Supervisor, Ops, Food

gategroup•Vancouver, BC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

We’re looking for someone with a passion for food to play a key leadership role in our Hot & Cold Food Preparation & Assembly Departments. If you have strong culinary, leadership and production experience this is an opportunity to take your career to the next level.

Requirements

Minimum 3 years cooking or food preparation experience with a wide array of cuisines
Minimum 2 years of leadership experience in a high volume, fast paced food production environment with complex menus
Strong and effective leadership skills with the ability to successfully manage a staff of 30+ employees
Ability to train and mentor others
Must have the ability to give constructive feedback to employees daily
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
Able to balance multiple objectives in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
Strong organizational & analytical skills
Ability to create a production plan & execute that plan
Must be innovative and have the ability to make changes to the operation as needed to further improve the work environment and unit performance
Basic computer skills with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office products

Nice To Haves

Red Seal Chef preferred
Production planning experience a plus
Knowledge of SAP a plus

Responsibilities

Leverage your culinary expertise to take our customer’s experience to the next level
Contribute to new menu design
Ensuring customer’s quality standards are always met or exceeded
Responsible for safety, quality and compliance to customer specifications and regulatory requirements and company policies and procedures.
Champions employee safety without compromise
Manages daily manpower planning including assignment of responsibilities and workstations.
Responsible for evaluating employee performance, coaching and corrective action for employees and liaises as required with HR and other support functions.
Trains and monitors employees on proper work procedures to ensure maximum productivity with minimum labour and food costs
Always looks for ways to minimize labour and material cost
Works closely with all internal customers & suppliers to continuously improve the overall supply chain
Works with entire leadership team toward a unified goal
Administrative tasks including creation of requisitions, production sheets, HACCP documentation, shift reports etc.