Food Production Supervisor - Kutztown University

Job Responsibilities

• Analyze purchase history, estimate food consumption, and report out results.
• Works with finance department to ensure invoices are accurate, paid, and up to date.
• Oversees a team of stockroom associates including hiring, scheduling, reviews, and discipline as necessary.
• Ensures proper equipment operation/maintenance and ensures proper safety and sanitation in kitchen including maintaining appropriate logs.
• Maintains cleanliness and organization of storage areas.
• Implements and executes established company policies, guidelines and procedures for all food and supplies purchased to achieve highest quality/price value and budget objectives.
• Reviews menus and analyzes recipes to determine food, labor and overhead costs and assigns prices to menu items.
• Supervises production and other personnel and coordinates their assignments to ensure economical and timely food production.
• Observes methods of food preparation and cooking, portion size, and garnishing to ensure food is prepared in a prescribed manner and cost control measures are followed.
• Maintains established systems and training programs to provide a safe working environment.
• Complies with all OSHA regulations and other local, state and federal regulations.
• Maintains excellent customer service with a positive attitude towards guests, customers, clients, co-workers, etc.
• Follows Aramark safety policies and procedures including food safety and sanitation.
• Ensures security of company assets.
• Recognizes and adopts the appropriate food production services appropriate to specific needs of the student population and demonstrates knowledge of specific issues related to student population.
• Participates in planning menus and utilization of food surpluses and leftovers considering probable number of guests, marketing conditions, popularity of various dishes and menu cycle.
• Maintains inventory at established levels to meet budget objectives.

Qualifications

• Previous supervisor experience in a related role preferred.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision required.
• Experience working with purchasing and inventory systems strongly preferred.
• ServSafe Certification.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistics.
• Demonstrates exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.

About the Role

• Manages food purchasing for a high-volume dining hall serving 18,000 meals weekly, overseeing catering orders, maintaining weekly inventory controls and pars, supervising receiving and food safety (including HACCP).
• Utilizes a 4-week menu cycle and production system for forecasting and tracking.
• Manages inventory exceeding $50,000 - preferably with experience in a higher-education setting.

Requirements

At Aramark, developing new skills and doing what it takes to get the job done make a positive impact for our employees and for our customers. In order to meet our commitments, job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice.

Skills

None specifically listed in the job description.

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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About Aramark

Aramark is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. For more information, please visit www.aramarkcareers.com.