Production Supervisor - Kutztown University

Aramark • Maxatawny Township, PA

9d

About The Position

The Production Supervisor is responsible production at a single unit including food production processes and systems. Responsibilities include managing 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), utilizing a 4‑week menu cycle and production system for forecasting and tracking, and managing inventory exceeding $50,000—preferably with experience in a higher‑education setting.

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• Analyze purchase history, estimate food consumption, and report out results.
• Works with finance department to ensure invoices are accuate, paid, and up to date.
• Oversee 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.
• Maintain 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 prparation and cooking, portion size, and garnishing to ensure food is prepared in a prescibed 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed