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Woods & Co Recruitment is recruiting a Culinary Director for a dynamic food production company specializing in catering, event services, high-volume production, and drop-off services. The role oversees all culinary operations, develops scalable kitchen systems, builds high-performing teams, and ensures consistent culinary standards. Responsibilities include leading food and hospitality standards, overseeing seasonal and custom menu development, conducting tastings and line checks, managing daily kitchen activities, inventory, equipment, systems, staffing, scheduling, food costs, waste, compliance, and operational efficiency. The successful candidate will have 5+ years of culinary leadership experience, preferably in high-volume catering, commissary, or production kitchens, knowledge of diverse cuisines and high-volume operations, strong operational and leadership skills, kitchen management software proficiency, financial and budget management experience, communication and team development skills, and the ability to taste and differentiate flavours and aromas. A bachelor's degree is preferred, English fluency is required, and Spanish proficiency is a plus. This is a full-time leadership role with generally weekday hours and flexibility based on business needs, offering the opportunity to shape a growing culinary operation, implement scalable workflows, and develop a talented team.