Food Service Supervisor

At SSA, we believe our work matters because the people do. For more than 50 years, we've helped create experiences that leave people feeling connected, inspired, and reminded that fun still matters. Whether you're looking for your first job, building your career, or bringing years of experience to a new role, you'll be part of a team that values your ideas, supports your growth, and encourages you to make an impact. More than 54% of our leaders are promoted from within, reflecting our commitment to investing in people and creating opportunities to succeed.

About the role

SSA has partnered with cultural attractions to design the hospitality experience journey, freeing our partners to remain mission-focused. We bring together admissions, culinary, and retail with innovation and human connection to shape a seamless guest journey. Our focus is on people, innovation, and operational intelligence as a means to create special moments with lasting impact. We call it 452 Hospitality, the foundation of how we serve our partners and their communities.

Responsibilities

• Live out 452 Hospitality by delivering warm, welcoming, and memorable experiences for every guest and client.
• Ensure location, or zone, is adequately stocked, prepped, and staffed for daily operation, working with direct reports to fill as necessary.
• Oversee direct location, or zone, operational duties ensuring quick service, food service, safety and quality, availability, merchandising, and guest service standards are all met and excelled.
• Support the build of daily prep and item lists, delegating to employees as necessary.
• Actively help to support operations and fill holes as necessary to ensure smooth service.
• Assign associates to duties, coaching through projects, daily tasks, and guest interaction.
• Actively and efficiently respond to guest feedback.
• Familiar with intermediate food and beverage knowledge, including but not limited to serve-safe food temperatures, FIFO product rotation, safe food handling, food storage and labeling, safe alcohol service, sanitation, and overall area cleanliness.
• Maintain general organizational upkeep of each outlet’s storage areas/back dock spaces within designated zone.
• Responsible for daily check-ins with outlets, ensuring that information given to them via preshift meetings each morning is being communicated to team members across their zone.
• Ability to limit and control waste through maintaining proper prep levels and daily tracking of waste through provided waste logs.
• Maintain consistency with all product and serve product based on the standards set by the operations and culinary team.
• Ability to create and communicate a plan for the next day regarding staffing, prep, and to-do lists with direct reports.
• Implement proper merchandising of product as set by the Operations team.
• Monitor and control production of all product in your zone (including but not limited to popcorn, kettle corn, cotton candy, mustard cups, bottled beverages, and other cart items) as specific to your assigned zone.
• Support oversight of personnel duties, including but not limited to:
  • Training new employees and issuing performance reviews.
  • Actively coaching the employee on performance with oversight from operations manager.
  • Overseeing break and rest break management for employees.
• Inspect equipment and perform routine maintenance and cleaning as necessary.
• Assist team to ensure all tasks are completed in a timely manner through helping complete daily tasks as necessary.
• Remain knowledgeable of and supervise in accordance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws.
• Perform other tasks as deemed necessary.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment.
• Uphold and demonstrate a complete understanding of company policies and procedures.
• Promote an inclusive & supportive approach within the Brand team, with networking continuing at all units.
• Focus on removing barriers and empowering growth and opportunity for team members at all levels.
• Lead by example through Sustainability/Conservation efforts; display knowledge of efforts in business application as well as giving adequate opportunity for teaching to unit staff as necessary.
• Engage with SSA/Unit in driving community effort through engagement activities and focus on opportunities of giving back.

Requirements

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to articulate to our General Manager and personnel.
• Proven leadership skills with an understanding of the importance of team building/development, while fostering partnerships with other branch managers.
• Exceptional problem-solving/decision-making skills combined with the ability to be organized.
• Demonstrates multi-tasking, detail, analytical, planning, and leadership skills.
• Demonstrates the ability to remain flexible in a fast-paced environment.
• Ideal candidate is a team player, personable, professional, upbeat and energetic, takes initiative, uses tact and diplomacy.
• Computer knowledge and skill level for basic office functions.
• Physical ability to stand for extended periods and to move and handle boxes (10-35lbs) as necessary to operation, which entails lifting, and perform all functions as set forth above.
• Ability to work varied hours/days, including nights, weekends, and holidays, as needed.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of quick service management and/or operations supervisory experience preferred.
• All educational backgrounds are eligible.

Benefits

• Eligible for overtime pay.
• On-Demand Pay Program: Get access to a portion of earned wages before payday.
• Meal Plan & Employee Discounts at applicable locations.
• Zoo Membership.
• Retail discounts.
• Participation in a 401(k) program with a 15% company match (must be 21 years or older, eligible after one year of employment with 1,000 hours worked, available to enroll during Open Enrollment Periods).
• Tuition Discount through Partnership College.
• Up to 8 hours of Bereavement Leave.
• Holiday pay of 1.5× the regular rate is provided for hours worked on Christmas Day and Thanksgiving Day.
• Paid sick leave is provided in accordance with applicable state and local laws. Accrual rates, caps, and usage rules vary by location:
  • Arizona, California, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, D.C.
  • Colorado: Employees accrue 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to 48 hours per year, under the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA).
  • Maryland: Employees accrue at least 1 hour of paid sick and safe leave for every 30 hours worked, up to 40 hours per year, as required under the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act.
  • Washington: Employees accrue 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 40 hours worked, in accordance with the Seattle Paid Sick and Safe Time.