Culinary Training Lead for Franchise Onboarding

Taste Buds Kitchen; Chester (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Training & development

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Taste Buds Kitchen seeks an energetic Culinary Training Manager based at our Chester, MD HQ. You’ll own the end-to-end training journey for incoming franchise owners, lead seasonal recipe testing, and ensure culinary excellence across the national studio network.

This individual contributor role blends kitchen leadership, adult education, and instructional content creation, enabling partners to run joyful, safe, and profitable studios.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in culinary operations, instruction, or hospitality education.
• Formal Culinary Arts degree welcomed but not required.
• Current ServSafe Manager certification or ability to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Lead franchise onboarding and training programs across the network.
• Facilitate multi-day culinary certification cohorts for new owners and instructors.
• Coach owners and chefs to master scratch-cooking and hospitality-focused teaching.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, checklists, and recipe guides.
• Collaborate with Marketing to rollout seasonal menus and events.
• Create and curate digital training content for LMS and online library.
• Support HQ workshops and Discovery Day events.

Skills

Public speaking

Coaching

Franchise training

Kitchen operations

Education

ServSafe Manager Certification

Tools

Operandio LMS

Job description

Taste Buds Kitchen seeks an energetic Culinary Training Manager based at our Chester, MD HQ. You’ll own the end-to-end training journey for incoming franchise owners, lead seasonal recipe testing, and ensure culinary excellence across the national studio network.

This individual contributor role blends kitchen leadership, adult education, and instructional content creation, enabling partners to run joyful, safe, and profitable studios.