Sr. Director of Culinary Operations - CulinArt Group - New York

 Salary:  $150000 - $165000 yearly. Salary commensurate with education and experience.

Other Forms of Compensation: Monthly Car Allowance & Bonus eligible. 

Pay Grade: 18 

 

CulinArt Group operates over 250 onsite corporate, higher education, private school, healthcare and destination recreation/leisure dining facilities in 18 states, including cafés, coffee bars, concessions, executive dining, catering and conference dining, social catering/special events, office coffee service and vending. CulinArt’s extremely diverse client portfolio affords great opportunities for career advancement within the company, across multiple industry segments and geographic regions. 

Job Summary

As the Sr. Director of Culinary Operations you will be responsible for the research, testing, development, documenting, training, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and making vital adjustments to innovative new dishes, concepts and/or food programs for CulinArt Group's diverse portfolio.

 

This role requires up to 50% travel. A monthly reimbursement/ allowance for travel is provided.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Serves as Department Head to provide leadership and set standards of culinary excellence
• Works with Division leadership in planning, implementing, and supporting new food concepts or programs at their locations
• Develops and mentors senior chefs in various Company divisions and geographical regions
• Creates training opportunities for chefs and managers through manufacturer and vendor resources and sharing and promoting internal best practices
• Stays current with market trends and customer demands
• Participates in and attends trade shows and continuing education opportunities
• Plans menus for daily offerings, seasonal or limited time specials, daily and special event catering for a wide variety of locations and applications
• Conducts food tastings and evaluates food presentation
• Establishes food specifications
• Works with food manufacturers and vendors to select the best product /value for needs
• Ensures that food products and handling procedures are enforced to local, state, and federal regulations
• Gives expertise in kitchen and servery design and/ or remodeling projects
• Leads culinary teams in planning, training, set-up and opening new and / or remodeled accounts
• Collaborate with other departments such as Purchasing, Marketing and Business Development on special projects and Company initiatives
• Direct sustainability initiatives throughout Company locations
• Oversee Nutrition staff and programs
• Updates senior management, supervisory managers, and account management teams on industry trends and new food programs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in Culinary Arts or a minimum of 5 years of equivalent professional culinary operations experience
• Minimum of five years of progressive culinary experience in high-volume, complex service, and catering operations
• Minimum of two years of menu development
• Knowledge of budgets, food and labor costs, inventory controls
• Comprehensive knowledge of international cuisines and catering trends
• Proven understanding of food equipment and safety standards
• Strong organizational, leadership, mentor, and training skills constantly evolving
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Flexible and adaptable to rapidly changing priorities and work demands
• Self-starter, innovative, and able to multitask
• Ability to travel extensively
• Capable of representing the Company in food service industry events and public relations appearances
• Strong digital literacy; including MS office, recipe management and nutrition programs
• Albe to travel up to 50% 

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Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to mod