Chef Instructor - ZWILLING Cooking Studio - Pleasantville NY

Chef Instructor - ZWILLING Cooking Studio - Pleasantville NY

We are ZWILLING J.A. Henckels, a leader in cutlery, cookware, and so much more.  Driven by our passion for perfection for over 290 years. We want to hear from you if you are positive, outgoing, and enthusiastic, and love interacting with consumers. We seek individuals who have a passion for food & cooking.  

As a Chef Instructor, you will be leading shows for the culinary team while ensuring a great experience for our guests. You will be expected to assume leadership and accountability in the Cooking Studio in coordination with the Studio Kitchen Assistants and Porters, providing oversight and guidance to guests including hospitality.   Alongside the rest of the culinary team, you will prep the event/cooking class, lead guests during cooking classes and culinary events and work with the team to ensure the cooking studio is cleaned and sanitized for the next event. Your hands-on creativity and leadership skills serve a key role in providing an exceptional experience to guests including hospitality and customer engagement while focusing on boosting the retail sale of Zwilling products from the adjacent Zwilling Company Store, online sales, while creating business opportunities for the Zwilling Cooking Studio.

In this role, you can be expected to do the following: 

• Organization:
  • Assist with proper daily class preparation and execution as directed by Resident Chef.
  • Manage classes developed by ZWILLING J.A. Henckels.
  • Instruct and oversight of kitchen assistants and porters/dish washers.
  • Work with the team on cleaning and sanitizing the cooking studio and culinary kitchen after all events.
• Culinary Instructions:
  • Willing to follow all ZWILLING J.A. Henckels provided concepts, menus, and recipes.
  • Teach and demonstrate cooking techniques and knife skills.
  • Lead instruction for Cooking Studio events and corporate-sponsored programs.
  • Provide ongoing coaching and constructive feedback to Kitchen Assistants.
• Culinary Expertise:
  • Ability to distinguish, with a degree of accuracy, differences or similarities in intensity or quality of flavors or recognizing specific flavors or odors using tongue or nose.
  • Ensure that food taste, presentation and service is high-quality.
  • Knowledge of basic and advanced cooking techniques.
  • Highly interested in quality products and new developments in the food/culinary business.
  • Basic wine/beer/spirits knowledge and willingness to learn.
  • Ability to handle, serve and pour liquor, wine, and beer and/or mix ingredients, such as liquor, soda, water, etc. for preparation of cocktails and other beverages.
• Sales
  • Utilizing strong salesmanship to promote retail sales before, during and after classes.
  • Together with the Resident Chef and Culinary Program Manager, serve as an ambassador of the studio to build class participation and return business.  
• Additional Requirements:
  • Flexibility to work evenings and weekends.
  • Ability to remain in a stationary position for 2-3 hours at a time.
  • Ability to reach, push, grab, pull, bend, stoop, kneel, etc. to retrieve and/or replenish merchandise or handle cooking equipment.
  • Ability to move and/or lift merchandise and/or kitchen equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.
  • Additional responsibilities as assigned by Resident Chef.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Teaching, Food Preparation, and Catering is preferred.
• Culinary degree or equivalent Chef de Cuisine or Sous Chef experience.
• Previous Sales experience is preferred.
• Availability and flexibility to work, 3 to 4 events monthly, including evenings and weekends.
• Willing to participate in training provided by ZWILLING J.A. Henckels.
• Valid Food Handlers and/or Food Managers Certification.
• Customer-focused approach with a dedication to inspire and engage class participants.
• Superior organizational skills; must be able to manage and execute multiple tasks with accuracy.
• Demonstrated successful teaching and training experience.
• Excellent communication and customer focused skills with an affinity for cooking, a desire to learn, and a willingness to support The ZWILLING Cooking Studio concept for long-term growth.
• Knowledgeable about several cuisines.
• Open-minded to recipes.

Additional Data:

• Please note that you will be scheduled for events that may include evenings and weekends. 
• The hourly wage range for this position will commence at $27.50 to $35.00 plus overtime.

Learn more about the Zwilling Cooking Studio: https://www.zwillingcookingstudio.com/  

To Learn more about our people: https://www.zwilling.com/us/about-us/article-about-the-group-our-people.html