THE OPPORTUNITY

Nếp Café is a coffee & brunch experience paying homage to the traditional Vietnamese morning routine. Nếp is elevating that experience and bringing it to you in the heart of Little Saigon, Orange County with artisanal coffee, craft drinks, and a full range food menu to satisfy guests' breakfast & brunch needs.

We take pride in our exceptional customer service and it’s up to each of our team members to create the friendly atmosphere that our customers expect and enjoy. We have various opportunities to grow within the company and will provide the training you need to succeed. We welcome everyone to join our team, so if you have experience as a dishwasher, cashier, server, host, bartender, cook, prep cook, FOH/BOH, please don’t hesitate to apply. If our team sounds like something you’d like to be a part of, we’d love to meet you! See more details below and apply today.

LOCATION

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $63,000.00 - $68,000.00 per year

SCHEDULE

• Full Time
• Day shift: AM to mid afternoon
• Night shift: mid afternoon to closing
• Weekend availability
• Holidays

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

• 100% Coverage for Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid sick time accrue from your first day
• Paid time off
• Competitive compensation
• Opportunities for advancement
• Free food (yes, really FREE)
• Team bonding/Company holiday events
• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Paid training
• Referral program

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE

• ServSafe Manager mandatory
• At least 2 years experience in a similar food service capacity
• Execution of daily food service, quality, technique, portion, presentation, and food cost control
• Must be able to draft up a HACCP plan
• Manage day-to-day kitchen operations and culinary team
• Train and manage kitchen personnel and supervise all culinary activities
• Modify menus or create new ones that meet quality standards
• Support management with menu pricing and menu innovation
• Estimate food consumption, food/labor costs, requisition of food purchase
• Previous experience in a restaurant/customer service/pastry setting is preferred.
• Able to prepare a variety of pastries and other food items for cooking in broilers, ovens, grills, fryers, and a variety of other kitchen equipment.
• A deep passion for food, sweets (!!!), helping and serving others (both customers and team members)
• Perform administrative duties
• Top of the line customer services skills
• A friendly, enthusiastic attitude
• Passion for helping and serving others (both customers and team members)

We are an awesome place to work and care about our teams, so we want to make sure we are clear on a few more basics that we expect

• Be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time
• Be able to reach, bend, stoop and frequently lift up to 50 pounds.

WHO WE ARE

Kei Concepts is a concept development and management group that not only creates our own brands, but also brings amazing brands from all over the world. We currently operate The Alley (Fountain Valley, Irvine, Las Vegas, and Hawaii), Sup Noodle Bar (Buena Park and Irvine), INI Ristorante (Fountain Valley), Vox Kitchen (Fountain Valley), Gem Dining/Nep Cafe (Fountain Valley), ROL Handroll Bar (Huntington Beach), KIN Craft Ramen (Fountain Valley) and with more on the way!

Kei Concepts is working towards a goal of building a strong restaurant system where the plate showcases culinary skills and the service is always welcoming.

For more information, please visit www.keiconcepts.info .