Kitchen Supervisor - Franchise

Hilton; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Hilton Embassy Suites Irvine is seeking a Kitchen Supervisor to oversee daily production, ensure quality, and maintain franchise standards. You will lead the kitchen team, uphold safety practices, and ensure consistent service across all shifts.

You will train staff, monitor labor and food costs, supervise sanitation, and collaborate with front-of-house teams to deliver a seamless guest experience.

Qualifications

• Must have 1–2 years of related kitchen experience.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Able to hear equipment and communicate in a noisy kitchen.
• Excellent vision for safety-critical tasks.
• Ability to read, write, and analyze budgets.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the daily production, preparation and presentation of all food for the kitchen to ensure a quality, consistent product.
• Prepare food of consistent quality following recipe cards and production and portion standards.
• Supervise human resources in the production and preparation areas of the kitchen, train, develop and coach staff.
• Schedule and supervise maintenance/sanitation of the kitchen and equipment to maintain a safe work environment.
• Assist in monitoring and control of labor and food costs.
• Promote the Accident Prevention Program to minimize liabilities and related expenses.

Skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Moderate hearing

Excellent vision

Moderate speech

Budget literacy

Education

High school education

Job description

Job Description

Embassy Suites Irvine is part of the amazing Sage Hospitality portfolio where we dare to be different; not only in the experience we provide our guests, but also in the experiences we provide our associates. We believe in being true to ourselves and employing our passions. We are not just looking for associates; we are looking for, genuinely enthusiastic, and creative daydreamers who want to share their passion with others and the community!

• Supervise the daily production, preparation and presentation of all food for the kitchen to ensure a quality, consistent product is produced which conforms to all franchise standards.
• Prepare food of consistent quality following recipe cards and production and portion standards, per dupe from servers
• Supervise human resources in the production and preparation areas of the kitchen in order to attract, retain and motivate the employees while providing a safe work environment; train, develop, empower, coach and counsel, recommend discipline and termination, as appropriate.
• Schedule and supervise the maintenance/sanitation of the kitchen, equipment and related areas to ensure a healthy, safe work environment which meets/exceeds federal, state, corporate and franchise standards and regulations.
• Assist in monitoring and control all labor and food costs.
• Promote the Accident Prevention Program to minimize liabilities and related expenses.

Qualifications

Education/Formal Training

High school education or equivalent.

Experience

Experience required by position is from one to two full years of employment in a related position with this company or other organization(s).

Knowledge/Skills

• Requires oral and written communication skills.
• Requires moderate hearing to communicate with employees and to hear machinery for safety reasons.
• Requires excellent vision for safety reasons.
• Requires moderate speech communications to communicate with other employees.
• Requires excellent comprehension and literacy to be able to read and write as well as analyze to fulfill budget.

Physical Demands

• Lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying: Items include food, small equipment -75% of the time.
• Bending of the knees does become necessary when using the lower oven for cooking, 5-10 times a day.
• Mobility -full range of mobility and the ability to travel 30-50 feet on a regular basis throughout the day.
• Continuous standing -during preparation, during service hours or during expediting, usually all day.
• Must have moderate hearing to hear equipment timers and communicate with other staff.
• Must have excellent vision to see that product is prepared appropriately.
• Must have moderate comprehension and literacy to read use records and all special requests.

EOE, including disability/vets

About Us

This job posting is for a position at a hotel that is owned and operated by an independent franchisee. The franchisee controls all aspects of the hotel’s employment practices, including recruiting, hiring, salary, benefits and compensation decisions, and the collection and processing of the personal data that you provide on this website. If you accept this position, you will be employed by a franchisee and not by Hilton. You will not be eligible for compensation or benefits from Hilton. You will be eligible for compensation or benefits only as may be provided to you by the independent franchisee.