Culinary Specialist Job Description
Culinary specialist
provides culinary support for Product Development for New Product Direction for Use Instructions, Sensory Evaluation, and Competitive Testing. Responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the Test Kitchen, including inventorying all incoming products, cleaning, and sanitizing equipment and managing the Test Kitchen schedule.
Culinary Specialist Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Bake, fry, braise, boil, simmer, steam and sauté as prescribed by Army recipes
Comply with all local and state food safety and health code regulations
Meet with residents to create a baseline of resident satisfaction then create plan to improve satisfaction
Work with the dining room manager so that he/she has a clear understanding of how to provide high levels of customer service and how to create a restaurant style dining atmosphere
Conduct wait staff training sessions on proper service in the dining room
Work side by side with the back of house staff as needed to ensure that all food is prepared according to company expectations and resident preferences
Confirm that there is appropriate inventory of kitchen supplies, small wares and table ware
Operate, maintain and clean field kitchen equipment
Perform preventive maintenance on garrison and field kitchen equipment
Execute P2P process in compliance with SEAs policies and procedures
Culinary Specialist Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Culinary Specialist
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: HACCP
Education for Culinary Specialist
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the culinary specialist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as High School and Bachelor's Degree in Education, Culinary Arts, Management, Culinary, Business, Leadership, Marketing, Communication, Performance, General Education
Skills for Culinary Specialist
Desired skills for culinary specialist include:
Broil
Fry
Poach
Roast
Bake
Blanch
Blanch and bake
Front/back of house and culinary
Market trends and product by working with brokers and merchandising on new products
Product testing and product cuttings
Desired experience for culinary specialist includes:
Must be able to sit, stand, bend, and walk for extended periods of time
Serv-safe certified within 6 months of hire
Create and validate the social commentary on digital platforms
Complete knowledge of proper culinary methods, techniques and standards
Understanding of proper food handling and sanitation procedures
Knowledge of proper table service procedures in a banquet facility or fine-dining establishment
Culinary Specialist Examples
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Culinary Specialist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a culinary specialist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for culinary specialist
- Review requisitions for compliance, completeness and accuracy
- Ensure product descriptions match material master descriptions
- Source products and conduct bid process for assigned products following established guidelines
- Maintain strong working relationships with Culinary Operations teams
- Assist with implementation of tools, systems and best practices to optimize cycle times and drive efficiencies through automation (SAP, SEApass, CertFocu, EDI, ERS)
- Support menu and product development initiatives as assigned
- Coordinate with warehouse on storage planning and address any problems encountered with items received
- Maintain open communication with Strategic Sourcing, Accounts Payable and other in-park contacts
- Assist with implementation of national contracts and identification of products that are available to optimize cost of sales (COS)
- Comply with SEA/P2P standard procurement policies/procedures and execute supplier enablement activities on company systems
Qualifications for culinary specialist
- Skills in independently leading a team and completing production meeting cafe standards
- Skills in independently setting up and participate in both buffet and plate-out events
- Skills with the breakdown of leftover items and cleaning of kitchen at end of the shift/event
- Skills in assisting in the cafe production in the absence of cafe cooks or manager
- Skills in preparing sandwiches, hot foods, and salads as needed and maintaining all safety and sanitation procedures
- Ability to operate independently with minimal direct supervision
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of culinary specialist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for culinary specialist
- Provide instruction in the HCAT Institute as directed by enrollments and assigned on a semester basis
- Support and implement identified program goals and objectives and the college’s strategic objective in the operations of the HCAT Institute
- Active participation and maintenance of accreditation standards and program compliance
- Recommend, develop and incorporate curriculum updates as necessary to maintain currency and relevance
- Active participation in the development of program and course outcome assessments, curricular reports and other administrative projects as assigned
- As the lead instructor for assigned courses, coordinate course delivery with instructors to ensure overall HCAT standards are maintained
- Input and maintain up-to-date chef’s database for assigned courses
- Participate in the development of assigned course budgets
- Active participation in HCAT Institute outreach initiatives
