Culinary Director

Joseph's Classic Market is a family owned chain of gourmet markets. We have 4 retail locations in Palm Beach County as well as a centralized kitchen and bakery production facility. We're committed to serving our guests the highest quality food and the Culinary Director of Operations is a critical role within our leadership team to help accomplish this. This is not an administrative role, it's a hands on operational role.

Routine Tasks:

• Oversee multiple locations kitchens and culinary teams
• Ensure Food Safety and Employee Safety protocols are being adhered to
• Oversees Production planning and manage par levels and prep sheets
• Purchase and maintain inventory
• Create weekly employee schedule
• Perform line checks including temperature checks of all refrigeration, rotation and dating of all foods, proper prep (taste), freshness and specials completed
• Supervise and coordinate activities of cooks and other food preparation workers
• Trains kitchen staff in food preparation, safe handling, operation of equipment, food safety and sanitation based on Company and regulatory standards
• Ensure consistency in plating standards and retail planograms
• Develop team and improve performance through coaching and feedback and create performance and development goals
• Research and development to improve current recipes and processes, as well as creating new items
• Responsible for ensuring all equipment is in operational condition and regularly cleaned
• Complies with federal, state, and local health and sanitation regulations and department sanitation procedures as evidenced through local health department.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2-3 years of Culinary Director experience in food production and/or kitchen environment.
• High volume batch production experience
• Excellent understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment, and procedures
• Prior experience as a supervisor overseeing and directing a staff