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Ideal candidates are efficient, flexible, possess superior time management skills, are team players, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. As an Impact Kitchen Culinary Experience Team Lead you are ...

Ideal candidates are efficient, flexible, possess superior time management skills, are team players, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. As an Impact Kitchen Culinary Experience Team Lead you are ...

Culinary Experience Specialist

Walnut Creek, CA ยท On-site

$38K - $52K/yr

Upon completion, the Culinary Experience Specialist will transition into a dynamic, fail forward ... Gain exposure across Product Development, Innovation, Quality, Brand Management, Sales, and ...

Director Culinary Experience

Madera, CA ยท On-site

$70K - $78K/yr

Manages and supervises all culinary services staff (BOH and FOH), including scheduling, assignment ... Experience, Competencies, and Skills: * At least 5 years of hands-on experience in food preparation.

Culinary Experience Specialist

Walnut Creek, CA ยท On-site

$38K - $52K/yr

Upon completion, the Culinary Experience Specialist will transition into a dynamic, fail forward ... Gain exposure across Product Development, Innovation, Quality, Brand Management, Sales, and ...

Culinary Experience Specialist

Walnut Creek, CA ยท On-site

$38K - $52K/yr

Upon completion, the Culinary Experience Specialist will transition into a dynamic, fail forward ... Gain exposure across Product Development, Innovation, Quality, Brand Management, Sales, and ...

Director Culinary Experience

Madera, CA ยท On-site

$70K - $78K/yr

Manages and supervises all culinary services staff (BOH and FOH), including scheduling, assignment ... Experience, Competencies, and Skills: * At least 5 years of hands-on experience in food preparation.

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How much do culinary experience manager jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 10, 2026, the average yearly pay for culinary experience manager in the United States is $56,507.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $44,000.00 and $65,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a culinary experience manager?

Culinary Experience Managers are professionals responsible for designing, coordinating, and enhancing the overall dining experience in restaurants, hotels, resorts, or food service businesses. They work to create memorable and engaging culinary events, ensure high standards of food quality and presentation, and manage service teams. Their role often involves collaborating with chefs, overseeing menu development, and integrating guest feedback to improve service. Culinary Experience Managers play a key part in delivering exceptional hospitality and ensuring customer satisfaction.

What are the typical challenges faced by a culinary experience manager when designing new dining concepts?

Culinary Experience Managers often encounter challenges such as balancing creativity with budget constraints, ensuring menu items meet dietary requirements, and maintaining consistency across different service teams. They must also collaborate closely with chefs, event planners, and front-of-house staff to deliver a seamless experience. Staying updated with food trends while meeting guest expectations can be demanding, but it also provides opportunities for innovation and professional growth.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a culinary experience manager, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Culinary Experience Manager, you need expertise in culinary arts, menu development, event planning, and hospitality management, often supported by a degree or certification in culinary or hospitality fields. Familiarity with POS systems, reservation software, and food safety certifications like ServSafe is typically required. Exceptional leadership, creativity, and customer service skills set top performers apart in this role. These skills ensure memorable guest experiences, operational efficiency, and consistent delivery of high-quality culinary events.

What is the difference between Culinary Experience Manager vs Food Service Supervisor?

AspectCulinary Experience ManagerFood Service Supervisor
CredentialsRelevant culinary certifications, hospitality experienceFood safety certifications, supervisory training
Work EnvironmentRestaurants, hotels, resorts focusing on guest experienceFast-paced food service settings, overseeing staff
Employer & Industry UsageHospitality, catering, fine diningCasual dining, cafeterias, quick-service restaurants

The Culinary Experience Manager focuses on enhancing guest dining experiences through culinary innovation and team leadership, often in upscale settings. In contrast, the Food Service Supervisor manages daily operations and staff in various food service environments. While both roles require food safety knowledge and leadership skills, the Culinary Experience Manager emphasizes culinary creativity and guest satisfaction, whereas the Food Service Supervisor concentrates on operational efficiency and staff management.

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Infographic showing various Culinary Experience Manager job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 77% Full Time, 18% Part Time, and 4% Contract. Highlights an 89% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 9% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $56,507 per year, or $27.2 per hour.

