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Kitchen supervisor
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 to 44 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
- or equivalent experience
Work site environment
- Noisy
- Hot
Work setting
- Restaurant
- Hotel, motel, resort
- Fine dining establishment
Tasks
- Establish methods to meet work schedules
- Requisition food and kitchen supplies
- Supervise and co-ordinate activities of staff who prepare and portion food
- Train staff in job duties, sanitation and safety procedures
- Estimate ingredient and supplies required for meal preparation
- Ensure that food and service meet quality control standards
- Address customers' complaints or concerns
- Maintain records of stock, repairs, sales and wastage
- Prepare and submit reports
- Prepare food order summaries for chef
- Supervise and check assembly of trays
- Supervise and check delivery of food trolleys
Supervision
- 11-15 people
- Food and beverage servers
- Food service counter attendants and food preparers
- Kitchen and food service helpers
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- Safe Food Handling certificate
Security and safety
- Basic security clearance
Transportation/travel information
- Public transportation is available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Walking
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
Own tools/equipment
- Uniform
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Initiative
- Dependability
Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Are you currently a student?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
Employment terms options
- Evening
- Shift
- Flexible hours
- Morning
- Night
- Day
- Weekend
Other benefits
- Parking available
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Does not require Canadian work experience
Support for youths
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
Support for mature workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
Supports for visible minorities
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities