The Role

As part of the founding team in Austin, 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 Culinary Operations Manager is responsible for providing 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 of the Marketplace and Kitchen operations.

Success for this role is to become a partner, an ally, to our chef community making sure they have everything they need to execute an optimal menu strategy and execution.

Partnering with the Chef Success team, this role will collaborate with recipe consistency & development, being responsible for food safety and quality assurance across the whole food production process.

Responsibilities

• Deliver strategic operational leadership across all aspects of Kitchen and Marketplace 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 Supply Chain for an accurate ordering of materials, supplies, and ingredients based on demand
• Maintain relationships with Local and National purveyors
• Oversee the Marketplace 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 Chef’s onboarding and implementation of new menu items, as well as ensuring recipe accuracy during food production

Qualifications

• 4+ years of leadership experience in Food Manufacturing and/or High Volume Commercial Kitchen
• 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
• Outstanding communication and organizational skills. Being able to speak conversational Spanish is strongly preferred.

Benefits

🩺 Health Insurance coverage

⛱ PTO policy and paid sick days

📈 We grow, you grow: Stock Options Plan granted on Day 1.

🌟 Eligible for bi-annual performance bonus

🐣 Family leave fully paid

🕯 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 a nutritional coach and fitness subsidies to build a healthy lifestyle

👩🏾‍🏫 Personalized Spanish coach

🌟 Awesome opportunity to join a company that is looking to change how we eat and how chefs work!

🗓️ 5- year Sabbatical: After 5 years with CookUnity, you get a 4-week paid sabbatical