Kitchen Manager (Large scale meal delivery)

Job Title: Kitchen Manager (Large scale meal delivery)

Company- Locale (High-protein meals, designed for longevity and delivered weekly)
Location: Oakland, CA 94605

Pay- Competitive $85K/year salary (negotiable based on experience)

Hire Curated (Viva Chefs) is assisting Locale in hiring a Production Manager.

About the role
As a Kitchen Manager, you’ll work hand-in-hand with our Culinary Director to scale a fast-growing culinary operation. This is a unique opportunity to join a rapidly expanding company that sets the highest standards for health and flavor in prepared meals.

About Locale
We offer high-protein prepared meals with the highest health and ingredient standards in the industry. Our meals are designed to help customers maximize energy and longevity.

We’ve raised $16M from top investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, and Tencent. We’ve delivered over 100,000 meals in the past six months and are just getting started. If you want to join a rapidly growing company and make nourishing food for thousands of customers, join our team.

How we cook

All sauces and dishes are scratch-made to meet our strict standards. We don’t use processed ingredients, refined sugars, emulsifiers, or seed oils, and we use exclusively organic, nutrient-dense ingredients. All meals are packed in microplastic-free glass jars. We’re reinventing how prepared meals are made at scale.

What you’ll own and how you’ll make a difference

• Lead and coach a team of 25 cooks and builders.
• Scale our cooking operation and team to meet rapid business growth.
• Create and refine processes to improve efficiency and quality.
• Manage the production system that generates production/build lists.

What we’re looking for

• At least 5 years of experience in large professional kitchens or food manufacturing; you’ve handled high-volume production and aren’t intimidated by it.
• A great systems thinker—always looking for ways to make operations more efficient.
• A strong people manager who coaches staff to perform at their best.
• Hands-on and willing to tackle any task.
• Strong understanding of food health and safety regulations.
• Comfortable in a rapidly changing startup environment; you’ll work with a small, amazing team to accomplish hard things.
• Proficient with computers for recipe documentation, inventory management, and kitchen operations.
• Bilingual (English & Spanish) is a strong plus.

Availability

• Tuesday – Saturday; schedule flexibility is important as we grow.

Benefits

• Competitive $85K/year salary (negotiable based on experience)
• Equity ownership in the company
• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Employee discount and staff meals

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $85,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance