Culinary Supervisor

Jake's 58•Islandia, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for overseeing daily food preparation in kitchens and at external events, ensuring compliance with health regulations, and maintaining kitchen standards. The Culinary Supervisor will cook food to specifications, manage workstations, maintain equipment, and oversee product stocking and rotation. This position also involves guiding and motivating staff, tracking waste, filling out prep sheets, ensuring proper portion control, and maintaining the cleanliness of all kitchen areas, including walk-in coolers and freezers. Additionally, the role coordinates deliveries, assists with scheduling and timekeeping, orders supplies, and upholds the company's guest service program.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent required.
Previous cooking experience required.
Must be able to obtain a New York State Gaming License.
Ability to read and understand recipes and food abbreviations.
Basic math skills; ability to understand, calculate and follow recipe measurements and proportions.
Ability to lift and carry large pans from ovens or freezers, weighing up to 50 lbs.
Ability to handle or operate dangerous kitchen equipment.
Frequently required to reach up to 7 feet, twist at waist, and climb ladder, bend and/or squat.
Works frequently in a hot and damp environment.
In contact with sharp knives, slicers, boiling liquids, hot pans, etc.
Hazards include, but are not limited to, cuts from broken glass, metal cans, scalds and burns, slipping and tripping.
Frequently immerses hands in water.

Nice To Haves

Culinary Education preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintains clean and orderly culinary outlets to comply with the local and State of New York’s health regulations.
Oversees the daily food preparation in the Kitchens and external events.
Opens and/or closes kitchen to Chef’s standards.
Cooks food to specifications set forth, and to palatable finish.
Cooks food required for the day, any events, and prepares for the following day: Events and Kitchen set up.
Maintains orderly and clean workstations.
Maintains kitchen equipment in terms of daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning duties.
Maintains and checks proper stocking.
Maintains and checks par levels of prepped product.
Responsible for baseline food preparation.
With help of Executive Chef / Sous Chef will guide and motivate staff.
Responsible for tracking of product waste and rotation.
Reports to Chef with any staff discrepancies that cannot be handled alone.
Responsible for checking and filling out of prep sheets.
Responsible for proper portion control.
Responsible for all cleanliness of kitchen and walk-in coolers and freezers.
Uses waste control guidelines and records all waste on spoilage sheet.
Coordinates and maintains all shipping and receiving of deliveries.
Prepares and assists Chef of all scheduling and time keeping in the time management system.
Orders all food, paper goods and cleaning supplies for kitchen areas.
Must Role Model Company guest service program.
Other duties as assigned.