- Maintain active membership with professional and other community organizations
Qualifications for culinary specialist
- Ability to use various pieces of kitchen equipment
- Ability to identify and differentiate food items
- Ability to withstand extreme temperatures within the kitchen working environment, ranging from 0 to 100 degrees
- Ability to visually inspect, taste and smell product to ensure freshness, quality and doneness
- Ability to work flexible schedule in order to accommodate business levels and events
- Must be able to set up a station, and cook food products to order
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Our company is looking for a culinary specialist. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for culinary specialist
- Provide mentoring and advising for students
- Meet deadlines in the preparation and submission of projects and all related reports as directed
- Attend all departmental, school and college meetings as requested
- Other duties as assigned by the Director or Assistant Director
- Purchases and replenishes food for preparation through proper buying procedures
- Assists with counter service and cooks as scheduled or as necessary
- Communicates with Kitchen Manager / Chef and Team Leader on ordering needs and issues
- Maintains positive working relationship with vendors
- Works with Team Leader or Assistant Team Leader(s) to cost recipes
- Ability to manage all catering and food production requests on a day to day basis
Qualifications for culinary specialist
- Must be able to run a cash register and count back change properly
- Must be able to properly lift 50-75 pounds
- Must have at least three years of experience in structured supply management organization
- Must have a solid understanding of supply chain management processes with an emphasis on procure-to-pay (P2P) and competitive bidding
- Must have strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present information and respond professionally to questions from leadership, vendors or ambassadors
- Must be able to multi-task and adapt to changes in a fast paced work environment
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a culinary specialist. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for culinary specialist
- Reviews daily production and caterings and plans day to effectively complete all tasks on any given day
- Prioritizes all duties per shift
- Communicates with supervisor for any special needs, plans and any product or material needs
- Maintains temperature logs for all coolers and freezers in production and catering areas
- Prepares boxed lunches, fruit trays, vegetable trays, cheese and sausage trays, sandwich trays, and any other catering specific menu items
- Assists in the development of food items that fit our quality and cost standards
- Works collaboratively and cross-functionally with all the foodservice and beverage teams to ensure quality control
- Works closely with the foodservice and beverage teams to ensure the organization develops innovative and appealing food and beverage offerings
- Implements execution plan for product testing
- Conducts product yield, shelf life and hold time tests
Qualifications for culinary specialist
- Must be able to work with minimal supervision collaboratively with a team
- Must proficient in Microsoft Office applications
- Must have experience with SAP or other Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
- Must demonstrate willingness to attain/maintain Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) certification through the Institute for Supply Management (ISM)
- Must have strong analytical skills with the ability to understand Cost of Sales and forecasting processes
- Professional certification, such as CPSM or CPM preferred
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of culinary specialist. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for culinary specialist
- Analyzes national and regional trends in food, packaging and promotions
- Maintains nutritional information and database
- Follow student’s instructions or demonstrate culinary practices of how to prepare and present food in a culinary program
- Proctoring tests, in/out-of-class reader/scribe, notetaking, answering phones, scheduling appointments, scanning documents, data entry, light filing, narrating interactions in database, and light lifting
- Assign the heart-of-house functionality requirements for new and existing MICROS keys, including but not limited to "all day" counts, station routing, and timing features
- Assist in building, executing, and verifying all Point of Sale/Kitchen Display System download information to restaurants
- Develop and maintain miscellaneous culinary and beverage documents for accuracy and design flow, always looking for ways to refine and simplify to improve functionality in restaurants
- Design and maintenance of food spec cards
- Field questions from operations on various Point-of-Sale and Culinary & Beverage topics and work closely with subject-matter experts to ensure that each restaurant is taken care of in a timely manner
Qualifications for culinary specialist
- Culinary experience and ability to apply technical learned knowledge
- Good knowledge of restaurants or food service operations
- Experience of recipe menu development in combination
- Ability to perform basic math and algebra
- General knowledge of food science and safety
- Experience operating a cash drawer or financial transactions preferred