Kitchen Supervisor

AVI Foodsystems; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family culture

Competitive compensation

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) match

Paid vacations

Holidays

Training & growth

Job summary

AVI Foodsystems in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a Kitchen Supervisor (Full-Time) for the 1st shift four days a week. The role includes leading the food service team, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency of meal preparation.

Responsibilities include supervising preparation, ensuring sanitation, managing costs, and coaching staff to meet service standards. Minimum supervisory experience and ServSafe certification preferred; strong communication and computer skills are required.

Qualifications

• Previous food service supervisory experience.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with cash handling procedures and reconciliation of cash banks and reports.
• Knowledge of POS systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, combine, and cook ingredients.
• Attend to the detail and presentation of each order.
• Place and expedite orders.
• Prepare ingredients by following recipes; slicing, cutting, chopping, mincing, stirring, whipping, and mixing ingredients.
• Complete hot meal preparation by grilling, sautéing, roasting, frying, and broiling ingredients and assembling and refrigerating cold ingredients.
• Adhere to proper food handling, sanitation, and safety procedures.
• Maintain appropriate dating, labeling, and rotation of all food items.
• Stores leftovers according to established standards.
• Provide supervision to the food service team to ensure they consistently meet our standards of superior customer service, quality and cleanliness.
• Ensure the profitability of the business by operating within established guidelines and requirements for sales growth, food cost, labor, and all other controllable costs.
• Participate in team member meetings and training programs; provide coaching to team members as needed.
• Ensure compliance with proper sanitation and safety standards.
• Interact professionally and effectively with all levels of individuals, ranging from client contacts and company executives, to hourly team members.
• Provide prompt, accurate and professional responses, guidance and information to clients and company management as needed or requested.

Skills

ServSafe certification

Customer service

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Cash handling

POS systems

Job description

AVI Foodsystems is looking for an energetic and optimistic leader to fill the role of Kitchen Supervisor, Full-Time. This position is scheduled four four days a week, 1st shift.

Founded in 1960, AVI Foodsystems has evolved into one of the most respected and trusted food service companies in the nation. Providing comprehensive food services with a focus on the highest quality and freshest ingredients, impeccable service and total value is the reputation we have earned and live up to everyday.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assemble, combine, and cook ingredients
• Attend to the detail and presentation of each order
• Place and expedite orders
• Prepare ingredients by following recipes; slicing, cutting, chopping, mincing, stirring, whipping, and mixing ingredients
• Complete hot meal preparation by grilling, sautéing, roasting, frying, and broiling ingredients and assembling and refrigerating cold ingredients
• Adhere to proper food handling, sanitation, and safety procedures
• Maintain appropriate dating, labeling, and rotation of all food items
• Stores leftovers according to established standards
• Provide supervision to the food service team to ensure they consistently meet our standards of superior customer service, quality and cleanliness
• Ensure the profitability of the business by operating within established guidelines and requirements for sales growth, food cost, labor, and all other controllable costs
• Participate in team member meetings and training programs; provide coaching to team members as needed
• Ensure compliance with proper sanitation and safety standards
• Interact professionally and effectively with all levels of individuals, ranging from client contacts and company executives, to hourly team members
• Provide prompt, accurate and professional responses, guidance and information to clients and company management as needed or requested

Requirements:

• Previous food service supervisory experience
• ServSafe certification preferred
• Excellent customer service and communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with cash handling procedures and reconciliation of cash banks and reports
• Knowledge of POS systems preferred

AVI is proud of its team members and appreciates the hard work, loyalty and committed service they provide every day, which is why we offer the following:

• A family culture and atmosphere
• Competitive compensation
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance for full-time team members
• 401(k) with generous company match
• Paid vacations and holidaysImmense training and growth opportunities

We conduct pre-employment drug testing. EOE