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Senior Culinary Operations ManagerCookUnity • Los Angeles, California, USA
Senior Culinary Operations Manager

Senior Culinary Operations Manager

CookUnity • Los Angeles, California, USA
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About CookUnity :

Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. And with it it has lost the power to nourish inspire and connect us. So in 2018 CookUnity was founded as the first-of-its-kind platform that connects the world with the source of truly great food : chefs. Today CookUnity delivers 50 million meals a year from the industrys best chefs to homes all over the country. Fresh. Ready-to-eat. And crafted with the passion that nourishes body and soul.

Unwilling to stop there CookUnity is expanding beyond delivery to become an ever-innovating marketplace focused on our singular mission : empower Chefs to nourish the world.

If that mission has you hungry in more ways than one youve found the right job posting.

The Role

The Sr 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 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 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 a work environment that guarantees and promotes food & team safety ensuring compliance with Food Safety and Sustainability policies at all times
  • Collaborate with Chefs onboarding and implementation of new menu items as well as ensuring recipe accuracy during food production
  • Ensure consistent outcomes in food production through robust systems and recipe validations.
  • Support the deployment of robotics and other new technologies and processes to enhance efficiency and scalability.
  • Ensure the delivery of high-quality food that meets CookUnitys standards of excellence.

Qualifications

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

    #ENG1P

    Compensation

    All final pay rates will be determined by candidates experience knowledge skills and abilities of the applicant internal equity and alignment with market data.

    Pay Range for this position

    $105000 $115000 USD

    If youre interested in this role please submit your application and if we think you might be a fit well get in touch with you. Thank you for your time!

    CookUnity is an Equal Opportunity Employer . We are dedicated to creating a community of inclusion and an environment free from discrimination or harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex age sexual orientation gender identity national origin citizenship status protected veteran status genetic information or physical or mental disability.

    A quick note for all candidates

    Weve recently seen an increase in recruitment scams across the industry and we want to make sure you (and your data) stay safe while applying to CookUnity. We also want you to know that we take this seriously sometimes as part of our process we may ask for a brief proof of humanity to confirm that were connecting with a real person not an impersonator. Here are a few tips to help you protect yourself and know what to expect from us :

  • Apply only through our official channels. All open roles are listed on our official careers page :
  • Our recruiters are real people and easy to verify. You can always find them on LinkedIn with verified profiles. If youre unsure feel free to reach out to us on our official LinkedIn Company Page.
  • We only communicate through official CookUnity channels. That means emails ending in
  • and interviews held through official company platforms (Google Meet or Zoom) never WhatsApp Telegram or SMS.

  • Well never ask for payment or personal financial details. If anyone does please dont share any information and let us know right away.
  • If something ever feels off or youre unsure about a message wed much rather you double-check with us. You can always contact us directly through any of our social media channels. We appreciate your interest in joining CookUnity and we care about keeping your experience (and safety) as genuine as possible.

    Required Experience :

    Manager

    Key Skills

    Employee Evaluation,Continuous Improvement,FDA Regulations,Management Experience,Process Improvement,Profit & Loss,Operations Management,Project Management,Strategic Planning,Leadership Experience,P&L Management,Supervising Experience

    Employment Type : Full Time

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

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