Mattel Hiring for Restaurant Lead, Full time Benefitted Front of House experience at Los Angeles, CA Full Time

What Your Impact Will Be:  Support the Restaurant Leadership Team in overseeing staffing, hiring, coaching/training, purchasing/vendor relations, inventories, maintaining food/beverage service standards, and ensuring safety and sanitation standards.Assist the team in achieving department revenue and expense goals.Ensure customer satisfaction with their dining experience and oversee resolution of any customer service issues.Partner with Kitchen Manager to ensure food quality and consistency, special requests and special dietary needs and performs tasks in absence of the Restaurant Leadership Team.Work with Restaurant and Store Management teams to deliver exceptional events and programs.Maintain on-going communications with both staff and management.Maintain and troubleshoot operational issues, including restaurant/kitchen equipment, Guestbridge reservation, POS, and InfoGenesis software systems.Leads by example in all areas of the business. Qualifications What We’re Looking For:  High school degree or equivalent and a Business Management or Restaurant Management college degree, preferred.Restaurant experience in a high-volume, fast-paced environment, with both front and back of house operations exposure, preferred.Experience working with children, preferred.Current State Sanitation Certification, ServSafe, and Safe Alcohol Consumption Certification, preferred.Strong working knowledge of Eatec system, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook), InfoGenesis/Universal Desktop, Guestbridge reservation systems, JTech paging system, POS systems, inventory systems, and basic office equipment (copiers and fax), preferredAbility to perform diverse physical tasks, including constant walking and standing, and some heavy lifting (up to 50 lbs.).Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends and holidays.   Mattel is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer F/M/Disability/Vet Hourly: The base hourly rate for this position is between $19.00 and $23.00. **This range is indicative of projected hiring range, however base hourly rate will be determined based on a candidate’s work location, skills and experience.   Additional Information Don’t meet every single requirement? At Mattel we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. What It’s Like to Work Here: American Girl is subsidiary of Mattel, a purpose driven company aiming to empower the next generation to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors: We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.We execute: We are a performance driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best in class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results. Who We Are: American Girl is a premium brand for girls and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT, www.mattel.com), a leading global toy company and owner of one of the strongest catalogs of children’s and family entertainment franchises in the world. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. We engage consumers through our portfolio of iconic brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO and MEGA, as well as other popular intellectual properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include film and television content, gaming, music and live events. We operate in 35 locations and our products are available in more than 150 countries in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering children to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. Mattel is recognized for the second year in a row as a Great Place to Work™ and as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2022. Visit us at https://jobs.mattel.com/ and www.instagram.com/MattelCareers. Mattel is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers including minorities, females, veterans, military spouses, individuals with disabilities, and those of all sexual orientations and gender identities.