# Seasonal Chef Instructor (Sur La Table)

**Company**: Sur La Table
**Location**: Westlake, OH
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: part-time
**Category**: Hospitality
**Industry**: Retail

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## Description

As a Seasonal Chef Instructor at Sur La Table, you are the in-store expert and advocate for the culinary arts, with a specialty in savory cooking, pastry and baking, or both.

Key Responsibilities:

- Customer Experience & Brand Representation: Represent Sur La Table's brand and culture by creating memorable, educational experiences that inspire repeat visits and customer loyalty.

- Deliver exceptional in-store culinary experiences through savory, pastry, and baking classes.

- Communicate technical cooking concepts, savory techniques, and pastry skills in a clear, encouraging, and approachable manner.

- Maintain expertise by staying current on products, actively engaging in available training, and independently seeking out additional resources.

- Sales & Business Performance: Drive sales by upholding kitchen standards, encouraging second class sign-ups through strong customer engagement, and promoting retail items used or featured in class.

- Deliver class revenue goals by ensuring high enrollment, positive reviews, and guest return rates.

- Consistently meet or exceed culinary program goals by delivering exceptional classes that drive customer engagement and sales.

- Team Engagement & Store Support: Assist in setting up and breakdown of classes, clean and sanitize dishes and equipment, and assist with restocking, organizing, and maintaining kitchen supplies and tools.

- Operations & Compliance: Ensure compliance with food safety standards, local health codes, and sanitation regulations.

- Properly handle all tools, ingredients, and kitchen equipment to maintain a safe and efficient work environment.

Physical Requirements:

- Ability to communicate verbally and work cooperatively with associates and customers.

- Ability to remain standing for up to 4 hours at a time.

- Ability to move about the store directing class participants while selling to customers and retrieving merchandise from stockroom or sales floor.

Qualifications & Experience:

- Must be 21 years of age or older at the time of employment.

- A degree in culinary arts is preferred; however, candidates with extensive culinary experience and demonstrated technical proficiency will be considered in lieu of formal education.

- Demonstrated proficiency in savory cooking, pastry and baking, or both.

- 1-2 years of kitchen operations experience.

- Valid Food Manager Certification.

- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

- Passion for community engagement and providing exceptional customer experiences.

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Associate Perks:

- 401K after 90 days; must be 21 years of age

- Employee Discount

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## Skills

### Required
- culinary arts
- savory cooking
- pastry and baking
- food safety standards
- Microsoft Office Suite

### Nice to have
- Food Manager Certification

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