Skip to main content
Tallo logoTallo logo

Find Jobs

Find Jobs Near You – Available Work in Your Location

Skip to job details
Apply for this opportunity

To apply for this job, you'll continue to an external website or email application.

SFE - Southwest Foodservice Excellence

Kitchen Lead- Laurus Academy Southfield, Michigan

Career Insights for Restaurant / Food Service Supervisor

See where this job fits in the broader career landscape. Knowing your career path helps you see what's possible from here.

Scorecard

Based on Michigan data

Review key factors to help you decide if this role fits your goals. How is this calculated?

Were these scores useful?

What they do

A Restaurant or Food Service Supervisor supervises food preparation and staff for a restaurant or dining hall. Manages budget for food supplies, equipment and staff; hires and trains staff; monitors food safety procedures. May plan menus or work with chefs or dieticians to plan menus. Works in a school, hospital, nursing home or other institution.

$35,254 / year median in Michigan

+5% projected growth

Explore Career

Job Description

Overview The Kitchen Lead is responsible for ensuring and maintaining regular daily operations of the designated location. This is a full-time position (generally 8 hours daily, Monday-Friday).
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1.
Complete other duties or administrative request requests as assigned by the Leaders of SLA. 2. Ensuring that resources are in place from both a staffing and supply standpoint. 3. Implementing a wide range of functions such as food quality, production, planning, purchasing, and facility maintenance. 4. Working directly with Leaders in order to follow an in-unit marketing strategy. 5. Making sure all food and sanitation standards are up to standards. 6. Uphold ServSafe standards, child nutrition regulations, federal, state, and local laws governing school food service and SLA Management policies and procedures
  • 7.
Ensure use of proper techniques for maintenance of cleanliness and preparation of food and kitchen 8. Submit orders for food, kitchen supplies, office supplies, etc. 9. Maintain adequate and accurate inventory. 10. Track attendance. 11. Ensuring Team Members are following their schedules, clocking in and out, and basic general policies and standard operating procedures. 12. Plan, coordinate, oversee, and participate in preparation, cooking, and serving of menu items. 13. Ensure accurate payment information and cash flow; complete deposits of cash as necessary. This job description does not state nor imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee in this position. It is not intended to give all the details or a step-by step account of the way each procedure or task is performed. The incumbent is expected to perform other duties necessary for the effective operation of the department. This job description does not constitute an offer of continued employment or an employment contract.
QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Strong work ethic and team player Ability to communicate with various levels of management. Organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills.
  • Ability to pass an extensive nationwide criminal background check and fingerprint analysis.
  • Experience with POS and online reporting systems is also strongly preferred.
  • Must possess high school diploma or equivalent.
  • Must possess or be willing to obtain ServSafe certification prior to implementation into Café Manager position
  • Preferred food service experience
  • Basic math a computer skill
  • Reliable transportation required
  • Customer-focused
  • Enjoys working with people and being around children
  • Previous supervisory experience preferred.
  • Experience with inventory management and food ordering strongly preferred
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee must be able to stand for long periods of time, up to length of full shift, walk, sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and peripheral vision. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. This position will be involved in computer tasks and telephone communication including, but not limited to, customer service. This job requires a comprehensive work effort while generally working a regular five day work week schedule, however, occasionally a six or seven day work schedule may be required. Corporate meetings and functions may be required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
LICENSING/ CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
$17.00 - $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Referral program Vision insurance Ability to
Commute:
Southfield, MI 48033 (Preferred)
Work Location:
In person