Shift Leader

About Cafe Knotted:

Cafe Knotted was founded in 2017 in Seoul as a small artisanal dessert cafe with focus on creating hand-crafted, cream-filled donuts and pastries. The brand quickly gained popularity and became a cultural icon, expanding rapidly. Throughout the growth of Café Knotted, the brand continued to elevate and develop its menu, offering seasonal pastries to artisanal coffee and craft beverages. Its first US location opened in April of 2025 in Westfield Century City, second location to open fall of 2025 in Art's District, Downtown Los Angeles.

Position Overview
Cafe Knotted is looking for a highly motivated Shift Leader with passion for hospitality to join our growing team. 

The Shift Leader position assists in leading all front-of-house employees, overseeing day to day operations, and works closely with the General Manager at Knotted America Inc. Cafe Knotted is focused on continuing to cultivate a warm and knowledgeable team, providing guests with friendly and professional service while delivering utmost guest satisfaction. We are looking for an individual who is able to lead, assist in training, and inspire staff members to grow while ensuring the team is abiding by the policies and procedures of the company.
A qualified Shift Leader must work well with others, have a sense of urgency, organization skills, a good eye for quality and be able to multitask as well as have:

• 1-2 years of cafe or restaurant experience in a fast-paced environment
• Strong sense of responsibility and proven record of success
• Experience in Korean cafe is a plus

Shift Leader responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Available to work flexible hours, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, nights, and/or holidays
• Responsibly open and/or close storefront in line with operation hours
• Able to successfully manage their own time including arriving to work on time each day
• Foster a positive work culture by extending professionalism and respect to guests, team members, neighbors and everyone in between
• Able to fill in for all front of house positions as needed
• Train new employees by sharing knowledge, resources, and clearly conveying the correct procedures, workflow and skills to the new employee
• Regularly assist in reviewing the company's steps of service, guest-facing verbiage, menu offerings, and company operating standards with the team
• Assist in updating training materials as needed, including procedures and informational sheets for all food and beverage item
• Report any quality control or vendor/order issues promptly to management
• Maintain a clean, safe, and hygienic workspace in accordance with company policy and LA Department of Public Health guidelines

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions include:

• Requires moderate physical effort: standing for 6-8 hours, carrying, stretching, wrist movement, fine manipulation, grasping, pulling and pushing, lifting of weights up to 35 pounds, stooping, bending, twisting, squatting, reaching, etc.
• Requires the ability to safely and effectively use all necessary tools and equipment
• Working conditions involve noise, heat, cold, temperature changes, kitchen elements, odors, moisture, exposure to FDA-approved cleaning chemicals, etc.
• May be required to work additional hours as dictated by the workload and staffing
• Must be willing to work early mornings, nights, weekends and holidays

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Cafe Knotted is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender (including gender identity or expression), pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, marital status, domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking victim status, ancestry, national origin, alienage or citizenship, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other protected status.