Culinary Experience Team Lead

New York, NY โ€ข On-site

Impact Kitchen
Restaurantsย โ€ขย 11 - 50 employees

$24/hr

Full-time

PTO

Re-posted 24 days ago


Job description

MAKE YOUR IMPACT

Impact Kitchen is here to impact the lifestyle of New York City!

Impact Kitchen is a nutrition focused all day restaurant & cafe serving breakfast, brunch, lunch & dinner. We are 100% free of gluten, refined sugars and seed oils. Make an Impact everyday with smoothies, power bowls, coffee, baked goods and endless other nutrient-dense options.

Founded in Toronto in 2015, Impact Kitchen is the brainchild of two incredible innovators: personal trainer and nutrition expert Josh Broun, and M·A·C Cosmetics co-founder Frank Toskan. In addition to our restaurant presence, Impact Kitchen fuels many major league sports teams and top athletes through catering and culinary partnerships.

WHAT MAKES IMPACT KITCHEN UNIQUE? Our Values

  • We are Passionate & Purposeful

We honour our food philosophy and make sustainable decisions while providing world-class hospitality. We ensure you feel the impact of our passion, every day.

  • We are Impacting the Community

From our teammates to our customers and partners, we are a community. We connect, inspire and make an Impact together, every day.

  • We are Building for the Future

We are constantly evolving and building for a better tomorrow. We believe that our habits truly make an Impact, every day.

Our Culture

Impact Kitchen prides itself on creating an incredible environment for those inside and outside our organization. We think like a professional team and are always training for the championship.

If health and wellness excites you, if providing wholesome food and empowering others to make healthy choices drives you, and if you are looking for opportunities to grow alongside a dynamic team, then working with Impact might be a great fit for you!

CULINARY EXPERIENCE TEAM LEAD

As a Culinary Experience Team Lead (CETL) at Impact Kitchen you set the culinary standard high and are passionate to ensure guests enjoy their experience through incredible food. You create delectable and consistent dishes for dine-in and take-out guests, support back of house operations and partner with your Guest Experience counterparts on the team. You are an  integral team member as you prepare a variety of beverages to high standards and with a quick turn around. 

Culinary Experience Team Leads are highly flexible individuals responsible for dishwashing, preparing and working both Hot and Cold line kitchen stations supporting Impact Kitchen’s breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner menu. As proper food handling, food safety, and consistent recipe preparation are all vital to this position, a primary role of the CETL position is to support the leadership of business success through an engaged team while monitoring sanitation, food quality, and food freshness. This position is highly physical; therefore, individuals must possess a strong level of physical stamina. Ideal candidates are efficient, flexible, possess superior time management skills, are team players, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

As an Impact Kitchen Culinary Experience Team Lead you are a developing expert in your niche and are the teams go-to resource when it comes to all things culinary experience. You are a trainer and facilitate coaching and knowledge transfer instinctually. You aim to see your team succeed and support management with the successful operation of the business. This role has keys to our restaurant and leads by example with every action. The natural progression from this role is to Culinary Experience Manager.

COMPENSATION

Culinary Experience Team Leads earn $24.00/hour, paid time off for Full Time staff, and receive a substantial discount on Impact Kitchen products and have flexible scheduling to accommodate a healthy balanced lifestyle.

TEAM & DEPARTMENT

Culinary Experience Team Leads make an impact everyday through our back-of-house operations and support the leadership of a large portion of our total team population. In this role you will have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from multiple levels of the organization while being the main point of food production for our guests. The Culinary Experience Team LEad reports to Culinary Experience Management including the Assistant Culinary Experience Manager, Culinary Experience Manager and General Manager of each Restaurant.  

The first entry point for our culinary inclined leaders, the Culinary Experience Team Lead is the perfect knowledge incubator and team coach. Those that excel in their capacity at a CETL have the opportunity to succeed to an Assistant Culinary Experience Manager role where they build on their ability to train and develop top talent for the organization while also learning more about running a successful restaurant.  

