 hours per week, • Must be 18 years of age or older, • Must be authorized to work in the United States

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  • Café Chef / Cook — Specialty Sandwiches & Pastries
    Café Chef / Cook — Specialty Sandwiches & Pastries
    4 days ago
    $18–$20 hourly
    Full-time
    Central Ward, Newark

    Café Chef / Cook — Specialty Sandwiches & Pastries LaTasse Café | Downtown Newark, NJ | On-site Position: Full-time, approximately 35–40 hours per week Pay: $18–$20 per hour, depending on experience Schedule: Primarily morning and daytime shifts, including weekends. Flexibility to cover other scheduled shifts is required. Café operating hours are 6:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. LaTasse Café is seeking an experienced chef or cook with a strong understanding of specialty sandwich preparation, ingredient quality, and presentation. Our menu features French-inspired and café-style sandwiches alongside coffee, pastries, fresh juices, and smoothies. You will prepare sandwiches with consistent flavor and portions, bake and finish ready-to-bake pastries, and maintain an organized food preparation station. Reporting to the Café Manager, you will bring culinary skill, reliability, and attention to detail to every order. Responsibilities • Prepare specialty sandwiches, including jambon-beurre, chicken and provolone, tuna, and vegetarian options., • Prepare ingredients according to approved recipes, balancing flavor, texture, and presentation., • Handle breads, meats, cheeses, vegetables, and spreads carefully to maintain freshness and quality., • Organize ingredient preparation before service and keep the station stocked., • Follow recipe and portion standards; recommend improvements for management approval., • Bake and finish ready-to-bake pastries, following product instructions and monitoring oven times and temperatures., • Maintain attractive pastry displays and monitor product freshness., • Coordinate with baristas to complete in-person, pickup, and delivery orders efficiently., • Package and label orders accurately, keeping products presentable during transport., • Follow food safety, allergen precautions, temperature control, storage, and date-labeling procedures., • Rotate stock, track waste, and communicate ingredient shortages., • Clean and sanitize utensils, equipment, and preparation areas., • Complete opening, closing, and shift handover duties. Required qualifications • At least two years of professional food preparation experience as a chef or cook in a café, restaurant, deli, or sandwich shop., • Demonstrated skill preparing specialty sandwiches with consistent quality., • Understanding of bread selection, ingredient preparation, flavor combinations, and portion control., • A current food handler certificate is required before your first shift., • Ability to operate café ovens safely and follow ready-to-bake pastry instructions., • Strong organization, cleanliness, teamwork, and order accuracy., • Ability to work efficiently during busy service., • Reliable attendance and a dependable commute to Downtown Newark., • Availability for agreed shifts, including weekends. Culinary training and experience with French-style sandwiches are preferred. Training will be provided on LaTasse’s recipes and pastry products.

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  • Back of House Manager
    Back of House Manager
    5 days ago
    $55000–$65000 yearly
    Full-time
    Summit

    Pay: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year Job description: Do you love Mexican food? Well, we do too! We founded Tacoria as a way of bringing the authentic tastes, vibrant colors, rich culture, and warm hospitality of Mexico to our local community. Our food is made fresh daily, and our ingredients come straight from local farms. (For more on our story, visit our website: www.tacoria.com.) Due to our current growth and expansion, we currently have several Kitchen Manager positions available at our restaurant in Edgewater. If you have experience managing and motivating a team of line cooks, enjoy working in a fast-paced and fun environment, and want to join a rapidly growing company with massive potential, then we want to hear from you. What will you be doing? • Managing a team of up to kitchen staff, including line chefs, • Ensuring the quality and consistency of our food, • Scheduling, supervising, and providing culinary training to the team, • Rolling out menu and recipe changes and ensuring staff is trained and well versed with our menu, • Maintaining equipment, • Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations and participating in audits and inspections, • Monitoring food costs What skills do you bring to the table? • Previous experience working in a fast-paced environment, • One (1) year of previous restaurant experience (preferred), • Demonstrated ability to lead and supervise a team (1 year preferred), • Excellent communication skills, • Bilingual in Spanish is a PLUS What else do you need? • US work authorization (required), • High school or equivalent (GED), • Culinary education or mentorship (preferred), • Serve Safe certification (preferred), • Flexibility and an open schedule to allows you to cover shifts as needed, • Reliable transportation to get you to work, • Ability to work an 8 hour shift, which may include weekends What do we offer? • Salary of $55,000 - $65,000 per year (depending on your experience), • Benefits & Perks including:, • Flexible schedule, • Health insurance, • Paid time off, • Paid training, • Free shift meals and discounts on your day off! This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is: • Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous, • People-oriented -- enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects, • Adaptable/flexible -- enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction, • Detail-oriented -- would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture, • Achievement-oriented -- enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail, • Autonomous/Independent -- enjoys working with little direction, • High stress tolerance -- thrives in a high-pressure environment If you’d like to be part of a friendly and challenging (yet fun) environment, with potential for growth, then come join us as a Kitchen Manager. Help us share our culinary expertise with our customers while providing them with a taste of Mexican culture. Become part of our story! While COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted in NJ, we are dedicated to ensuring the safety and well-being of both our employees and our customers. We have sanitizing, disinfecting, and cleaning procedures in place and we require our employees to: • Continue to wear personal protective equipment (provided), • Allow for temperature screenings Visit us at our Company's website: tacoria.com Job Type: Full-time Benefits: • Employee discount, • Health insurance, • Paid time off, • Paid training Shift: • Day shift, • Evening shift, • Night shift Work Location: In person

