Director of Kitchen Excellence
Salt
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $120,000 - $160,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
Chef
About the role
- Develop, test, and implement standardized kitchen procedures across all locations.
- Translate chef-driven recipes into scalable, operationally efficient processes.
- Collaborate with R&D, Supply Chain, and Operations to refine kitchen design, equipment strategy, and food preparation methods.
- Analyze performance data, identify opportunities, pilot improvements, and iterate to optimize throughput, yield, and quality.
- Ensure new initiatives are operationally feasible, well-tested, and rolled out with the right training, assets, and on-the-ground support to drive strong field adoption.
- Partner with CX and Operations teams to ensure health and safety compliance.
- Build lightweight yet effective operational audits and drive continuous improvement using lean methodologies.
Requirements
- 5 - 10 years of experience in multi-unit restaurant operations, food manufacturing, or culinary process engineering.
- Deep understanding of fast-casual kitchen workflows and equipment.
- Strong systems-thinking and process-mapping capabilities.
- Ability to blend strategic design with hands-on field execution.
- Experience leading cross-functional change and driving adoption among frontline teams.
- Analytical approach to solving operational problems and improving consistency.
- Excitement for working in a small, fast-moving, start-up environment.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans
- 401k with up to a 4% employer match after one year
- Unlimited PTO
- Remote Work
- Paid Family Leave
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
kitchen proceduresfood preparation methodsoperational auditslean methodologiesprocess mappinganalytical problem solvingperformance data analysisscalable processesfood manufacturingculinary process engineering
Soft skills
collaborationsystems thinkingstrategic designhands-on executioncross-functional leadershipchange managementcontinuous improvementfield adoptiontrainingcommunication