Michelin-Level Kitchen Leadership Trainee

J-1 Connect Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 22,730 - 32,373; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Michelin-level leadership exposure

Chef mentorship

Tasting-menu operations

Team communication

Job summary

Birdsong in San Francisco offers a culinary leadership training equivalent designed for advanced candidates seeking exposure to kitchen supervision, station oversight, and Michelin-level operational standards. You will observe and train in prep organization, service coordination, quality control, and team communication, with emphasis on sanitation, production planning, and tasting-menu support.

The program focuses on leadership development, kitchen systems, coaching, ingredient stewardship, and

Qualifications

• Culinary or gastronomic graduate with prior fine-dining kitchen experience.
• Strong technical fundamentals, mise en place discipline, sanitation knowledge.
• Leadership potential, professionalism, calm under pressure, and coachability.

Responsibilities

• Observe and train in prep organization, service coordination, quality control, team communication, sanitation monitoring, ordering awareness, production planning, and support of tasting-menu execution.
• Help maintain Michelin-level kitchen standards and operations.
• Collaborate with senior culinary leadership on training goals and leadership development.

Skills

Leadership potential

Mise en place discipline

Sanitation knowledge

Team communication

Kitchen systems

Coaching

Education

Culinary degree or culinary management

Job description

Birdsong in San Francisco offers a culinary leadership training equivalent designed for advanced candidates seeking exposure to kitchen supervision, station oversight, and Michelin-level operational standards. You will observe and train in prep organization, service coordination, quality control, and team communication, with emphasis on sanitation, production planning, and tasting-menu support.

The program focuses on leadership development, kitchen systems, coaching, ingredient stewardship, and