Culinary Operations Manager

Cookunity • Atlanta, GA

85d

About The Position

The Culinary Operations Manager will partner directly with the Market Director and Operations Manager, playing a key role in growing the business and holding the team accountable. The position provides operational oversight and strong leadership to a growing team of associates and supervisors. This individual will have their hands in multiple aspects of the facility, managing the optimization and execution. Success for this role is to become a partner, an ally, to our chef community, ensuring they have everything they need to execute an optimal menu strategy and execution. Partnering with other key stakeholders, this role will collaborate with recipe consistency & development, being responsible for food safety and quality assurance across the whole food production process.

Requirements

• 3+ years of leadership experience in Food Manufacturing and/or High Volume Commercial Kitchen
• Outstanding communication and organizational skills
• Availability to work during weekends, holidays and onsite
• In-depth knowledge of kitchen health and safety regulations
• FoodServe Manager License
• Proficiency with Google apps (Gmail, drive, spreadsheets, etc.)
• Experience working with and sourcing local, sustainable & organic ingredients
• Ability to lead a team in a fast-paced environment with a high level of ambiguity and change

Nice To Haves

• Being able to speak conversational Spanish

Responsibilities

• Deliver strategic operational leadership across all aspects of Kitchen and Storage operations, with a hands-on approach
• Manage, coach, and motivate a team of associates and supervisors, providing them with the necessary equipment, training, and quality direction
• Lead growth and development of direct team, including performance management and professional development
• Maintain weekly and monthly financial reporting (forecasting, labor, food cost, and revenue)
• Partner with other key stakeholders for an accurate ordering of materials, supplies, and ingredients based on demand
• Maintain relationships with Local and National purveyors
• Oversee the team to ensure all ingredients are properly sourced and received daily, and perform weekly inventory counts
• Maintain a work environment that guarantees and promotes food & team safety, ensuring compliance with Food Safety and Sustainability policies at all times
• Collaborate with the onboarding and implementation of new menu items, as well as ensuring recipe accuracy during food production

Benefits

• Health Insurance coverage
• 401k Plan
• Stock Options Plan granted on Day 1
• Eligible for a bi-annual performance bonus
• PTO policy and paid sick days
• 5-year Sabbatical: After 5 years with CookUnity, you get a 4-week paid sabbatical
• Paid Family leave
• Compassionate Leave: 3-5 days each time the need arises
• A generous amount of CookUnity credits to enjoy our amazing meals, added to your account, monthly
• Wellness perks: access to fitness subsidies to build a healthy lifestyle
• Personalized Spanish coach

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Food Services and Drinking Places
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees