Culinary Supervisor

White Lodging; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DailyPay

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Parental Leave

401k with company match

PTO with rollover

Short-term disability insurance

Medical Navigator (Hostcare)

Job summary

White Lodging is seeking a Culinary Supervisor in Milwaukee to oversee daily kitchen operations, ensuring high-quality food and strict safety standards. You will lead cooks, coordinate production, manage inventory, and uphold recipes and portion controls.

The ideal candidate has hands-on culinary leadership, strong communication, and a commitment to delivering an outstanding dining experience in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on leadership with strong culinary skills.
• Advanced at food preparation techniques and able to coach cooks.
• Knowledge of kitchen equipment and how to troubleshoot issues.
• Excellent time management and delegation skills.
• Strong communication abilities with a customer-service focus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare all food according to recipes, ensuring quality and presentation standards.
• Label and store ingredients properly; keep logs and temperature checks current.
• Foster positive associate relations to achieve high engagement and low turnover.
• Lead the team, train staff, and ensure certifications are up to date.

Skills

Leadership

Food prep techniques

Kitchen equipment

Time management

Communication

Evenings/weekends

Job description

Description Summary: Enjoy advanced scheduling and the flexibility to swap or pick up shifts easily using our app - perfect for achieving better balance while pursuing your passion in the food and beverage industry! Compensation starts at $24.00 an hour! The Culinary Supervisor oversees the daily operations of the East Town kitchen, ensuring the preparation and presentation of high-quality food while maintaining exceptional standards of food safety, cleanliness, and customer service. This role supervises kitchen staff, coordinates food production, manages inventory, and ensures recipes and portion standards are consistently followed. The Culinary Supervisor works closely with management to support efficient kitchen operations, control food and labor costs, train team members, and create a positive, productive work environment. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with strong culinary skills, excellent communication abilities, and a commitment to delivering an outstanding dining experience. White Lodging develops and operates a portfolio of award-winning, premium-brand hotels, rooftop bars and restaurants in some of the country’s best cities to live. We know that the hospitality business, like life, is how you make people feel. That’s where you come in. You’ll help bring the virtue of hospitality to life while we create an environment that allows you to be your best self and grow.

What You’ll Do

• As a Supervisor, you will make sure all food is prepared according to our recipes, and meets quality and presentation standards.
• Will make sure food and ingredients are properly labeled and stored to standards and that all required logs and temp checks are kept current and maintained properly.
• Create positive associate relations that lead to high engagement and low turnover.
• Leads team in a fair, firm, and consistent way, as well as making sure the team is well trained, knowledgeable of expectations, and up to date with certifications.

What You’ll Bring

• A Supervisor will be advanced at food preparation techniques and able to coach cooks on skills as needed
• Kitchen equipment knowledge – ability to troubleshoot issues and alternate solutions as needed
• Time management and delegation skills
• A desire to pursue excellence relentlessly.
• Ability to create an environment for all associates to be their best self and thrive.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends and holidays as needed

Other information:

What You Can Look Forward Too

• DailyPay available
• Day 1 Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Parental Leave, including Bonding Time for primary and secondary caregiver
• Affordable $2/day Medical insurance with free wellness care
• Unlimited referral bonuses
• 401k with company match
• Vacation/Paid Time Off (PTO) with rollover
• Company-paid short-term disability insurance
• Medical Navigator (Hostcare) to help navigate healthcare system, lower costs for common procedures
• Options and availability vary based on role (e.g. full-time or part-time) and tenure

White Lodging is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all associates.

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