Director of Culinary Operations
8 days ago
Tampa
Job DescriptionDirector of Culinary Operations Nutrition Solutions | Full-Time | In-Person About Nutrition Solutions Nutrition Solutions is a rapidly growing, nationally recognized healthy meal delivery company. We are known for uncompromising quality, operational excellence, and life-changing results for our clients—and our team. Our mission is to transform lives through nutrition, fitness, discipline, and personal development. We invest deeply in our people with best-in-class facilities, leadership development, and performance-based opportunities. The effort you bring directly impacts the career you build here. If you thrive in high-standards environments, love systems and execution, and want to grow personally and professionally—this role is for you. The Role We are hiring a Director of Culinary Operations to own and lead all culinary execution across production, people, systems, and performance. This role is for a disciplined, results-focused leader who thrives in structured environments, moves with urgency, and builds teams and systems that execute consistently at scale. You will provide both strategic oversight and hands-on leadership in a fast-paced, high-output kitchen. Key Responsibilities • Lead end-to-end culinary operations producing tens of thousands of meals per week, • Execute weekly and daily production to defined standards and specifications, • Own ordering, inventory accuracy, waste reduction, and food cost discipline, • Manage vendor relationships and purchasing strategy, • Build staffing models, schedules, and labor efficiency across all shifts, • Track and report departmental KPIs and production benchmarks, • Uphold elite standards for food safety, sanitation, and health code compliance, • Maintain a clean, organized, and audit-ready kitchen, • Oversee proper use, maintenance, and preventive care of culinary equipment Execution must be accurate, on time, and repeatable. Quality is non-negotiable. Leadership & Team Development You will build and lead a growing culinary division including chefs, cooks, bakery staff, runners, sanitation, and assembly team members. You are responsible for: • Hiring for discipline, skill, and cultural alignment, • Training and developing team members at all levels, • Creating leadership depth and reducing dependency on individuals, • Fully staffed and optimized day and night shifts, • Clear production benchmarks (meals/hour, labor efficiency), • Department KPIs consistently met or exceeded, • Clean, organized, audit-ready kitchen, • Love structure, systems, and execution, • Bring exceptional attention to detail and urgency, • Lead confidently in high-volume, fast-paced environments, • Communicate clearly and hold people accountable, • Take pride in operational excellence and ownershipEducation & Experience, • Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Culinary Science or relevant training preferred, not required, • 6+ years of progressive culinary experience, including high-volume or scaled operations, • Formal culinary training in food preparation and kitchen management, • Demonstrated experience leading teams and enforcing standards, • Ability to stand and walk for extended periods (8+ hours as needed), • Ability to lift, carry, and place up to 60 lbs, • Comfortable handling large pots, food containers, and walk-in coolers, • Health, Dental & Vision Insurance, • Paid Time Off, • Free Employee Meals, • Team Workouts, • Personal Development & Educational Resources Additional Perks • High-energy, growth-oriented culture, • Modern, state-of-the-art facility, • On-site world-class gym & spa, • Free top-shelf supplements, • Crypto bonus opportunities QGA0IytqiI