Food Service Supervisor: Lead & Grow Your Team

Aramark; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 34,440 - 46,838; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Aramark is seeking a full-time Food Service Supervisor in Washington, DC to lead a dedicated food services team on-site. You’ll work with a manager to coordinate daily operations, oversee staff, and help ensure timely catering and service quality.

You’ll help maintain schedules, food safety, inventory, and customer satisfaction, with flexibility for occasional night and weekend events. The role emphasizes staff development, adherence to policies, and continuous improvement, while promoting a

Qualifications

• Must read, write, and understand verbal instructions.
• Must complete a sanitation course either before or during first year.
• Must be knowledgeable in operating an efficient cost-effective program.

Responsibilities

• Produce and maintain work schedules and may prepare production packets (Production sheets and recipes).
• Direct daily activities.
• Maintains food production that ensures the safety and quality of food according to policies, procedures, and department requirements.
• Ensure that food items are stored in a safe, organized, and hazard-free environment.
• Maintain all serving schedules; ensure that all food items are served per menu specifications in a safe and appropriate manner following Aramark policies and procedures.
• Maintain a sanitary department following health and safety codes and regulations.
• Maintain accurate inventory on a weekly basis.
• May prepare orders as needed to ensure accurate production for location.
• Supervise and evaluate employees; counsel; promote employee growth, efficiency, morale, and teamwork.
• Maintain a safe and hazard-free working environment.
• Train/mentor other food service workers.
• Maintain logs on all maintenance required on equipment within the department.
• Ensure all food safety/temperature logs are completed with appropriate corrective action, as necessary.
• Perform preventative maintenance checklist.
• Recommend replacement of existing equipment to meet needs of facility.
• Proficiency in multi-tasking.
• Perform other duties as requested by the Food Service Director or Manager whenever his/her skill and/or experience would be vital to initiate, coordinate, or complete any given program.
• Must fill in for absent employees at location, as necessary.
• Maintain knowledge of daily catering events and confirm they are prepared and delivered on time.
• Be able to work occasional night and weekend catered events.
• Attend food service meetings with staff.
• Maintain communication with staff (including office staff, e-mail, phone calls, inter-office mail, etc).
• May perform cashier duties as the need arises.
• Promote good public relations.

Skills

Verbal instructions

Sanitation course

Cost-effective program

Basic arithmetic

Emotional resilience

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Job description

Aramark is seeking a full-time Food Service Supervisor in Washington, DC to lead a dedicated food services team on-site. You’ll work with a manager to coordinate daily operations, oversee staff, and help ensure timely catering and service quality.

You’ll help maintain schedules, food safety, inventory, and customer satisfaction, with flexibility for occasional night and weekend events. The role emphasizes staff development, adherence to policies, and continuous improvement, while promoting a