Topgolf Payroll Services · Edison, NJ

Culinary Manager at Topgolf Payroll Services — Edison, NJ

Full-timeEdison, NJPosted 2026-07-08Apply on Workday

Full job description

The Culinary Manager assists the Executive Kitchen Manager in providing our guests with best-in-class, off-the-chart, rockstar-level meals by leading the Kitchen Team and supervising all venue culinary activities. It requires two important skill sets - culinary management and great leadership. The Culinary Manager, under the direction of the Executive Kitchen Manager, supervises, trains, coaches, and drives engagement with their team to ensure the highest-quality culinary experience for our guests. They also manage the culinary operations - scheduling labor, managing inventory, ordering product, ensuring safety and sanitation, maintaining kitchen areas and maintaining vendor relationships. The Culinary Manager may be responsible for either day-to-day operations on the line or events execution.

How You’ll Do It

  • Supervise the team in providing best-in-class culinary experiences
  • Coach and develop the team and drive Associate engagement
  • Delegate tasks
  • Demonstrate Topgolf’s Core Values: Fun, One Team, Excellence, Edgy Spirit and Caring
  • Monitor inventory and purchase product
  • Maintain food and labor costs according to budget, with a full understanding of COGS
  • Select and develop recipes to corporate approval
  • Standardize production recipes to ensure consistent quality
  • Establish presentation technique and maintain quality standards
  • Plan and cost menus for special events, chef choice menus
  • Ensure proper equipment operation and maintenance
  • Oversee safety and sanitation in the kitchen

What We’re Looking For

  • Minimum of 3 years in culinary management
  • Proven ability to develop a culinary team
  • Bachelor’s degree or related culinary degree preferred
  • Ability to work in a fast paced environment
  • Ability to stand and exert well-paced mobility for the duration of a scheduled shift
  • Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time
  • Ability to lift items weighing up to 50 lb.
  • Ability to stoop and bend
  • Ability to work in high-temperature conditions (up to 100 degrees) for extended periods of time

51,700.00 - 57,400.00 - 63,100.00 USD AnnualBENEFITS