Culinary Curriculum & Training Director

Taste Buds Kitchen - HQ; 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

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Taste Buds Kitchen seeks a Culinary Curriculum & Training Manager to develop turnkey cooking curricula, class guides, and training for franchise owners and studio instructors. This role emphasizes educational design, coaching, and culinary education, not a traditional kitchen line position.

Based at our Chester, MD HQ, you will train franchise owners, write lesson guides, and deliver high-energy cooking experiences while ensuring safety, allergen controls, and brand consistency across programs.

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 food safety and kitchen fundamentals (ServSafe helpful).
• Tech & AI agile: comfortable using generative AI tools for drafting and LMS management.
• Prior experience with franchise networks or multi-unit concepts preferred.

Responsibilities

• Turnkey Course Blueprints: design lesson plans, tool staging maps, and run-of-shows for youth camps, classes, parties, and corporate events.
• Accessible Teaching: structure flows so non-chef staff can lead engaging classes within time limits.
• AI-Assisted Workflows: direct internal AI models and prompt libraries to accelerate drafting seasonal concepts and run-of-shows.
• Systems & Brand Operations Governance: maintain Operandio, format modules into clear learning guides for franchisees.
• Franchisee Onboarding & Hands-On Instruction: lead monthly on-site cohorts and coach 'train the trainer' sessions.

Skills

Curriculum design

Adult training

Franchise education

AI tools

Education

ServSafe Manager certification

Tools

Operandio

Generative AI (ChatGPT/Claude)

LMS platforms

Job description

Taste Buds Kitchen seeks a Culinary Curriculum & Training Manager to develop turnkey cooking curricula, class guides, and training for franchise owners and studio instructors. This role emphasizes educational design, coaching, and culinary education, not a traditional kitchen line position.

Based at our Chester, MD HQ, you will train franchise owners, write lesson guides, and deliver high-energy cooking experiences while ensuring safety, allergen controls, and brand consistency across programs.