Production Supervisor

Metz Culinary Management • Milledgeville, GA

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About The Position

The Production Supervisor/Lead is a working supervisor responsible for supporting daily food production, preparing meals, coordinating purchasing, and maintaining accurate inventory controls. Working alongside the culinary team, this role helps ensure meals are prepared safely, served on time, and meet established standards for quality, portion size, presentation, and resident satisfaction. The supervisor coordinates product availability with menus and production needs, helps control food costs and waste, and provides direction to team members during assigned shifts.

Metz Culinary Management is seeking a hands-on culinary professional with strong food knowledge, leadership skills, and a positive approach to kitchen operations. The role involves preparing outstanding meals, developing team members, and maintaining an organized and productive culinary operation. The position is in a busy hospital setting. Full- and part-time roles are available; this posting does not specify which schedule applies to this particular opening.

Requirements

• Previous commercial cooking and food production experience.
• Ability to follow recipes, menus, production records, diet instructions, and purchasing documents.
• Basic math and computer skills, with the ability to learn purchasing and inventory systems.
• Strong organizational, communication, and team leadership skills.
• Food safety certification within the timeframe required by the operation.

Nice To Haves

• Purchasing, receiving, and inventory control experience.
• Previous lead or supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Support daily food production and prepare meals.
• Coordinate purchasing and procurement according to menus and production needs.
• Maintain accurate inventory controls, including receiving.
• Direct and support team members during assigned shifts.
• Ensure meals are prepared safely, served on time, and meet standards for quality, portion size, presentation, and resident satisfaction.
• Maintain food safety and sanitation standards.
• Help control food costs and reduce waste.
• Provide administrative support related to cost control and production.

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Benefits
• Optional Daily Pay benefit

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed