Job Description

The Culinary Manager assists the Executive Culinary Manager in providing our guests with best-in-class, off-the-chart, rockstar-level meals by leading the Kitchen Team and supervising all venue culinary activities. It requires two important skill sets - culinary management and great leadership.

The Culinary Manager, under the direction of the Executive Culinary Manager, supervises, trains, coaches, and drives engagement with their team to ensure the highest-quality culinary experience for our guests. They also manage the culinary operations - scheduling labor, managing inventory, ordering product, ensuring safety and sanitation, maintaining kitchen areas and maintaining vendor relationships.
The Culinary Manager may be responsible for either day-to-day operations on the line or events execution.

How You’ll Do It

• Supervise the team in providing best-in-class culinary experiences
• Coach and develop the team and drive Associate engagement
• Delegate tasks
• Demonstrate Topgolf’s Core Values: Fun, One Team, Excellence, Edgy Spirit and Caring
• Monitor inventory and purchase product
• Maintain food and labor costs according to budget, with a full understanding of COGS
• Select and develop recipes to corporate approval
• Standardize production recipes to ensure consistent quality
• Establish presentation technique and maintain quality standards
• Plan and cost menus for special events, chef choice menus
• Ensure proper equipment operation and maintenance
• Oversee safety and sanitation in the kitchen

What We’re Looking For

• Minimum of 3 years in culinary management
• Proven ability to develop a culinary team
• Bachelor’s degree or related culinary degree preferred
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Ability to stand and exert well-paced mobility for the duration of a scheduled shift
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time
• Ability to lift items weighing up to 50 lb.
• Ability to stoop and bend
• Ability to work in high-temperature conditions (up to 100 degrees) for extended periods of time
  

Drives Results | Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.

• Demonstrates a strong drive to achieve consistent culinary quality and operational results

• Drives tasks to successful completion each shift — no corners cut

• Shows determination in the face of high volume, obstacles, or short-staffed situations

• Sets high standards for own performance and inspires the same in the team

Customer Focus | Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions

• Ensures every dish that leaves the kitchen meets or exceeds guest expectations

• Uses guest and internal feedback to continuously improve food quality and presentation

• Independently anticipates and adjusts to evolving event and service needs

• Follows up on any culinary feedback to ensure issues are fully resolved

Decision Quality | Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.

• Demonstrates good judgment in routine kitchen decisions — prep, production, quality, and staffing

• Makes sound independent decisions in urgent situations such as equipment failures or staffing gaps

• Considers various inputs and trade-offs to arrive at effective decisions during high-volume service

• Uses good judgment about when to act independently and when to escalate an issue to the Executive Culinary Manager

Communicates Effectively | Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

• Communicates clearly and professionally with kitchen team members and venue leadership

• Shares information and production updates with the team in a timely manner

• Listens attentively to the Executive Culinary Manager's direction and translates it into action

• Documents kitchen operations, production notes, and inventory clearly and accurately

• Minimum 3 years of culinary management experience in a high-volume environment
• Culinary degree, professional culinary certification, or equivalent training and experience in a high-volume full-service kitchen and events-driven environment preferred
• Must be 21 years of age or older as required by state or local law

Let us be real — this is not your typical desk job! Here is what you will need to do to thrive in this role:

• Ability to remain on your feet and in motion for extended periods throughout the shift, including standing, walking, and navigating a fast-paced kitchen environment; this role operates in a high-volume kitchen and requires sustained physical stamina throughout the duration of each shift
• Ability to lift, carry, and move items up to 50 pounds independently and up to 75 pounds with assistance, including food products, equipment, supplies, and delivery transport across multiple levels of the venue
• Ability to navigate stairs, ramps, and multi-level areas of the venue when transporting food, coordinating events, or overseeing service delivery
• Ability to work in varying temperature environments on a frequent basis, including hot kitchen conditions, walk-in coolers, and freezers
• Ability to perform repetitive hand and wrist motions including cutting, stirring, lifting, and operating kitchen equipment throughout the shift
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in a high-energy venue environment that may include moderate to high levels of background noise
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment while maintaining focus, food safety standards, and quality under pressure

51,700.00 - 57,400.00 - 63,100.00 USD Annual

BENEFITS

Free Play & 1/2 price food! Health, dental, vision, 401(k) team member match, free mental well-being platform – and that’s just for starters for those who qualify. View team member benefits here.

ADA
The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of the job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some incumbents assigned to the job to perform a different combination of duties.

EEO Statement
Topgolf is a global sports and entertainment community and is committed to equal opportunity and is firmly committed to preventing discrimination and harassment, including sexual misconduct, based on legally protected diversity characteristics (such as race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family status, citizenship, genetic information and veteran status) in its application and hiring processes and in its employment decisions. As an affirmative action employer, Topgolf also takes steps to prevent retaliation and to create a respectful, equitable and inclusive environment for our Guests, Associates, business partners, vendors, and the communities we serve.

Topgolf is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, genetics or any other category protected under applicable law.

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