Kitchen Supervisor in Memphis, Tennessee at Open Arms Care Corporation

💛 Personal satisfaction from making a difference every day
💵 Competitive pay + bonus programs
📚 Paid training & tuition reimbursement
🩺 Comprehensive benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
🌴 Paid time off & holidays
🏆 Employee recognition programs
📈 Career growth opportunities
💰 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan

Join a team that truly makes a difference—helping people with intellectual and developmental disabilities live their best lives today!

Primary Objective:

Essential Functions & Scope:

• Performs and documents all purchasing, receiving and inventory control of food and supplies.

• Determines quality, quantity and portion size of food required and ensures proper handling of food.

• Complete payroll responsibilities for Kitchen Assistant. Kitchen Supervisor is responsible for schedule placed in OnShift.

• Complete performance review for Kitchen Assistant.

• Maintains proper temperature for both hot and cold foods.

• Responsible for order placement, order pick-up and order sorting

• Ensures meals are delivered to homes and within the Enrichment Center by the appropriate kitchen employee.

• Interprets written recipes and follows written and/or verbal orders, requests and instructions.

• Replenishes condiments and other items as needed.

• Inventories and stocks refrigerator and freezers as needed.

• Portions, weighs and garnishes food according to menus and specific diet instructions.

• Monitors and records temperatures as necessary.

• Assembles client meals to meet pick-up schedules.

• Purchase items for department and homes in accordance with the department’s budget

• Interacts with and purchases items from food suppliers with input from Kitchen Assistant

• Cleans and sanitizes kitchen.

• Organizes plans and manages time effectively to complete assignments.

• Checks routine maintenance and requests work orders, as necessary.

• Ensures adequate staffing and management of the department’s employees.

• Attends all required trainings/meetings and remains current on any applicable certifications.

• Responsible for personal payroll tracking including but not limited to clocking in and out appropriately.

• Adhere to diets as prescribed by Registered Dietician and physician for all clients

• Performs any and all duties in the department, as required.

• Other job duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

High school graduate and/or GED required.

Training in food preparation for therapeutic diets and recent institutional cooking experience preferred.

Prior supervisory experience preferred.

Knowledge of food safety guidelines preferred.

Must have valid driver’s license.