Culinary Supervisor - Lead Kitchen Teams & Quality Service

Compass Group USA; Oceanside (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Instapay

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Program

Discount Marketplace

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Compass Group USA, a leader in the Food, Beverage, and Retail industry, seeks a supervisor to directly oversee food-service associates in line with policies and laws. You will train staff, manage performance, and support purchasing decisions to minimize waste while maintaining quality and safety.

The role requires ensuring proper recipe execution, portion control, equipment operation, and active engagement with customers during meal periods. Familiarity with HACCP is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising food-service staff.
• Knowledge of HACCP guidelines.
• Ability to train employees and manage performance.
• Familiarity with food production standards and portion control.

Responsibilities

• Trains employees; plans, assigns and directs work; appraises performance; rewards and disciplines associates; addresses complaints and resolves problems.
• Advises management of purchasing requirements with a focus on minimizing waste and avoiding product shortages.
• Uses approved food recipes and production standards to ensure proper quality, serving temperatures and standard portion control.
• Operates and cleans equipment in accordance with department procedures after each use.
• Stores, labels and dates food items according to policy; maintains established food rotations in storage in order to minimize spoilage and waste.
• Follows HACCP guidelines to ensure quality and safety of food supply.
• Operates food-service equipment in a safe manner and according to established policies and procedures.
• Helps serves meals; remains present during scheduled meal periods to receive customer comments and feedback.

Skills

Food service leadership

Training and coaching

Inventory management

Food safety HACCP

Job description

Compass Group USA, a leader in the Food, Beverage, and Retail industry, seeks a supervisor to directly oversee food-service associates in line with policies and laws. You will train staff, manage performance, and support purchasing decisions to minimize waste while maintaining quality and safety.

The role requires ensuring proper recipe execution, portion control, equipment operation, and active engagement with customers during meal periods. Familiarity with HACCP is essential.