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  • Shift Leader
    Shift Leader
    9 days ago
    $20–$23 hourly
    Full-time
    Manhattan, New York

    Join our movement to rewrite the future of fast food and grow your own future too! Top performing Shift Leaders have a clear path to General Manager within 2 years. What You’ll Actually Do Lead shifts with a hospitality-first mindset, ensuring every guest feels welcomed, cared for, and heard Keep service running smoothly by managing pace, priorities, and execution across the floor Jump in on any station as needed, modeling strong performance and teamwork in real time Coach and support team members to elevate service, food quality, and operational standards Uphold food safety, accuracy, cleanliness, and organization throughout every shift Communicate clearly, solve problems quickly, and stay calm under pressure during high-volume moments The Role is a Great Fit If You Have leadership or supervisory experience in restaurants, retail, or hospitalityCare deeply about hospitality, food quality, and operational excellenceEnjoy motivating others and building a positive team cultureStay organized, level-headed, and solutions-focused under pressureWant to grow into restaurant management and long-term leadership rolesTake pride in being accountable, dependable, and detail-oriented The Perks Tips (subject to location and role)Competitive wagesThis role is a key step toward Shift leader and Manager opportunitiesMedical, dental, and vision options for part-time and full-time team membersPaid vacation, wellness time, and parental leaveFree meal every shift401(k)Team Member Merch Shop - earn and buy custom Sweetgreen gear*Depending on eligibilityMinimum Requirements Meet all physical requirements for all roles within the Shift Leader career path, including the Kitchen Lead and Team Member roles1+ year of experience in a Shift Leader or Supervisor roleExperience in fast-paced environments - restaurant, retail, or hospitality Ability to coordinate multiple tasks while maintaining operational standards Ability to speak, read, write, and understand the primary language(s) of the work location Must be able to work at least 30 hours per week Must be 18 years of age or older Must be authorized to work in the United States

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  • Line Cook Position
    Line Cook Position
    1 month ago
    Full-time
    Springfield/Belmont, Newark

    Newark Food Factory, powered by Ideal Institute of Technology, is seeking a dependable and motivated Line Cook to join our culinary team. The Line Cook will prepare high-quality meals, maintain a clean and organized workstation, and support catering, special events, takeout, delivery, and culinary training activities. Key Responsibilities • Prepare and cook food according to recipes, portion standards, and instructions from the Head Chef., • Set up and stock assigned cooking stations before each shift., • Assist with catering orders, private events, takeout, and delivery preparation., • Follow proper food-handling, sanitation, and temperature-control procedures., • Maintain a clean and organized kitchen, including equipment, workstations, and storage areas., • Label, date, rotate, and properly store food products., • Monitor inventory and report low-stock items to the Head Chef., • Assist with receiving and storing food deliveries., • Minimize food waste and use ingredients responsibly., • Follow all Newark Food Factory safety policies and kitchen procedures., • Work cooperatively with chefs, kitchen staff, students, and event personnel., • Complete opening and closing duties as assigned., • Perform additional kitchen-related responsibilities when needed. Qualifications • Previous line cook, prep cook, restaurant, catering, or commercial kitchen experience is preferred., • Basic knowledge of food preparation and kitchen safety., • Ability to follow recipes and verbal instructions., • Strong attendance, punctuality, and teamwork skills., • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment., • Willingness to learn and accept feedback., • ServSafe Food Handler or ServSafe Manager certification is preferred or must be obtained within the required timeframe., • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Physical Requirements • Ability to stand for extended periods., • Ability to lift and carry up to 40 pounds., • Ability to work around hot equipment, sharp utensils, and refrigerated areas., • Ability to bend, reach, and perform repetitive kitchen tasks safely. Schedule Flexible availability may be required, including weekdays, evenings, weekends, and special events. About Newark Food Factory Newark Food Factory is a state-of-the-art commissary and teaching kitchen powered by Ideal Institute of Technology. We support culinary training, food entrepreneurship, catering, private chef experiences, multicultural cuisine, and community events. Newark Food Factory is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

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