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Senior Culinary Operations Manager
CookUnityNew York, New York, United StatesPosted 5 May 2026
Job Description
About CookUnity:
Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. And with it, it has lost the power to nourish, inspire, and connect us. So in 2018, CookUnity was founded as the first-of-its-kind platform that connects the world with the source of truly great food: chefs. Today, CookUnity delivers 50 million meals a year from the industry’s best chefs to homes all over the country. Fresh. Ready-to-eat. And crafted with the passion that nourishes body and soul.
Unwilling to stop there, CookUnity is expanding beyond delivery to become an ever-innovating marketplace focused on our singular mission: empower Chefs to nourish the world.
If that mission has you hungry in more ways than one, you’ve found the right job posting.
The Role
The Sr. 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.
On a daily basis, you'll be responsible for recipe consistency, production, food safety, quality control, packaging training, and organizing cleaning duties. You will also be responsible for the successful packaging and execution of allergy meals, which requires close attention to detail.
Success for this role is to become a partner, an ally, to our chef community making sure they have everything they need to execute an optimal menu strategy and execution.
Responsibilities
Deliver strategic operational leadership across all aspects of Kitchen operations, with a hands-on approach
Ensure access to, and maintain inventory of smallwares for food production
Manage, coach, and motivate a team of associates and supervisors, providing them with the necessary equipment, training, and quality direction
Provide a hospitable experience for our chefs and incorporate solutions to drive an efficient and frictionless experience
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)
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
A minimum of 5 years’ experience in Restaurant / Food Manufacturing / High Volume Commercial Kitchen
In-depth knowledge of kitchen health and safety regulations
Food Handlers License
Proficiency with Google apps (Gmail, drive, spreadsheets, etc.)
Experience working with and sourcing ingredients
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 holidays off
📈 We grow, you grow: Stock Options Plan granted on Day 1.
🌟 Eligible for bi-annual performance bonus
🐣 Family leave: 12 weeks for primary caregiver and 6 weeks for secondary caregiver, fully paid
🕯 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
🧘🏽♀️ Wellness perks: access to a nutritional coach and fitness subsidies to build a healthy lifestyle
👩🏾🏫 Personalized Spanish coach
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
$120,000
$140,000 USD
If you’re interested in this role, please submit your application, and if we think you might be a fit, we'll get in touch with you. Thank you for your time!
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