Food Service Supervisor

This position is located on the Missouri Hills Campus in St. Louis County, based at 13300 Bellefontaine Road in St. Louis, Missouri 63138.

About the role

Working with the Division of Youth Services is more than it seems. You will be working with staff to create a safe, therapeutic, and educational environment for youth in our day treatment and residential programs. To succeed in this position you will need to be empathetic, nonjudgmental, cooperative, encouraging, able-bodied, professional, and respectful; you must be able to communicate clearly, honestly and openly.

Responsibilities

• Prepares or supervises preparation of meals using commercial kitchen equipment.
• Maintain food service records.
• Complete requisitions for food and supply items.
• Follow basic dietetic principles to coordinate and audit meals.
• Ability to lift or carry large portions of food or ingredients in preparation of food serving and in the delivery/stocking of food items.
• Ability to work long hours while standing in a kitchen setting which may involve high temperatures.

Supervisory Duties

• Direct the operation of a small to moderate size facility kitchen, or serve as a shift supervisor in a large facility kitchen.
• Training and directing the daily work of food service staff and/or offenders engaged in related duties.
• Evaluate lower-level employees, youth, and/or other helpers in the preparation and serving of foods.
• Monitoring safety and sanitation standards in kitchens, dining rooms, and food preparation and storage areas.
• Develop menus which comply with the rules of nutrition in preparing well-balanced meals.
• Prepares work schedules reflecting shifts, days, and hours of work.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of storekeeping or inventory procedures.
• Ability to supervise and instruct employees, offenders, and/or other helpers in food preparation, planning, and coordination of menus.
• Ability to enter and update information in automated systems, spreadsheets, and databases.

Requirements

• One or more years of experience as a Food Service Worker with the Missouri Uniform Classification and Pay System; and possession of a high school diploma or proof of high school equivalency.
• OR Three or more years of commercial, industrial, or institutional cooking experience including one or more years in a supervisory capacity; and possession of a high school diploma or proof of high school equivalency.
• OR An Associate Degree OR 4 years of food service experience. (Substitutions may be allowed.)

Special Requirement

A valid vehicle operator’s license. Earned credit hours from an accredited college or university which included 15 earned credit hours in food preparation, Dietetics, Nutrition, Foods and Nutrition, Food Service Management, or a closely related area may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required general experience at a rate of 30 earned credit hours for one year. Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

Benefits

We also offer a variety of great benefits including health, dental, vision, paid holidays, cafeteria plans, retirement, and more.

Pay

The current rate for this position is $1,683.22 - $1,758.01 semi-monthly. Individual(s) selected for this position may receive a higher rate based on a pay differential (e.g. shift, or time-of-service pay).