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This job expired on July 27, 2020

Director of Operations Prescription Chicken

  • Date Posted May 28, 2020
  • Location Washington, DC
  • Category Business / Culinary
  • Job type Full-Time
Company description Everyone knows that chicken soup is more or less liquid gold....and warm and comforting soup can practically cure anything that ails you. That's whatPrescription Chickenis all about: were dedicated to making and serving the BEST chicken soup and getting it to people as quickly as possible. Job description

First and foremost, you are AWESOME. You are bright, bubbly and approachable and can roll with the punches. You are a strong communicator and know when to ask for help. You possess natural leadership skillz but are a team player. You have fun and dont let hectic situations get you down.  You are excited to be a part of #thatstartuplife. You are relaxed, go with the flow and get to be a part of a fast-growing food start up. 

Your primary responsibility will be to oversee our DC operation which is the hub of our business. Your oversight may extend into other elements of our business as well (such as wholesale, Philly ops, and maybe even some bar food).  You are a strong leader who knows how to delegate, manage and follow up, but you are also willing to get your hands in some matzah meal and roll out matzah balls when necessary. You should have management experience food service and culinary is a plus. 

 

Ideal candidate: 

  • Positive Energy: Your sunny personality creates the culture for our team. You are the day-to-day leader of our team, and an awesome leader.  
  • Jill/Jack of All Trades: Your job will entail ALL the things from management to cooking to organization to marketing.  
  • Scrappy and Flexible: Times are hard, things are weird and change quickly. Be creative, be open, be strong, be nice. No Wimps.  
  • Problem Solver: You got an issue? Cool! Solve it! 
  • Communicator: Awesome communicator with attention to detail, including following up 
  • Organizing + Planning Pro 
  • Techie (ish): Good at managing emails, on-line ordering, platform management, etc. 
  • Loves to Cook/ServSafe Certified/Know how to Follow a Recipe: Cuz youll have to make soup a few times a week, along with some other prep 
  • Strong Palate and Clear Eyes: You must become an acolyte of Prescription Chickens products to ensure they are at the highest quality at all times.  You are the first line of defense of making sure the product goes out as intended 
  • Respectful and Trustworthy: Respect surroundings, coworkers, vendors and guests. Be a hard working and trustworthy human. 
  • Listen + Learn and then evolve (if needed): Absorb and become an expert at our systems, recipes, processes, and then grow and evolve collaboratively if needed 
  • Start Ups Give You Life: Or at the very least, make you excited to work hard and be a part of something that is growing fast 
  • Hungry: This world is changing rapidly, so were looking for someone to make us bigger, better and identify and take on more responsibilities as we grow 
  • Must love chicken soup. Duh. 

Roles and Responsibilities  

  • On site Management: being the Eyes and the Ears and the Taste Buds 
  • Online Platform Menu + Hours Management: Updating delivery platforms as necessary, ensuring we are on-line and open daily, ensuring menu is correct, etc 
  • People Management: Be the first point of contact, problem solver, Den Mama or Papa for our team  
  • Oversight of all Operations (DC, Philly and Wholesale Support) 
  • Financial Planning: Adhering to and setting a Budget, adjusting labor and COGS as necessary 
  • Team Management: Day-to-Day Oversight and Guidance, On-site Quality Control and Assurance, Disciplinary Action as needed, Inventory and Ordering, Receiving and Checking in Product, Invoice management, Hiring, Scheduling, Submitting Payroll  
  • Space Management: Keep space organized and very clean, plan and execute Repair & Maintenance kitchen schedule   
  • Safety and Sanitation:  Ensuring the highest level of safety and sanitation in our space, with our food, with our team 
  • Relationship Management: With Landlord/roommates, guests, with the team, with vendors and with guests 
  • Production and Prep: Plan weekly production and prep schedule, oversight/follow up of delegated tasks, some hands-on prep and production 
  • Self-Starter and Strong Problem Solver 
  • Communication: weekly calls with leadership and responsive communicator via email and text 
  • Marketing Support/Acolyte: Demos, visiting stores that sell our soup and helping spread the word! 

 

How were thinking about the role:  

This is a full-time position but there is flexibility with the hours you will work.   Some weekend work required, but this is not a traditional late-night restaurant position (win). We will work together to make it work for us all.  Job responsibilities may change as we continue to grow! 

Compensation this position is : salaried, 50k-75k Application instructions
This job expired on July 27, 2020
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