Commercial Kitchen Designer

Job Description

Job Description

Who are we –

Founded in Connecticut in 1920, Restaurant City is a family owned and operated wholesale distributor with over 100 years of experience servicing the foodservice & hospitality industries. We sell all the commercial equipment and supplies needed to open a restaurant or commercial kitchen space of any type or size. We have some of the largest showrooms on the East Coast filled with products IN-STOCK and on full display to maximize the customer experience. Whether you are a restaurateur looking to open a new location, food truck, or cafeteria for a hospital, school, or business, we are geared up to help! Open to the public, no membership required to shop with us.

Why Choose Restaurant City –

We offer on the job training and hands on experience with our products to ensure your success! Our Team has decades of combined experience to share and support your growth while you learn our business and develop relationships with customers. We also utilize a web-based training program to prime you on various equipment types, do in-store product demos, and hold meetings with factory sales reps to help bolster your skills. We are looking to add someone interested in starting or continuing a career in the foodservice industry long-term, who can grow along with our company. In addition to steady employment in a comfortable work environment, we offer benefits such as Paid Time Off, Company Holidays, and Health Insurance.

Responsibilities:

The Designer is responsible for commercial kitchen design, draft layouts, production drawings, and presentation drawings. This position is responsible for partner/client relationships when developing schematic design, design development, and prototypical packages. The designer is also responsible for coordinating with architectural and engineering partners.

• Be an in-depth source of knowledge of foodservice kitchen design and equipment

• Provide customers detailed AutoCad drawings and equipment schedules for foodservice
  establishments by listening to their wants and needs or consulting with them and/or their architect or General Contractor.

• Perform site visits to obtain field measurements necessary for specifying equipment.

• Communicate the utility requirements of foodservice equipment to the customer or their
  representative, by providing specification sheets, specific written requests for a utility or utilities,
  and providing Rough-In-Drawings.

• Direct the placement of equipment at the jobsite by providing detailed drawings.

• Lead collaborative efforts on multiple commercial kitchen projects, engaging in all design phases from concept to completion.

• Manage project timelines, ensuring deliverables align with client expectations and internal benchmarks.

• Conceptualize and sketch layouts, leveraging creative insights to optimize space utilization and workflow efficiency

• Initiate and maintain effective communication with clients, conducting meetings to ascertain their specific spatial requirements and design preferences.

• Collaborate with clients to understand their vision, translating it into actionable design elements.

• Provides support to in store sales teams with different projects they may be working on

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years commercial kitchen design experience

• Strong conceptual and client-service skills, contributing to effective problem-solving.

• Exceptional organizational skills, managing tight schedules, deadlines, and budgets in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent interpersonal skills fostering effective communication and collaboration.

• Superior technical and layout design skills, coupled with strong conceptual and strategic thinking abilities.

• Self-starter with great follow up and retention

• Spanish speaking a plus

• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills

• High School diploma or equivalent required. Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred

Compensation

• Based on Experience

Location

• Waterbury, Connecticut