Lead Kitchen Supervisor – Craft, Cost Control & Service

ash-people; Dayton (CA); On-site; USD 58,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Sick leave

Hotel discounts

Job summary

ASH Hotels seeks a Kitchen Supervisor to oversee the hotel cafe’s back of house across breakfast, lunch, and dinner, ensuring quality, consistency, and cost controls while supporting the culinary team. The ideal candidate leads line cooks, trains staff, maintains food safety certifications, manages inventory and vendor relations, and collaborates with hotel leadership for a seamless guest experience.

This hands-on role requires strong leadership, knife skills, and flexibility to work early

Qualifications

• 3+ years of back of house/culinary experience with at least 1 year in a lead or supervisory capacity.
• Experience across breakfast through dinner with multiple stations.
• Strong knife skills and knowledge of classic culinary techniques.
• Solid understanding of food cost controls, portioning, and inventory management.
• Experience with kitchen prep systems, recipe costing, and basic reporting.
• Food Handler certification required; ServSafe Manager preferred or ability to obtain promptly.
• Ability to lead and motivate a small team under pressure.
• Flexible availability including mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily back of house operations across all meals.
• Train and supervise line cooks, prep cooks, dishwashers, and other kitchen staff.
• Ensure kitchen staff maintain Food Handler certifications and follow safety protocols.
• Assist with menu development, recipe standardization, and daily/seasonal specials.
• Monitor and control food cost, portioning, waste, and variances.
• Manage receiving, storage, rotation, inventory, and supplier relations.
• Ensure compliance with health standards and sanitation practices.
• Coordinate with front of house to ensure smooth guest experiences.
• Step in as line cook or expo during peak periods or staff shortages.
• Enforce kitchen conduct, uniforms, and accountability.

Skills

Back of house leadership

Food cost controls

Team supervision

Knife skills

Multi-station experience

Education

Food Handler certification

ServSafe Manager certification preferred

Job description

ASH Hotels seeks a Kitchen Supervisor to oversee the hotel cafe’s back of house across breakfast, lunch, and dinner, ensuring quality, consistency, and cost controls while supporting the culinary team. The ideal candidate leads line cooks, trains staff, maintains food safety certifications, manages inventory and vendor relations, and collaborates with hotel leadership for a seamless guest experience.

This hands-on role requires strong leadership, knife skills, and flexibility to work early