Shake Shack · 5 hours ago

Director, Operations Innovation & Engineering

Remote - USA

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$112K/yr - $192K/yr

10+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Consults with Operations Leadership on new kitchen lay-outs, overall restaurant design and ongoing innovation projects.

Oversees the development of specification validation plans on new designs with cross-functional teams.

Ensuring:

Accuracy of Prototype Kitchen Layout (s)

Coordination of equipment changes and designs

Specific custom equipment design & engineering

Development of engineering standards and oversight of equipment specification compliance

Compiling Ops Feedback on enhancements and improvements to kitchen design

Continuous value engineering via new designs, engineering, equipment specifications and vendor suggestions to optimize equipment cost

Oversight of drawing documentation, written specifications, and safeguarding of proprietary concepts & designs.

Provides subject matter expertise and leadership on the Company’s long-term vision and concepts

Establishes and compares industry models to validate overall feasibility

Conceptualizes & develops non-traditional sites through consultation, space planning, and equipment design

Conceptualizes & Develops design propositions around Product Development/ Culinary and Company Operations for new product offerings that may affect facilities, equipment, and/or daily operations. Including but not limited to, market tests, system-wide rollouts, and general equipment improvements based on recommendations from Operations feedback

Leads all design and equipment innovation projects

Successfully transitions test initiatives to broader Restaurant Excellence team for training and implementation

Support equipment needs to deliver LTO innovation

Collaborate cross-functionally on Innovation roadmap

Support Operating Committee initiatives

Identify and develop opportunities for continuous fulfilment improvement in all format types

Synthesize kitchen data studies to develop aligned performance benchmarks

Deliver concise, compelling, data driven business recommendations to the Operating Committee and Development Team

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