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES 

  • Leading and training the Culinary Experience Team.
  • Ensuring a best-in-class experience for new hires on their first day and during training. 
  • Preparation, production and execution of menu items and food quality standards according to detailed recipes and instructions
  • Operation and maintenance of dishwashing unit and dish-cleaning areas
  • Ability to execute other custodial duties as needed
  • Receiving and storage of deliveries as related to the commissary kitchen and 3rd party suppliers
  • Effective storage, management, and safe rotation (FIFO) of all products
  • Cleaning, sanitation and maintenance of kitchen equipment and food production spaces
  • Strict adherence to company, municipal and provincial guidelines as they are related to food safety and safe workplace environments

SKILLS

  • Minimum of 1 year of kitchen experience with a general understanding of cooking and cleaning fundamentals and practices
  • 1 - 5 years of team leadership experience 
  • Interest in coaching and developing others
  • Strong understanding of food safety and public health practices
  • Ability to execute and thrive in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong time management and organizational skills with the ability to multitask when required
  • Ability to communicate effectively, and respectfully and work well with others in a team-based setting
  • Be able to work in a standing position for extended periods
  • Availability to work days, evenings, and weekends as business demands.
  • A commitment of at least 5 days per week and 30-40 hours per week is required.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 LBS
  • Work Permit required
  • NY FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED

This job posting is for an existing vacancy within Impact Kitchen. We are looking to fill this position with a qualified candidate as soon as possible.

INCLUSIVITY AT IMPACT 

Impact Kitchen feeds a diverse community and is made stronger by a diverse team. We welcome and encourage applications from our entire community equally. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the decision to hire is based solely on business needs, experience and future potential. Hiring is not determined or influenced by any classification of an individual as protected by the laws that govern the region for which the prospective individual would work within. This is true for all practices and policies within the employee journey/lifecycle.

Impact Kitchen supports alternative ways to interview and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Should you require a reasonable accommodation, please indicate in your application. Both Impact Kitchen management and the applicant share responsibility to communicate and reasonably accommodate.
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GENERA TU IMPACTO

¡Impact Kitchen está aquí para impactar el estilo de vida de la Ciudad de Nueva York!

Impact Kitchen es un restaurante y cafetería enfocado en la nutrición, abierto todo el día, que sirve desayuno, brunch, almuerzo y cena. Somos 100% libres de gluten, azúcares refinados y aceites de semillas. Genera un impacto cada día con batidos, bowls energéticos, café, productos horneados y muchas otras opciones nutritivas.

Fundada en Toronto en 2015, Impact Kitchen es la creación de dos innovadores: el entrenador personal y experto en nutrición Josh Broun y el cofundador de M·A·C Cosmetics, Frank Toskan. Además de nuestros restaurantes, Impact Kitchen apoya a equipos deportivos profesionales y atletas de élite mediante servicios de catering y asociaciones culinarias.
¿QUÉ HACE ÚNICO A IMPACT KITCHEN? NUESTROS VALORES
Somos Apasionados y con Propósito
Honramos nuestra filosofía alimentaria y tomamos decisiones sostenibles mientras brindamos hospitalidad de clase mundial.

Impactamos a la Comunidad
Somos una comunidad formada por compañeros, clientes y socios. Nos conectamos, inspiramos y generamos impacto juntos cada día.

Construimos para el Futuro
Evolucionamos constantemente para construir un mejor mañana y creemos que nuestros hábitos generan impacto diariamente.
NUESTRA CULTURA
Impact Kitchen se enorgullece de crear un entorno increíble para todos. Pensamos como un equipo profesional y siempre estamos entrenando para el campeonato.
NUESTRAS ESTADÍSTICAS

  • 96% – Puestos gerenciales cubiertos mediante promoción interna
  • 91% – Puntaje promedio de experiencia del empleado
  • 87.5% – Calificación promedio en Indeed y Glassdoor

Si te apasiona la salud y el bienestar, disfrutas ofrecer alimentos saludables y quieres crecer con un equipo dinámico, Impact Kitchen puede ser ideal para ti.

