Culinary Lead & Kitchen Supervisor

0911 Festival Fun Parks, LLC; Upper Leacock Township (PA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Dutch Wonderland Inn is seeking a Kitchen Supervisor to oversee food preparation across park dining areas in coordination with the Food and Beverage Manager. The role involves directing kitchen team members, ensuring quality and safety standards, and maintaining proper storage and food handling practices.

Ideal applicants should have strong English communication, a background in culinary arts is a plus, and a Food Handler Safety certification or the willingness to obtain one within 90 days where

Qualifications

• No education requirements for this position.
• Culinary arts education a plus, but not required.
• 2+ years of previous experience as a chef, cook, or another culinary-related role highly desired, but not required.
• Previous work experience as a kitchen lead or supervisor, highly desired.
• Must be Food Handler Safety Certified (ServSafe or similar) or become so within 90 days of hire, when required by state and local guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare workstations with supplies, foods, and condiments
• Focus on delivering exceptional food quality for all meals prepared
• Prepare proper quantities of food according to department standards and individual guest needs
• Ensure that all service and hygienic practices, policies, and procedures are being followed at all times
• Strictly abide by standards set forth by ServSafe, state and local regulations, company policy, and other food regulatory standards that may apply at Dutch Wonderland Inn
• Provide direction and culinary expertise to other kitchen team members
• Communicate with other kitchen team members to ensure efficient operation
• Carefully follow recipes and procedures while preparing all food dishes
• Utilize ovens, fryers, broilers, griddles, mixers, and knives to prepare food
• Ensure food and ingredients are being properly stored at the correct temperatures
• Pre-portion individual packaging sauces, sandwiches, salads, and other items
• Operate a Point-of-Sale (POS) system to record financial transactions, as needed
• Accurately handle food related tickets, coupons, gift cards, and/or fun money
• Escalate safety, hygienic, or maintenance issues to the proper authorities in a timely manner
• Properly handle, label, stock, and store products including chemicals and cleaning supplies
• Promptly notify the security team or the manager of team member and guest injuries or emergencies
• All other duties assigned by leadership

Skills

Fluent English

Education

Culinary arts education

Job description

Dutch Wonderland Inn is seeking a Kitchen Supervisor to oversee food preparation across park dining areas in coordination with the Food and Beverage Manager. The role involves directing kitchen team members, ensuring quality and safety standards, and maintaining proper storage and food handling practices.

Ideal applicants should have strong English communication, a background in culinary arts is a plus, and a Food Handler Safety certification or the willingness to obtain one within 90 days where