Director, Engineering-Capacity & Labor

Job Description

• The Director, Engineering -Capacity & Labor is responsible for building and leading a team that together will unlock restaurant growth capacity and unleash a long-term labor savings strategy across the Taco Bell portfolio of restaurants – company and franchise. • Identify, design, and develop end-to-end kitchen capacity and labor utilization strategy to streamline processes, create seamless restaurant execution, and enhance employee/customer experience while positively impacting margins and other business metrics. • Drive cross functional collaboration and partnerships across Operations, Marketing, and Food Innovation Technology to enable and operationalize the long-term menu strategy & growth platforms. • Enable Taco Bell to hit the ambitious target of improved peak transactional throughput across the entire restaurant system. • Establish partnerships for experimentation with internal and external stakeholders, including Operations leadership, franchise partners, etc., and develop technical platform mechanisms that free-up labor to focus on service and maximize productivity. • Leverage balanced holistic thinking and integrated approaches with the ability to move fast to drive concrete operational and financial impact in-restaurant.

Qualifications

• MBA or master’s degree in industrial engineering preferred. • 10 + years minimum of leadership experience driving end-to end capacity and labor utilization or similar field. • Proven track record of leading measurable productivity improvements and setting the operational foundation to enable growth. • Experience in the restaurant or retail industry preferred. • A minimum of 3+ years directly leading, engaging and inspiring a team – able to leverage the team’s expert knowledge and integrate with new ways of working. • Ability to quickly develop trust-based cross-functional partnerships and influence at various levels of an organization. • Proven ability to multi-task and prioritize time in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.

Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule and year-round flex day Friday • Onsite childcare through Bright Horizons • Onsite dining center and game room (yes, there is a Taco Bell inside the building) • Onsite dry cleaning, laundry services, carwash, • Onsite gym with fitness classes and personal trainer sessions • Up to 4 weeks of vacation per year plus holidays and time off for volunteering • Tuition reimbursement and education benefits • Generous parental leave for all new parents and adoption assistance program • 401(k) with a 6% matching contribution from Yum! Brands with immediate vesting • Comprehensive medical & dental including prescription drug benefits and 100% preventive care • Discounts, free food, swag and… honestly, too many good benefits to name