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Lindblad Expeditions · 3 months ago

Manager, Culinary Operations

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$80K/yr - $90K/yr

Lindblad Expeditions is a pioneer in the Expedition Travel space, and they are seeking a Manager of Culinary Operations to deliver exceptional culinary experiences across their fleet. This role involves administrative oversight, collaboration with various teams, and ensuring compliance with culinary standards and practices.

EducationEnvironmental ConsultingTravel

Responsibilities

Create season specific menu matrices based a standard product guide enhancing offerings to keep up with culinary trends and innovation per region

Develop and communicate culinary trainer and onboard team, a strategic ordering plan based on storage capacity and itineraries of the ships

Monitor voyage food cost per vessel to ensure we are on target

Review and approvals for general culinary food orders within set budget

Create costing, and recipe for menu item

Create standard recipes for guest requests

Assist in implementing new initiatives directed by hotel leadership to push the program vision forward with a strong focus of creativity and innovation

Ensuring onboard team is conducting professional evaluations & tracking performance and creating individual plans for galley staff for professional growth

Support professional evaluations and performance tracking for galley teams, with individualized development plans

Conducting interviews of potential candidates and onboarding process

Collaborate with the culinary trainer to develop training materials and programs

Build seasons specific order guides with general par level included based on the menu matrix and product availability in the market

Assist the culinary trainer during training sessions and transitional periods

Support the culinary trainer in evaluating training effectiveness and making improvements

Provide onboard training and ensure compliance with United States Public Health (USPH) standards across all vessels

Maintain general knowledge of galley equipment and functionality

Contribute to new initiatives from hotel leadership, with a focus on creativity, innovation, and operational excellence

Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualification

Culinary Arts DegreeCulinary Management ExperienceMaritime Shipboard ExperienceMS Office ProficiencyCommunication SkillsOrganizational SkillsTime-Management SkillsInterpersonal AbilitiesAttention to DetailProblem-Solving Skills