Culinary Director Job at Harvest Table at Brandeis University

Harvest Table at Brandeis University Waltham, MA 02453

Are you a culinary mastermind who can create innovative dishes and lead a team to culinary greatness? Do you thrive training people in a fast-paced kitchen, but can also handle the office tasks (systems, process, organization and COGs) with ease? Come and join our team, Harvest Table Culinary Group at Brandeis University! The Culinary Director will lead and collaborate with the local team to create menus for the campus community, partner with campus Executive Chef in serving high end presidential events, and residential restaurants featuring local partnerships, scratch cooking, local farm relationships that cultivate into our farm to fork events on campus.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities for the Culinary Director:

  • Responsible for cultural transformation of culinary department
  • Lead and develop the kitchen, preparation, and presentation of foods by chefs, cooks and other team members, overseeing that all the food items are prepared as determined by our culinary standards, guidelines, and procedures
  • Develop culinary leaders to be qualified and effective in skills and behaviors
  • Guardian of learning and process improvement
  • Model of healthy culture
  • Visible action and presence within operations
  • Build a culture of collaboration within food services and amongst hospital administration and leaders
  • Agent of self-awareness
  • Oversees and ensures we achieve and exceed Press Ganey results for patient programs, retail program, revenue and services
  • Lead high volume catering environment
  • Ensure and maintain compliance with safety and sanitation program
  • To interview/recruit suitable staff for the operation,
  • To oversee the training/development of all culinary staff by ensuring that effective on and off the job training is carried out
  • Maintain a positive and professional approach with client partners, guest, and campus hospitality team

Qualifications:

  • Requires at least 4 years’ experience and 1-3 years in a management role.
  • 2 year Culinary Associate degree or equivalent experience. Bachelor's degree (preferred).
  • A strong value system, unquestioned integrity, and good listening skills.
  • Excellent communication skills.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Experience level:

  • 4 years

Pay rate:

  • Yearly pay

Shift:

  • Day shift
  • Evening shift
  • Morning shift
  • Night shift

Weekly day range:

  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekend availability

Work setting:

  • University

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Waltham, MA 02453: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: One location




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