Chef Instructor, Savory (Sur La Table)

Chef Instructor, Savory

With over 58 stores and the largest avocational cooking program in the US, Sur La Table offers an unsurpassed selection of exclusive and premium-quality goods for the kitchen and table and the culinary expertise and inspiration to go along with it. Whether the job entails interacting with our customers, driving digital growth, or providing vital behind-the-scenes support, we're all here for the same reason to roll up our sleeves and create happiness through cooking and sharing good food.

As a Chef Instructor, Savory at Sur La Table, you are the in-store expert and advocate for all things savory cooking. You deliver bestincenter service, a company-wide standard for excellence in service, by sharing specialized knowledge in culinary techniques, cooking fundamentals, and personalized instruction that supports all company initiatives. The Chef Instructor, Savory plays a key role in inspiring a love for cooking while driving sales of cookware, cutlery, and kitchen tools through hands-on savory classes and engaging culinary instruction.

Key responsibilities include:

• Customer Experience & Brand Representation
• Drive sales and business performance
• Team engagement and store support
• Operations and compliance

Physical requirements include:

• 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
• Ability to grab, reach, push, pull, bend, stoop, kneel and crouch to demonstrate, retrieve and/or replenish merchandise and/or cooking equipment
• Ability to use hands to seize, hold, grasp, turn, or otherwise to chop, whisk, slice, stir, juice and/or demonstrate other techniques
• Ability to lift and/or move merchandise weighing up to 50 lbs
• Ability to ascend/descend ladders to retrieve and/or move merchandise
• Ability to operate a computer, POS system, keyboards, merchandise scanners and mouse to accomplish work

Qualifications and experience include:

• 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
• 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

$19.32 - $20.55 an hour