Director of Culinary Operations & Food Systems

This is a remote position. Job Type: Full-Time | Work from Anywhere | Night Shift Job Description This is more than a traditional Executive Chef role. We're looking for a seasoned culinary leader who can oversee and strengthen an entire culinary operation — from products and recipes to food quality, food safety, training, systems, and profitability.

You'll diagnose urgent product and quality problems, build the systems and standards needed to fix them, and create a culinary operation that can maintain consistent quality even as the business grows, locations change, and people come and go. This is a fully remote leadership role. Dedicated on-site Head Chefs handle day-to-day kitchen execution.

Your focus is on the culinary standards, systems, processes, and leadership that keep multiple locations and concepts consistent and profitable. What You'll Own Lead and strengthen culinary operations across multiple locations, concepts, and teams Assess products, menus, recipes, suppliers, and production processes using data, reports, and remote evidence Diagnose and direct fixes for taste, consistency, quality, and food-safety issues Work through on-site Head Chefs and culinary leaders to ensure standards are executed consistently Build controlled recipes, specifications, production standards, and processes with clear tolerances and version control Standardize culinary systems across restaurants, commissary/central kitchen, bakery, catering, and other food operations as needed Lead menu engineering — improve, reposition, standardize, or remove underperforming products Establish food-safety, quality, and traceability systems, including root-cause analysis Build training, development, and succession systems for culinary teams Own the culinary drivers of food cost, yield, waste, consistency, and margin Use technology, data, and AI to improve culinary decision-making, communication, and operational control Create systems that preserve culinary knowledge and maintain continuity despite team turnover Requirements What We're Looking For 10+ years of progressive culinary/F&B leadership experience, ideally at Executive Chef, Culinary Director, Corporate Chef, or equivalent level Significant experience leading multi-location, multi-concept, or complex hospitality/F&B operations Strong practical culinary background across different cuisines, products, and operating environments Working knowledge of bakery and pastry operations, including products, recipes, production processes, and quality standards Proven ability to restore product quality and build repeatable culinary systems — not just cook well Experience with recipes, specifications, SOPs, production standards, quality control, and training systems Comfortable leading and directing kitchen execution remotely through on-site culinary leaders Strong understanding of food cost, yield, waste, portion control, and labor economics Experience with food safety, quality assurance, and traceability Strong systems, technology, data, and communication skills Advanced, practical use of AI and modern digital tools Strong commercial judgment and the ability to balance culinary quality with profitability Bonus Points Experience across multiple cuisines, concepts, brands, or dayparts Commissary, central kitchen, bakery, catering, or large-scale food production experience Beverage operations or dining service experience Experience leading distributed or remote culinary teams Experience building training and succession pipelines Experience standardizing culinary operations during growth, restructuring, or expansion You'll Thrive Here If You...

Believe quality should survive turnover, distance, and growth — not depend on one person's memory Can lead and influence experienced kitchen teams without being physically present Bring both deep culinary expertise and strong systems/technology thinking Balance exacting culinary standards with real commercial judgment Enjoy diagnosing problems and building practical solutions Want to build a culinary system that is consistent, scalable, and sustainable — not simply run a kitchen Benefits Benefits HMO / Health Insurance Paid Time Off (PTO) Additional Leave Work from Anywhere / Work from Home Opportunities for Promotion Performance-Based Pay Raises