Shift Leader

About the role

Velvet Taco is looking for a Shift Leader to run the line, run the floor, and lead the Tribe. You know your way around a knife dicing, chopping, prepping without needing a refresher every shift. You've called "behind!" a hundred times without breaking stride. You've run a Friday night rush, kept your station clean, and walked out buzzing instead of wrecked. You've led a team through that same rush too called the shots, kept everyone moving, and made sure the whole restaurant ran the way it should. Food isn't just a job to you it's a craft. And hospitality isn't a corporate word you learned in training it's just how you treat people. If that's you, welcome home.

Responsibilities

• Runs the kitchen and the front of house like they're one room because at Velvet Taco, they are.
• Owns the daily prep list top to bottom: signs off on every item and holds the line on specs and flavor profiles nothing sub-par leaves the kitchen.
• Treats food safety as non-negotiable: line checks, shelf life, proper rotation, and a station that stays clean all shift long.
• Reads a rush before it hits and gets the team ahead of it, not behind it.
• Treats every guest like a regular, even on their first visit skilled at hearing out a concern and turning it into a win.
• Handles the register side too: sets up POS drawers, processes comps and voids, and manages deposits with total accountability.
• Leads by doing, not just telling jumps on any station, sets the pace, and expects the same urgency from the team.
• Coaches in the moment, de-escalates beef between teammates, and makes sure everyone feels heard.
• Backs up management on inventory and keeps the back of house as tight as the front.
• Models safety for the whole team: cut gloves on, floors clean and dry, walkways clear.
• Embraces feedback, is eager to learn, and takes accountability for their actions. Comfortable anywhere in the restaurant culinary, hospitality, or guest-facing

Pay

Up to $22/hour

Schedule

Full-Time & Part-Time available

Benefits

• Excellent pay
• Paid Time Off starts accruing with your first paycheck
• Health benefits offered for Full-Time and Part-Time Team Members
• Commuter benefits
• Laid-back uniform & cool swag
• FREE tacos!
• Kick-ass culture that celebrates you being YOU
• Get a Velvet Taco tattoo, and our CEO will pay for it no, really