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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