General Manager & Lead Culinary Instructor
Taste Buds Kitchen · Smithtown, NY · 2 mo ago
On-siteManagementFull-time
About the role
Taste Buds Kitchen offers a unique opportunity to instruct cooking classes, camps, and parties for ages 2-99. The role includes:
- Engaging and teaching guests about various cooking/baking skills related to the class menu.
- Interacting with all guests to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Assisting the owner in the setup and running of the business.
- Ensuring all company policies, systems, and local laws are followed.
- Maintaining high cleanliness & branding standards in the kitchen.
Responsibilities
- Taste Buds Kitchen hosts events 7-days a week, requiring open availability including nights and weekends.
- Initially spending 50-75% of your time instructing classes.
- Ensuring all clients have a great experience through excellent customer service.
- Aiding in the hiring, training, managing, scheduling, and developing the employee team.
- Acting as an emergency substitute if an employee cannot attend their shift.
- Managing and maintaining a motivated team.
- Improving and streamlining systems for efficiency.
- Assisting in responding to sales inquiries from clients and bookings to meet sales goals.
- Maintaining high cleanliness & branding standards in the kitchen.
Requirements
- Proficient with a range of cooking techniques.
- Experience working with people of all ages.
- Experience working in an events business.
- 1-3 years experience in a management position.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Must enjoy the atmosphere of a small business.
Qualifications
- Great leader capable of recruiting and training staff.
- Formal culinary education or equivalent experience a plus.
Skills
- Proficient with a range of cooking techniques.
- Great leader capable of recruiting and training staff.
- Experience working with people of all ages.
- Experience working in an events business.
- 1-3 years experience in a management position.
- Strong customer service skills.
Benefits
- Fuel allowance
- Cell phone stipend
- Opportunity for advancement
- Profit sharing
- Employee discounts
- Free uniforms
- Training & development
- Bonus based on performance
- Free food & snacks
- Paid time off
Pay
Competitive salary.
Schedule
Open availability is required, including nights and weekends. Taste Buds Kitchen hosts events 7-days a week.
Benefits
- Fuel allowance
- Cell phone stipend
- Opportunity for advancement
- Profit sharing
- Employee discounts
- Free uniforms
- Training & development
- Bonus based on performance
- Free food & snacks
- Paid time off