Join Our Team

We’re looking for a R&D Chef to be the newest member of a team that is transforming the restaurant industry. At Salted, we’re building the next generation of fast food / fast casual brands all across the country, with a focus on better-for-you cuisine. Our food is gluten-free, clean-label, and plant-driven, but most importantly, highly craveable and delicious - the type of food you want to tell your friends about. If you are detail-oriented, passionate, and want to help shape the culinary program for the brands of tomorrow, then we want to hear from you.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

In this position, you’ll be asked to wear many hats, but most fundamentally, you will help drive culinary excellence for our brands across the country.

• Work alongside our Senior R&D Chef to develop new recipes that meet our high standards of quality, nutrition, and scaleability

• Identify opportunities to improve our existing recipes for increased consistency and cost savings

• Collaborate with our Operations team to create training programs that ensure the scaleability and consistency of our recipes

• Collaborate with our Operations team to source ingredients and products necessary for the execution and national scaleability of our recipes

• Conduct regular tastings with our CEO and Brands team that include the presentation of detailed cost and nutritional information

• Participate in the development of recipes intended to become CPG products and produced in third-party co-manufacturing facilities, including shelf-life and yield analysis

• Track and analyze the vast customer feedback and performance data available at Salted and use this data to inform our culinary roadmap

• Maintain the accuracy of our nutrition and food cost databases

• Think outside the box and help us create better-for-you foods that “wow!”

WHO YOU ARE

The ideal candidate is extremely detail oriented, has a deep understanding for the complexities of scaling recipes to hundreds of locations, is comfortable working in a fast-changing environment, and has an unquenchable thirst to create food that impacts millions of people’s lives.

• Highly organized and able to juggle multiple tasks at once

• Skilled problem solver with the ability to research and execute solutions

• Highly creative with a desire to think “outside the box”

• 2+ years experience working in a culinary (restaurants, catering, CPG, R&D) position

• Mastery of foundational culinary skills (knife work, flavor profiles, health and sanitation standards)

• Big plus if you have experience working with gluten-free and plant-based ingredients

• Knowledge of HACCP, SOP’s, and government/industry food safety and quality regulations, codes, and standards

• Ability to collaborate with other departments, proactively identify problems/opportunities, and take ownership of deadlines and deliverables

• Wants to work in an extremely fast paced, data-driven environment with ambitious goals

TO APPLY

Send a resume and short introduction to jobs@hellosalted.com Please include “R&D Chef” in the subject line.

At Salted, we believe the future of restaurants doesn’t look anything like what we see today. The most important brands will be built outside four walls and will find new, innovative ways to build deep relationships with their customers. Currently, Salted is the largest delivery-first restaurant group in the US, with locations in 10 states and 20+ cities. We build, own and operate better-for-you restaurant brands that define how a new generation of customers want to eat.

We’re looking for a Head of Brand Marketing who will lead the charge as we turn our brands into household names. The right candidate is a passionate builder, a problem solver, a big thinker, and someone who has a pulse for how brands win their way into not only the culture zeitgeist, but the hearts and minds of customers.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the identity development and storytelling behind our brands, with a primary focus on our flagship brand, moonbowls.

• Ensure the consistency of our brand messaging and value proposition across all customer touchpoints.

• Work closely with the CEO and R&D team to guide our culinary roadmap from a brand and market opportunity perspective (eg, How do we best reflect our brand values in our culinary offerings? What are the culinary and cultural trends that map to our brand values and should be on our roadmap?)

• Develop and manage a holistic strategy for introducing our brands into new markets, including social media and community outreach.

• Develop high ROI opportunities to collaborate with digital influencers and build community engagement.

• Direct the editorial strategy across all brand channels, creating a cohesive narrative that boosts community interaction and achieves sales targets. (You will collaborate with a marketing team that is responsible for the actual deployment and management of our lifecycle marketing campaigns across email and text channels.)

• Oversee the external brand communications strategy, shaping public perception with general and targeted media outlets

• Develop and manage a program of focus groups such that we are talking to our customers regularly and incorporating their feedback into brand and culinary roadmaps.

• Partner directly with the CEO on high-level strategic planning and thought leadership initiatives.

Requirements:

• Track record of making brands pop.

• Builder mentality with a deep passion for storytelling.

• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.

• Deep understanding of customer behavior, cultural trends, and storytelling across paid, owned, and earned channels.

• Demonstrated success launching breakthrough campaigns, driving revenue growth, and building brand equity.

• Experience managing teams and working collaboratively across an organization.

• Experience working at a high growth company is a big plus.

• Based in LA area (or willing to relocate).

Salary Range:

$150k-$220k

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans

• 401k with up to a 4% employer match after one year

• Unlimited PTO

• Remote Work

• Paid Family Leave

To Apply:

If you feel you would be a good fit for this role, please send an email to jobs@hellosalted.com with "Head of Brand Marketing" in the subject line. Include a one-page pdf resume, and a very short note on why you think there might be a match here. We look forward to hearing from you.description

We believe Salted can be one of the best companies to work for in the country; this individual will help us realize this goal by being responsible for the professional growth of our entire kitchen organization. 

The ideal candidate is passionate about building strong, positive team and brings insight, practical strategies, and experience to make this happen successfully. They bring creativity and empathy to their initiatives, designing work that resonates with employees while driving immediate impact and long-term success. 

Your Impact

• Design and implement effective leadership and development programs tailored for hourly employees and kitchen management teams

• Create an employee lifecycle that yields a highly motivated and skilled national team

• Ensure organizational cohesion 

• Oversee recruiting and workforce development to help us scale

• Work with the executive team to develop a strong culture across the organization

• Oversee additional HR initiatives 

Qualifications:

• 5 –15 years of experience in People Operations, specializing in building high-performing teams of field employees. Experience in the culinary or hospitality industries is highly preferred.

• Proven track record of implementing successful training and development programs, with multiple examples demonstrating a positive impact on employee performance, retention, and organizational goals.

• A strong vision and innovative ideas for building exceptional teams, organizations, and workplace cultures.

• Results-driven and high-achieving, with a strong commitment to excellence 

• Excited to work in a small company, start-up environment

Salary Range: $150 – $200,000

Benefits: 

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans

• 401k with up to a 4% employer match after one year 

• Unlimited PTO

• Remote Work

• Paid Family Leave