Culinary Curriculum Architect & Training Leader

Taste Buds Kitchen; Chester (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Training & development

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Taste Buds Kitchen in Chester, MD is seeking a Culinary Curriculum & Training Manager to serve as our brand's chief instructional designer, training facilitator, and culinary educator.

This is an educational design and coaching role. Based at our corporate office and test kitchen, you will build turnkey cooking curricula, write class guides, and train incoming franchise owners and studio instructors to deliver high-energy cooking experiences.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in curriculum/lesson design, adult training, corporate hospitality L&D, or recreational cooking school instruction.
• Proven experience writing clear lesson plans, run-of-shows, or SOPs.
• Strong comfort with home cooking/baking fundamentals and food safety (ServSafe Manager certified or able to obtain).
• Tech & AI: comfortable using generative AI tools for drafting and LMS platforms.
• Comfortable on camera and capable of lifting up to 30 lbs during training days.

Responsibilities

• Turnkey Course Blueprints: Design lesson plans, tool staging maps, and minute-by-minute teacher run-of-shows for youth camps, adult classes, parties, and corporate team building events.
• Accessible Teaching: Structure lesson flows so non-chef staff can easily lead engaging, safe classes within strict time limits.
• AI-Assisted Workflows: Direct internal AI models and prompt libraries to accelerate drafting seasonal concepts, agendas, and run-of-shows—review outputs for safety and brand voice.
• Systems & Brand Operations Governance: Maintain central operations platform (Operandio), formatting modules into clear franchisee learning guides including kitchen tech, CRM workflows, and studio checklists.
• Franchisee Onboarding & Hands-On Instruction: Lead monthly on-site certification cohorts at HQ, train new franchise owners and managers on kitchen workflow and brand standards.

Skills

Curriculum design

Adult training

Corporate hospitality L&D

AI tools

Education

ServSafe Manager

Tools

Operandio

Job description

Taste Buds Kitchen in Chester, MD is seeking a Culinary Curriculum & Training Manager to serve as our brand's chief instructional designer, training facilitator, and culinary educator.

This is an educational design and coaching role. Based at our corporate office and test kitchen, you will build turnkey cooking curricula, write class guides, and train incoming franchise owners and studio instructors to deliver high-energy cooking experiences.