Cook Supervisor

Summit; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical (FT Employees)

Vision

UNUM offering for Accident, Critical I

Discount Program

Commuter Benefits (Parking and Transit

EAP

401k

Sick Time

Holiday Pay (9 paid holidays)

Tuition Reimbursement (FT Employees)

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Summit in Norfolk, VA is seeking an experienced cook supervisor for our Corrections team. You will coordinate and supervise kitchen staff to ensure efficient meal service in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include training staff, enforcing sanitation and portion control, and maintaining high quality food items. If you excel at leadership and multi-tasking while delivering reliable service, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of culinary experience in high-volume, scratch-cooking environments.
• Knowledge of proper culinary methods, techniques and standards.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to multitask.
• Experience supervising a team.
• Excellent customer service and product knowledge.
• Food Handlers certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise kitchen staff to ensure timely meal service.
• Instruct and train employees in food service and sanitation.
• Ensure portions, appearance and temperature meet standards.
• Maintain high quality in a fast-paced correctional environment.

Skills

Culinary experience

Team supervision

Food service standards

Attention to detail

Customer service

Multi-tasking

Job description

Requisition ID42934-Posted09/14/2026-Corrections-United States-Full-Time

Job Reference Number: 42934
Employment Type:Full-Time,Onsite
Segment: Corrections
Brand: Summit
Location: Norfolk City Jail, VA

The Role at a glance:

We are looking to bring an experienced cook supervisor to our Corrections team in Norfolk, VA. As a cook supervisor, you will have the opportunity to coordinate and supervise the work of employees to ensure efficiency and adherence to established standards in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

What you'll be doing:

• Instructing and training employees in all aspects of food service and sanitation, ensuring meal services begin on time, and ensuring that portion, appearance and temperature for all food items is appropriate and of high quality.

What we're looking for:

Must-haves:

• At least one years’ prior culinary experience in a quality and high volume establishment with an emphasis on scratch cooking.
• Complete knowledge of proper culinary methods, techniques and standards.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to perform multiple tasks at once.
• The ideal candidate must have high-level product knowledge, provide friendly and helpful customer service and be able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• The ideal candidate must have experience supervising a team.

Nice-to-haves:

• Food Handlers certification preferred.

Compensation Range

$19.00/hr

• Medical (FT Employees)
• Vision
• Voluntary UNUM offering for Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity
• Discount Program
• Commuter Benefits (Parking and Transit)
• EAP
• 401k
• Sick Time
• Holiday Pay (9 paid holidays)
• Tuition Reimbursement (FT Employees)
• Paid Time Off

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About Summit:

Focused on serving correctional institutions, Summit ensures that incarcerated people across the United States have access to delicious, healthy food at each meal. Working with Summit, you will have the opportunity to aid in this process and provide inmates with vital social interaction at mealtimes.

About Elior North America:

Elior North America is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.We are committed to diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. We take pride in supporting the development of our employees and their skills at all levels and in fostering an environment of growth.

At Elior North America, we are committed to offering growth and advancement opportunities for all of our employees. The valuable skills and experience you’ve gained with Elior will propel you further in your career, whether with our corporate office or one of our brand segments.

Disclaimer: This job description can be revised by management as needed.