As
Regional Director, Kitchen Operations (Director of Kitchen Operations), you'll lead kitchen excellence across an entire region made up of multiple markets, kitchen locations, and the multi-unit leaders who run them. You'll drive results through your Area Leaders - setting the standard for food quality, safety, and operational efficiency at scale, while building the leadership bench that will carry the brand's growth forward. You'll balance big-picture regional strategy with the discipline to hold your leaders accountable to goop Kitchen's uncompromising standards.
You'll be Responsible For:- Regional Operational Leadership: Oversee day-to-day kitchen operations across your entire region by leading, coaching, and holding your Area Leaders accountable ensuring consistency, efficiency, and top-tier execution at every location.
- Food Quality & Safety: Set and enforce rigorous regional standards for ingredient sourcing, food safety, and overall quality-because nothing less than the best makes the cut, at every location, every time.
- Team & Multi-Unit Leader Development: Build, inspire, and lead a high-performing culinary and operations team, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning; develop a bench of strong leaders including succession planning, performance management, and career pathing for future regional leaders.
- Efficiency & Innovation: Identify opportunities to streamline processes, optimize kitchen workflows, and implement cutting-edge systems to enhance productivity.
- P+L & Cost Management: Own budgeting, purchasing, and inventory control performance across your region, maximizing efficiency without compromising on quality.
- Guest Experience: Ensure every meal served across your region meets goop Kitchen's uncompromising standards, delivering food that's fresh, clean, and bursting with flavor.
- Growth & Expansion: Play a key role in our expansion strategy, helping us scale while maintaining the integrity of our menus, service, and operations.
- Standardization Across Markets: Drive consistent SOPs, training, and operational systems across all markets in your region, ensuring every location and leader operates from the same playbook.
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with the Senior Director of Operations and peer regional leaders to align on company-wide initiatives, share best practices, and support enterprise-level decision-making.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in high-volume kitchen operations, including at least 3 years in Regional or Director level kitchen leadership
- Proven success in multi-unit management, scaling operations, and opening new locations
- Experience in high growth environments
- Strong financial acumen-experience managing budgets, inventory, and cost controls
- Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with a proven track record of developing and inspiring teams
- Familiarity with scratch kitchen, gluten-free, or clean-ingredient menus
- Experience with delivery-first or digital food concepts is a plus
- Deep understanding of food safety, compliance regulations, and best practices
- A passion for clean, high-quality food and a deep understanding of cooking methods and techniques
- Bilingual (Spanish/English)
Benefits- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Bonus potential
- Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
- Paid time off
- 401k match
- Annual cell phone reimbursement
- Car and gas allowance
- Employee discount
- Opportunity to build and work in a dynamic and innovative environment.
- A chance to make a meaningful impact on a rapidly growing brand.
Salary Description
$115,000 - $135,000
