General Manager & Lead Cooking Teacher

Location

Leawood

Type

Full Time

Company Overview:

Taste Buds Kitchen has taken the country by storm with a refreshingly simple concept. We provide culinary entertainment to kids, families, and adults in a fun, beautiful, and state-of-the-art Kitchen Studio. Kids ages 2 to teen love our hands-on cooking classes, camps, birthday parties, and field trips. Adults love our BYOB date night cooking classes, birthday parties, bachelorettes, showers, and corporate events. Our innovative programs are as entertaining as they are educational! We always strive to engage and delight our guests.

Benefits/Perks:

Competitive pay
Gratuities
Paid Time Off

Job Description:

We are looking for a General Manager & Lead Culinary Instructor to play a critical role in the success of Taste Buds Kitchen! You will have the skills and experience to teach our cooking classes, manage the day-to-day operations and staff in our Kitchen, create an exceptional client experience and be a natural leader. This is the perfect opportunity to interact with clients on a daily basis to create a supportive and meaningful community.

Responsibilities:

Open availability is required, including nights and weekends. Taste Buds Kitchen hosts events 7-days a week.
This role will assist the owner in the setup and running of this new business. You can expect to spend 50-75% of your time instructing classes initially. The time spent instructing classes will decrease over time as our business and our team grows.
Instruct Classes - Instruct cooking classes, camps, and parties for ages 2-99. Engage and teach guests about various cooking/baking skills related to the class menu. Interact with all guests to ensure customer satisfaction. Be the perfect example and role model of what is expected of a Culinary Instructor. As part of your training, you will learn all aspects of event operations.
Customer Service - Ensure all clients have a great experience
Human Resources - Assist in/responsible for, hiring, training, managing, scheduling, and developing the employee team. Act as an emergency substitute if an employee cannot attend their shift.
Operations - Ensure all company policies, systems, and laws are followed and ensure that all classes, staff, and facilities are meeting Taste Buds Kitchen standards. Improve and streamline systems for efficiency.
Admin/Sales - Assist in responding to sales inquiries from clients and bookings to find the “right fit” for our clients and meet sales goals.
Facility - Maintaining high cleanliness & branding standards in the kitchen.

Qualifications:

Great leader capable of recruiting and training staff as well as managing and maintaining a motivated team
Comfortable with a range of cooking techniques. Formal culinary education or equivalent experience a plus.
Experience working with people of all ages
Experience working in an events business
1-3 years experience in a management position
Strong customer service skills. A business or management degree is a plus
Must enjoy the atmosphere of a small business

Compensation: $40,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year

Taste Buds Kitchen - Leawood

About Us

Taste Buds Kitchen has taken the country by storm with a refreshingly simple concept. We provide culinary entertainment to kids, families and adults in a fun, beautiful and state-of-the art Kitchen Studio. Kids ages 2 to teen love our hands-on cooking classes, camps, birthday parties and field trips. Adults love our byob date night cooking classes, birthday parties, bachelorettes, showers and corporate events. Our innovative programs are as entertaining as they are educational. We always strive to engage and delight our guests.

Job Opportunities

We have incredible career opportunities in each of our growing Kitchen Studios nationwide, as well as our corporate office. Get involved in an exciting and growing company. We are always looking for dynamic talent to join our fun-loving and hard-working team! Perfect for culinary professionals, passionate foodies, teachers, managers, administrators, marketers and college and high school students alike.