Kitchen Operations Manager

CookUnity · Seattle, Washington, United States · Operations

Posted 2026-06-01

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The Role

The Culinary Operations Manager is responsible for providing operational oversight and strong leadership to a growing team of associates and supervisors. This individual will have their hands in multiple aspects of the facility, managing the optimization and execution of the Kitchen operations.

Success for this role is to become a partner, and ally, to our chef community making sure they have everything they need to execute an optimal menu strategy and execution.

As Culinary Manager, you will also be collaborating across multiple departments focusing on providing the best experience for our eaters.

Responsibilities:

Deliver strategic operational leadership across all aspects of Kitchen and Marketplace operations, with a hands-on approach

Manage, coach, and motivate a team of associates and supervisors, providing them with the necessary equipment, training, and quality direction

Lead growth and development of direct team including performance management and professional development

Maintain weekly and monthly financial reporting (forecasting, labor, food cost, and revenue)

Partner with Supply Chain for an accurate ordering of materials, supplies, and ingredients based on demand

Maintain relationships with Local and National purveyors

Oversee the Marketplace team to ensure all ingredients are properly sourced and received daily, and perform weekly inventory counts

Maintain a work environment that guarantees and promotes food & team safety, ensuring compliance with Food Safety and Sustainability policies at all times

Collaborate with Chef's onboarding and implementation of new menu items, as well as ensuring recipe accuracy during food production

Qualifications:

3+ years of Supervisor or Management experience in Food Manufacturing and/or High Volume Commercial Kitchen

In-depth knowledge of kitchen health and safety regulations

Servsafe certification or willing to complete upon hiring

Proficiency with Google apps (Gmail, Drive, spreadsheets, etc.)

Ability to lead a team in a fast-paced environment with a high level of ambiguity and change

Outstanding communication and organizational skills. Being able to speak conversational Spanish is strongly preferred.

Benefits

🩺 Health Insurance coverage

⛱ PTO policy and paid sick days

📈 We grow, you grow: Stock Options Plan granted on Day 1.

🌟 Eligible for bi-annual performance bonus

🐣 Paid Family leave

🕯 Compassionate Leave: 3-5 days each time the need arises

🥘 A generous amount of CookUnity credits to enjoy our amazing meals, added to your account, monthly

🧘🏽‍♀️ Customize the benefits that suit your needs! Access a range of perks tailored to you, including learning opportunities, wellness memberships, delivery apps, and more through our comprehensive benefit platform

👩🏾‍🏫 Personalized Spanish coach

🌟 Awesome opportunity to join a company that is looking to change how we eat and how chefs work!

🗓️ 5- year Sabbatical: After 5 years with CookUnity, you get a 4-week paid sabbatical

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Compensation

All final pay rates will be determined by candidates experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Pay Range for this position

$85,000—$100,000 USD

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