LÍDER DEL EQUIPO DE EXPERIENCIA CULINARIA
Como Líder del Equipo de Experiencia Culinaria (CETL) en Impact Kitchen, estableces altos estándares culinarios y te apasiona asegurar que los clientes disfruten su experiencia a través de comida excepcional. Preparas platos deliciosos y consistentes tanto para consumo en el local como para llevar, apoyas las operaciones de cocina y colaboras con el equipo de Experiencia del Cliente. Eres un miembro integral del equipo, preparando una variedad de bebidas con altos estándares y en tiempos eficientes.

Los Líderes del Equipo de Experiencia Culinaria son personas altamente flexibles responsables de lavar platos, preparar alimentos y trabajar en estaciones de cocina tanto calientes como frías, apoyando el menú completo de desayuno, brunch, almuerzo y cena de Impact Kitchen. Dado que el manejo adecuado de alimentos, la seguridad alimentaria y la consistencia en la preparación de recetas son esenciales, una función principal de este puesto es apoyar el liderazgo del negocio a través de un equipo comprometido, mientras se supervisa la limpieza, la calidad y la frescura de los alimentos.

Este puesto es físicamente exigente; por lo tanto, se requiere un alto nivel de resistencia física. Los candidatos ideales son eficientes, flexibles, con excelentes habilidades de gestión del tiempo, trabajan bien en equipo y prosperan en entornos de ritmo rápido.

Como Líder del Equipo de Experiencia Culinaria en Impact Kitchen, eres un experto en desarrollo dentro de tu área y el principal recurso del equipo en todo lo relacionado con la experiencia culinaria. Actúas como formador y facilitas la capacitación y transferencia de conocimientos de manera natural. Buscas el éxito de tu equipo y apoyas a la gerencia en la operación exitosa del negocio. Este rol tiene acceso a las llaves del restaurante y lidera con el ejemplo en todo momento. La progresión natural desde este puesto es hacia Gerente de Experiencia Culinaria.
 

COMPENSACIÓN
Los Líderes del Equipo de Experiencia Culinaria ganan $24.00 por hora, cuentan con tiempo libre remunerado para empleados de tiempo completo, reciben un descuento significativo en productos de Impact Kitchen y tienen horarios flexibles que apoyan un estilo de vida saludable y equilibrado.

EQUIPO Y DEPARTAMENTO
Los Líderes del Equipo de Experiencia Culinaria generan impacto cada día a través de las operaciones de cocina y apoyan el liderazgo de una gran parte de nuestro equipo. En este rol, tendrás la oportunidad de colaborar con colegas de distintos niveles dentro de la organización, siendo además un punto clave en la producción de alimentos para nuestros clientes.

El Líder del Equipo de Experiencia Culinaria reporta al equipo de gestión culinaria, incluyendo al Asistente de Gerente de Experiencia Culinaria, Gerente de Experiencia Culinaria y Gerente General de cada restaurante.

Este puesto representa el primer nivel de liderazgo dentro del equipo culinario y es un excelente espacio para desarrollar conocimientos y habilidades de coaching. Aquellos que destaquen en este rol tendrán la oportunidad de avanzar a un puesto de Asistente de Gerente de Experiencia Culinaria, donde continuarán desarrollando talento y aprendiendo más sobre la gestión de un restaurante exitoso.

RESPONSABILIDADES PRINCIPALES
  • Liderar y capacitar al equipo de Experiencia Culinaria
  • Garantizar una experiencia de clase mundial para nuevas contrataciones desde su primer día y durante su formación
  • Preparar, producir y ejecutar los alimentos según recetas e instrucciones detalladas
  • Operar y mantener equipos de lavado de platos y áreas de limpieza
  • Realizar otras tareas de limpieza según sea necesario
  • Recibir y almacenar entregas de proveedores y cocina central
  • Gestionar el almacenamiento adecuado y la rotación segura de productos (FIFO)
  • Mantener la limpieza, sanitización y mantenimiento de equipos y espacios de producción
  • Cumplir estrictamente con las normas de seguridad alimentaria y de trabajo seguro
HABILIDADES
  • Mínimo 1 año de experiencia en cocina con conocimientos básicos de preparación y limpieza
  • 1 a 5 años de experie