Lead Cooking Teacher to General Manager

About the role

This role will assist the owner in the setup and running of this new business. You can expect to spend 75% of your time instructing classes initially. The time spent instructing classes will decrease over time as our business and our team grows.

Responsibilities

• Instruct Classes - Instruct cooking classes, camps, and parties for ages 2-99. Engage and teach guests about various cooking/baking skills related to the class menu. Interact with all guests to ensure customer satisfaction. Be the perfect example and role model of what is expected of a Culinary Instructor. As part of your training, you will learn all aspects of event operations.
• Customer Service - Ensure all clients have a great experience
• Human Resources - Assist in/responsible for, hiring, training, managing, scheduling, and developing the employee team. Act as an emergency substitute if an employee cannot attend their shift.
• Operations - Ensure all company policies, systems, and laws are followed and ensure that all classes, staff, and facilities are meeting Taste Buds Kitchen standards. Improve and streamline systems for efficiency.
• Admin/Sales - Assist in responding to sales inquiries from clients and bookings to find the “right fit” for our clients and meet sales goals.
• Facility - Maintaining high cleanliness & branding standards in the kitchen.

Requirements

• Great leader capable of recruiting and training staff as well as managing and maintaining a motivated team
• Comfortable with a range of cooking techniques. Formal culinary education or equivalent experience a plus.
• Experience working with people of all ages
• Experience working in an events business
• 1-3 years experience in a management position

Qualifications

• Strong customer service skills. A business or management degree is a plus
• Must enjoy the atmosphere of a small business

Skills

• Must enjoy the atmosphere of a small business

Benefits

• Bonus based on performance
• Competitive salary
• Employee discounts
• Free uniforms
• Health Insurance
• 401K Matching
• Paid Time Off

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

Open availability is required, including nights and weekends. Taste Buds Kitchen hosts events 7-days a week.