Food and Beverage Trainer

Rusty Lantern Markets; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Rusty Lantern Markets is seeking a hands-on Food & Beverage Trainer to develop our teams across locations. This field-based role requires coaching, certifying, and driving operational excellence in a fast-paced kitchen environment.

The Trainer will onboard new employees, support ongoing skills development, and help build the next generation of Food & Beverage leaders. Extensive travel across our Maine and New England regions is required.

Qualifications

• Hands-on training experience for kitchen staff and managers.
• Knowledge of food cost, inventory, waste, and quality control.
• Ability to travel extensively within the assigned region.

Responsibilities

• Deliver hands-on training and certification for Food & Beverage team members, Kitchen Leads, Kitchen Managers, and Food & Beverage Managers.
• Coach teams on food quality, recipes, portion control, production planning, food safety, cleanliness, and operational standards.
• Reinforce proper waste, shrink, receiving, inventory, and food cost practices.
• Help managers understand how daily operational decisions impact sales, margin, labor, waste, shrink, and profitability.
• Coach teams on product knowledge, suggestive selling, sampling, customer engagement, promotions, Loyalty, and other sales-building initiatives.
• Support Kitchen Managers and Food & Beverage Managers with leadership and team development.
• Provide hands-on training and support for new products, equipment, programs, SOPs, and company initiatives.
• Identify training and execution opportunities and provide ongoing coaching and follow-up.

Skills

Hands-on training

Training & coaching

Food safety knowledge

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Job description

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Food and Beverage Trainer

Congress St Store, Portland, ME, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 1511

Salary: $75,000.00 Annually

Food & Beverage Trainer

Full-Time, Salaried - Field-Based - Extensive Regional Travel*

Rusty Lantern Markets is seeking a hands-on Food & Beverage Trainer to help train, coach, certify, and develop our Food & Beverage teams across our locations.

This is a field-based role for someone who enjoys working directly alongside employees and managers in an active kitchen environment. The Food & Beverage Trainer will support new employee onboarding, ongoing skills development, certification, operational execution, and the development of future Food & Beverage leaders.

What You'll Do

• Deliver hands-on training and certification for Food & Beverage team members, Kitchen Leads, Kitchen Managers, and Food & Beverage Managers.
• Coach teams on food quality, recipes, portion control, production planning, food safety, cleanliness, and operational standards.
• Reinforce proper waste, shrink, receiving, inventory, and food cost practices.
• Help managers understand how daily operational decisions impact sales, margin, labor, waste, shrink, and profitability.
• Coach teams on product knowledge, suggestive selling, sampling, customer engagement, promotions, Loyalty, and other sales-building initiatives.
• Support Kitchen Managers and Food & Beverage Managers with leadership and team development.
• Provide hands-on training and support for new products, equipment, programs, SOPs, and company initiatives.
• Identify training and execution opportunities and provide ongoing coaching and follow-up.

What We're Looking For

• Strong foodservice, restaurant, convenience foodservice, or comparable operational experience.
• Experience training, coaching, or developing employees and managers.
• Strong knowledge of food preparation, food safety, portion control, inventory, waste, shrink, and food cost.
• Strong communication, coaching, organization, and follow-up skills.
• A hands-on approach and the ability to teach by demonstrating, observing, coaching and providing feedback.
• Ability to work independently and travel extensively throughout an assigned region.
• Valid driver's licence and reliable transportation.
• Flexibility to work varying schedules based on training and operational needs.

The Opportunity

This position is an opportunity to make a direct impact on our Food & Beverage business by developing people, strengthening operational execution, improving financial understanding, and helping build the next generation of Food & Beverage leaders at Rusty Lantern Markets.

*This position is posted company wide and does require that the candidate be comfortable with extensive travel throughout Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Providence, Rhode Island.