Operational Lead (Culinary)

1 month, 3 weeks ago
Full-time
Lead
Project and Program Management
Teamshares

Teamshares

Teamshares is a mission-driven financial technology, educational, and creative services company that aims to create employee-owned small businesses. They help small business owners transition their companies to employee ownership, ensuring a sustainabl...

Capital Markets
51-250
Founded 2018
$127M raised

Description

  • Work directly with network companies to assess and improve menu, kitchen, and financial performance.
  • Lead turnaround and transformation engagements for food and beverage businesses.
  • Develop and implement menu and operational changes in active kitchen environments.
  • Use financial analysis to guide decisions on food cost, labor, contribution margin, and profitability.
  • Transition new companies into the Teamshares network.
  • Serve as interim President when needed.
  • Partner with company presidents in co-management situations.
  • Support and stabilize kitchen and front-of-house teams during leadership transitions.
  • Evaluate underperforming products, waste, and margin issues and drive corrective action.

Requirements

  • Meaningful culinary experience in a scratch kitchen, such as chef, kitchen manager, culinary director, or similar.
  • Operational or small business leadership experience.
  • Track record of menu development, engineering, and costing.
  • Understanding of recipe costing, food cost percentage, and how menu design drives margin.
  • Ability to oversee financials including P&L, COGS, and labor cost.
  • Demonstrated people leadership experience, ideally with kitchen or restaurant teams.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a low-ego approach.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset and desire to build.
  • Project-management and problem-solving skills with a hands-on, get-it-done attitude.
  • Growth mindset, adaptability, curiosity, and willingness to learn from mistakes.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary.
  • Equity for all employees.
  • Exceptional medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Healthy work-life balance culture that encourages unplugging after work.
  • Vacation and time off are valued and actually taken.
  • Career growth support.

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