Culinary Supervisor- 1:30 PM - 11PM (64377)

Thistle; Vacaville, Northern (CA, KY); On-site; USD 73,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Thistle is seeking a Culinary Supervisor in Vacaville, CA to lead a team on the production floor, ensuring high-quality, safe meals are prepared on schedule.

The role reports to the Culinary Manager and requires guiding leads and staff through recipes, SOPs, and GMPs while maintaining cleanliness and accuracy.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• 2+ years in a sous chef or kitchen supervisory role in a high-volume setting.
• Knowledge of HACCP and safe food handling procedures.
• Ability to lead teams and enforce SOPs with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Supervise culinary leads and associates on the production floor.
• Ensure production follows recipes, specifications, and time targets.
• Maintain sanitation and HACCP compliance across kitchen spaces.
• Monitor line performance and update production dashboards as needed.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with production and development teams.

Skills

Leadership

Quality Control

Food Safety

GMP Compliance

Recipe Execution

Time Management

Communication

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

# Culinary Supervisor- 1:30 PM - 11PM (64377)Vacaville Production Facility - Vacaville, CA 95688## OverviewSalary Range$73,000.00 - $75,000.00 SalaryPosition TypeFull TimeEducation LevelHigh School## Description### ### ### ### ### **TITLE:**Supervisor, Culinary### **DEPARTMENT:**Kitchen### **REPORTS TO:**Manager, Culinary### WHO WE ARE:Thistle makes it easy to eat well – without overthinking it. Thistle was founded in 2013 with a mission to help people get and stay healthy while improving the sustainability of our food system. Thistle delivers fully prepared, healthy-by-default meals, snacks, desserts, and organic cold-pressed juices. We believe the health of people starts with eating real, whole foods, in the right balance, without the friction. We’re building a future where nutritious, sustainable food is accessible, craveable, and part of everyday life### About the RoleReporting to the Culinary Manager, the Culinary Supervisor is responsible for supervising a team consisting of Culinary Leads and Associates on the production floor. Culinary Supervisors ensure the food production function is performed satisfactorily in the Kitchen which includes prep, hotline, staging, dish-room, blixer and organization of the Cold room produce area in partnership with Warehouse.### How You’ll Make a Difference**People Supervision:*** Provide Culinary Leadership in overseeing production process on kitchen floor which includes: Production execution, Quality Control/Quality Assurance and time tracking* Ensure employees are following GMPs ensuring that products are consistently produced and controlled according to policy* Maintain working knowledge of and assist with implementation of new and existing SOPs and policies across production teams; ensure processes and policies are adhered to at all times* Provide daily oversight of culinary production leads and culinary production staff to ensure that all recipes and specifications are always followed* Support in instructing and guiding proper food handling, production, storage, service and execution* Maintain strong communication with Culinary and cross-partnering managers* Support in setting production objectives and implement action plans for achieving set targets**Production Oversight:*** Ensure consistency, quality and accuracy of product produced and delivered* Keep all kitchen spaces to the highest level of cleanliness in accordance with local and HACCP health codes and guidelines* Driving and challenging production for better efficiency and accuracy to accomplish targeted goals for the shift.* Understanding and communicating which meal the line will be working on and address any major allergies, meal specifics and/or other pertinent information* Ensure that Sanitation buckets, cleaning solution and materials are on the line prior to production as well as making sure all GMPs are followed.* Understand targeted weight volume needed to fulfill meal and anticipate early enough to provide Kitchen ample time to supplement the short called out* Ensure all documentation, Quality Control and Quality Assurance are conducted, completed and submitted on time.* Communicating break and lunch time allotted and expectations of when to return to the line. Ensuring that all associates returning are on time and accounted for.* Updating Production Board with Line progression numbers either every hour or 2 hours.* Submit all Documentation into the Production Managers office and input metrics into appropriate digital forms* Ensure that Meal Components are properly labeled with correct amount, date, meal code* Identify and communicate all shorts including, but not limited to, bin weights, components, meal count shorts, etc.* Proper updates and communication on Slack and other necessary methods such as the call-out line, phone, meetings, etc.* Work cross functionally with the Production and development teams* Prepare periodic reports to update upper management on food production activities* Ensure products and raw materials are stored properly at optimum conditions* Additional duties that may be assigned**Safety & OSHA Compliance:*** Attend consistent safety meetings once per week keeping track of policy changes and rollouts* Support Production leadership in ensuring OSHA compliance standards are adhered at all times by staff* Support Production leadership with internal QA Audits initiatives## Qualifications### Who You Are* High school diploma required* Associates Degree or Culinary Certificate preferred* 2+ years as a Sous Chef or Kitchen Assistant Manager in a catering, food manufacturing, or high-volume food production environment* Must have strong culinary background, preferably having worked in a high volume, fast paced environment where accuracy and consistency of product are critical to success* Knowledge of HACCP and safe food handling procedures* Master in executing food prep production tasks with minimal / no supervision and guidance* Master in reading and executing recipes accurately* Highly proficient in executing all four (4) culinary competencies without supervision: Prep, Blixer, Hotline or Staging* Strong proficiency in operating all commercial cooking equipment* Highly proficient in understanding and updating all Culinary Dashboards* Comprehensive ability to pull and print Kitchen Printouts and recipes* Highly proficient in executing production needs to accommodate Plating sequence order* Ability to properly label and verify materials accordingly with minimal supervision* Ability to communicate Culinary needs and challenges to the appropriate stakeholders with minimal supervisor and guidance* Strong leadership skills in managing associates on the floor to hit throughput targets and efficiency goals* Strong communication skills that put compliance first* Ability to balance empathetic and direct feedback in order to, both support and advocate for the team and maintain consistent standards of performance.* Able to escalate Employee-related concerns and/or issues to the appropriate parties with clear documentation and follow through* Ability to form effective working relationships with a cross-functional team* Ability to adhere to company SOPs and implement new initiatives as needed