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Impact Kitchen Guest Experience Team Member in Toronto, Ontario
MAKE YOUR IMPACT
Impact Kitchen is on a mission to empower our community to eat healthy, nutritionally-dense foods with a focus on quality and sustainability. We know that what you eat matters, and we seek to make an impact by choosing local, ethically-sourced ingredients that will nourish you and help you thrive everyday. Founded in 2015, Impact Kitchen is the brainchild of former personal trainer and nutrition expert, Josh Broun, and Frank Toskan (co-founder of M·A·C Cosmetics).
In addition to our 5 restaurants located within Toronto’s core, Impact Kitchen fuels many of the city's major sports teams and top athletes through our catering and culinary programs and partnerships.
Impact Kitchen is always looking for enthusiastic, passionate, service oriented team members to join our diverse team. If health and wellness is your passion, if providing wholesome food and empowering others to make healthy choices drives you, and if you are looking for opportunities to grow alongside a dynamic team, then working with Impact might be a great fit for you!
GUEST EXPERIENCE TEAM MEMBER
As a Guest Experience Team Member (GETM) at Impact Kitchen you set the hospitality standard high and are passionate to ensure guests enjoy their experience. You create positive interactions at all moments in the guests journey. You create a sense of community while taking orders, serving or siding. You partner with your Culinary Experience counterparts on the team ensuring great teamwork. You are the first point of contact in our guest’s journey and are passionate to prepare a variety of beverages (coffee, tea, smoothies) to high standards and with a quick turn around.
COMPENSATION
Guest Experience Team Members earn $18.00/hour, participate in a tip-pooling program, receive a substantial discount on Impact Kitchen products and have flexible scheduling to accommodate a healthy balanced lifestyle.
TEAM & DEPARTMENT
Guest Experience Team Members make an impact everyday through our front-of-house operations and make up a large portion of our total team population. In this role you will have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from multiple levels of the organization while being the main point of contact for our guests. The Guest Experience Team Member reports to Guest Experience Management including the Assistant Manager and General Manager of each Restaurant.
One of the initial entry points for our restaurant teams, the Guest Experience Team Member is the perfect knowledge incubator. Those that excel in their capacity as a GETM have the opportunity to succeed to a Guest Experience Team Lead role where they train and develop top talent for the organization, and then on to restaurant management.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Providing best-in-class hospitality to Impact Kitchen guests, vendors and delivery partners.
Performing serving duties including serving and siding dishes, beverages and alike.
Preparing and providing take out orders to guests and delivery partners.
Making an impact at point of sale including taking orders and serving as an Impact Kitchen subject matter experts regarding menu and process.
Preparing beverages in a timely manner according to menu and customer specifications. Items include: Coffee and espresso based beverages with superior latte art, tonics, tea, and wellness drinks.
Able to execute all Front of House positions in order to support a smooth service
Dialing espresso grinders daily and continually monitoring espresso quality
Accurately inputting orders through POS system to ensure efficient communication with service line, coffee bar and smoothie bar
Setting up and closing down the barista and smoothie stations at the start and end of each shift while maintaining cleanliness and sanitization of workspace and bar equipment.
Conduct above and beyond training for relevant team members, ensuring a top-tier experience.
Supporting other restaurant tasks and teammates as required
SKILLS
Excellent communication skills; ability to communicate effectively, respectfully and work well with others in a team based setting
Ability to execute and thrive in a quick paced hospitality environment
Exceptional time management and organizational skills with the ability to multitask when required
Be able to work in a standing position for extended periods of time
Availability to work days, evenings, and weekends as business requires
General understanding of food safety and public health practices
Preferred but not required: Food Handlers Certification
Preferred but not required: 1 year Barista experience
INCLUSIVITY AT IMPACT
Impact Kitchen feeds a diverse community and is made stronger by our diverse team. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of which groups you may or may not identify with – together we can make an incredible impact together.
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