Culinary Supervisor
About the role
Thistle makes it easy to eat well – without overthinking it. Thistle was founded in 2013 with a mission to help people get and stay healthy while improving the sustainability of our food system. Thistle delivers fully prepared, healthy-by-default meals, snacks, desserts, and organic cold-pressed juices. We believe the health of people starts with eating real, whole foods, in the right balance, without the friction. We’re building a future where nutritious, sustainable food is accessible, craveable, and part of everyday life.
Reporting to the Culinary Manager, the Culinary Supervisor is responsible for supervising a team consisting of Culinary Leads and Associates on the production floor. Culinary Supervisors ensure the food production function is performed satisfactorily in the Kitchen which includes prep, hotline, staging, dish-room, blixer and organization of the Cold room produce area in partnership with Warehouse.
Responsibilities
- Provide Culinary Leadership in overseeing production process on kitchen floor which includes: Production execution, Quality Control/Quality Assurance and time tracking
- Ensure employees are following GMPs ensuring that products are consistently produced and controlled according to policy
- Maintain working knowledge of and assist with implementation of new and existing SOPs and policies across production teams; ensure processes and policies are adhered to at all times
- Provide daily oversight of culinary production leads and culinary production staff to ensure that all recipes and specifications are always followed
- Support in instructing and guiding proper food handling, production, storage, service and execution
- Maintain strong communication with Culinary and cross-part