Food Service Supervisor: Lead, Mentor & Elevate Service

Aramark; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark at Univ. South Alabama is seeking a full-time Food Service Supervisor to lead the on-site food service team, coordinate daily operations with a manager, and help oversee staff.

You will schedule work, maintain safety and quality, supervise employees, train teammates, and support catering events, while ensuring timely service and strong public relations. This role demands multitasking, adherence to health codes, and flexibility for night/weekend events.

Qualifications

• Must read, write, and understand verbal instructions.
• Must complete a sanitation course either before or during first year.
• Knowledgeable in operating an efficient cost-effective program.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic.
• Maintain emotional control under stress.
• Ability to resolve interpersonal situations.
• Strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain work schedules and production reports (production sheets and recipes).
• Direct daily activities.
• Ensure food production safety and quality per policies, procedures, and department requirements.
• Ensure safe, organized, hazard-free food storage.
• Maintain serving schedules; ensure items served per menu specifications following Aramark policies.
• Maintain a sanitary department following health and safety codes and regulations.
• Maintain accurate inventory on a weekly basis.
• May prepare orders to ensure accurate production for location.
• Supervise and evaluate employees; counsel; promote growth, efficiency, morale, and teamwork.
• Maintain a safe and hazard-free working environment.
• Train/mentor other food service workers.
• Maintain logs on maintenance and equipment servicing.
• Ensure food safety/temperature logs are completed with corrective actions as needed.
• Perform preventative maintenance checklist.
• Recommend equipment replacements as needed.
• Proficient in multi-tasking.
• Fill in for absent employees as necessary.
• Maintain knowledge of daily catering events and ensure timely preparation/delivery.
• Be able to work occasional night and weekend catered events.
• Attend food service meetings with staff.
• Maintain communication with staff via email/phone/inter-office mail.
• May perform cashier duties as needed.
• Promote good public relations.

Skills

Read/Write English

Sanitation knowledge

Cost-effective program management

Basic arithmetic

Emotional control under stress

Interpersonal conflict resolution

Strong organizational skills

Job description

Aramark at Univ. South Alabama is seeking a full-time Food Service Supervisor to lead the on-site food service team, coordinate daily operations with a manager, and help oversee staff.

You will schedule work, maintain safety and quality, supervise employees, train teammates, and support catering events, while ensuring timely service and strong public relations. This role demands multitasking, adherence to health codes, and flexibility for night/weekend events.