Culinary Supervisor

About the Role

As a Culinary Supervisor, you will play a vital role in overseeing the culinary operations within our establishment. This position requires a blend of culinary expertise and leadership skills. You will collaborate with kitchen team members, promote recipe accuracy, and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage trims and yields to minimize waste and maximize profitability.
• Monitor portion control and food usage to optimize cost efficiency.
• Implement strategies to reduce food waste and enhance overall kitchen sustainability.
• Conduct regular inspections of food preparation areas, equipment, and storage facilities to ensure cleanliness and compliance with sanitation standards.
• Review poor-performing meals for opportunities to improve.
• Sample new and existing ingredients to continuously improve ingredient quality
• Enforce adherence to health and safety regulations and food handling procedures.
• Implement proper sanitation practices and hygiene protocols in the kitchen.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant health department regulations and requirements.
• Family Meal Oversight :
  
  • Supervise the family meal program, ensuring that staff meals are prepared and served efficiently.
  • Coordinate menu planning and rotation for family meals, taking into account dietary preferences and nutritional balance, as well as cost and sustainability.
  • Maintain high standards of quality and food safety for family meal service.
  
  
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• 1-3 years of experience in a culinary leadership role, preferably in a high-volume restaurant or hospitality environment.
• Culinary degree or certification from a recognized culinary institution is desirable.
• Strong knowledge of culinary techniques, food preparation methods, and kitchen management principles.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities, with the capacity to prioritize tasks effectively.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire a team.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to upholding high standards of food quality and service.
• Ability to walk and stand for the entirety of the shift
• Ability to complete tasks in cold (coolers) or hot (kitchens) environments
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.
• Bilingual (English & Spanish) required

Benefits

Health Insurance coverage with Cigna

Weekly payments

Opportunity for advancement

Family meal served daily

Weekly payments

Opportunity for advancement

About CookUnity

CookUnity is the first Chef-Direct Subscription servicea chef-to-food lover marketplace connecting the country's most talented chefs with eaters (consumers). Were changing meal delivery by bringing small-batch, restaurant-quality meals to eaters across the country. Every week, a diverse collective of all-star chefs craft their signature, ready-to-eat dishes for an elevated at-home dining experience. So in 2018, CookUnity was founded as the first-of-its-kind platform that connects the world with the source of truly great food: chefs. Today, CookUnity has almost 1000 employees and delivers 50 million meals a year from the industrys best chefs to homes all over the country. Fresh. Ready-to-eat. And crafted with the passion that nourishes body and soul.

Unwilling to stop there, CookUnity is expanding beyond delivery to become an ever-innovating marketplace focused on our singular mission: empower Chefs to nourish the world.

Equal opportunity employer

CookUnity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to creating a community of inclusion and an environment free from discrimination or harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.