Chef Instructor (Sur La Table)
Chef Instructor (Sur La Table)
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21-05-2025
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Job Description
With over 50 stores and the largest avocational cooking program in the US Sur La Table offers an unsurpassed selection of exclusive and premiumquality goods for the kitchen and tableand the culinary expertise and inspiration to go along with it. Whether the job entails interacting with our customers driving digital growth or providing vital behindthescenes support were all here for the same reason to roll up our sleeves and create happiness through cooking and sharing good food.
Position Overview
As a Chef Instructor at Sur La Table you are the instore expert and advocate for all things education. You deliver #bestincenter service by sharing product knowledge brewing techniques knife skills and personalized instruction that supports all company initiatives. The Chef Instructor plays a key role in driving sales of espresso machines coffee makers coffee grinders knife skills and cooks tools through active demonstrations coffee classes and knife skills classes.
Key Responsibilities
Customer Experience & Brand Representation
Represent Sur La Tables brand and culture by creating memorable educational experiences that inspire repeat visits and customer loyalty.
Lead engaging and informative culinary and coffeefocused demonstrations that showcase our expertise and elevate the instore experience.
Deliver highquality handson classes that teach fundamental and advanced cooking techniques including essential knife skills.
Educate customers on a variety of brewing methods including pourover French Press AeroPress espresso and cold brew.
Guide customers in selecting coffee beans based on flavor profiles roast levels and origin
Sales & Business Performance
Promote and sell cooking tools coffee products equipment and accessories as part of class experiences and demos.
Support the store in achieving revenue goals by driving customer engagement and conversion through education.
Consistently meet or exceed monthly sales goals contributing to overall store revenue. Performance is measured by key KPIs such as individual sales volume average transaction value and customer conversion rates.
Team Engagement & Store Support
Partner with store leaders to ensure alignment between culinary programming and store priorities.
Collaborate on merchandising strategies that highlight key tools and products featured in classes.
Operations & Compliance
Ensure compliance with food safety standards local health codes and sanitation regulations.
Properly handle all tools ingredients and kitchen equipment to maintain a safe and efficient work environment.
Maintain accurate inventory levels minimize shrink and control supply and culinary expenses.
Ensure store safety and cleanliness addressing any maintenance needs promptly.
Adhere to applicable wage and hour laws. Accurately records time worked according to SLT Policy.
Model and ensure consistent adherence to all Sur La Table policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Physical Requirements
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
The capability to accurately perceive and differentiate variations in intensity or quality of flavors or odors or to identify specific tastes or scents using the tongue or nose.
Ability to grab reach push pull bend stoop kneel and crouch to retrieve and replenish merchandise from stockroom or sales floor.
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
Available to work between 12 and 16 hours per week with a flexible schedule including nights weekends and holidays
Regular and predictable attendance with the flexibility to adjust class assignments based on demand ensuring 34 classes are taught per week.
Ability to work in a variable environment with exposure to hot equipment steam varying temperatures and potential airborne and physical coffeerelated allergens.
Qualifications & Experience
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.
12 years of kitchen operations experience.
Valid Food Manager Certification.
Excellent communication problemsolving and decisionmaking abilities.
Passion for community engagement and providing exceptional customer experiences.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and retail systems preferred.
$20.57 $23.20 an hour
This job description represents a summary of the job not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities tasks and duties. Responsibilities tasks and duties of the jobholder might differ from those outlined in the job description and other duties as assigned may be part of the job. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Sur La Table has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.
The CSC family of brands provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial state or local laws.
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Employment Type
Full Time
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