Director of Operations
About The Position
THIS IS A JUNIOR OPS MANAGER POSITION WHOS LOOKING TO GROW WITH A START UP. Location: Cambridge, MA (HARVARD SQUARE) The Role This role starts before we even open and will keep growing as our business grows. Youll help build the restaurant from the ground up, starting with planning, setting up workflows, and training the team. Once we open, youll run daily operations, work with vendors, and always look for ways to improve. As we expand, youll take on more responsibility and help manage new locations. Were looking for someone who is hands-on, resourceful, and always thinking about how todays decisions will shape our future.
Responsibilities
- Build SOPs across prep, service, kitchen flow, opening and closing, and food safety
- Design line flow and staffing models with scalability in mind
- Create training programs that are simple, repeatable, and easy to roll out
- Set up vendors, pars, and ordering systems
- Run daily operations of the first location
- Lead from the floor and set standards for speed, quality, and cleanliness
- Own scheduling, labor deployment, inventory, and waste
- Manage vendor relationships and solve issues quickly
- Constantly evaluate what works and what breaks under pressure
- Design scalable solutions rather than one-off fixes
- Turn real-world learnings into clean, documented systems
- Help open and support future locations
- Grow into multi-unit responsibility as the brand expands
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
