Kitchen Supervisor [Full Time]

Description

Position Overview

The Bread Alone Kitchen Supervisor focuses on completing all assigned tasks while maintaining all mandatory physical safety and sanitation standards.

Bread Alone’s sustainability as a business depends on meeting the cleanliness, safety and food quality standards consistently.

Bread Alone Supervisors are tasked with ensuring that their station is running, safely, smoothly, efficiently and in accordance with our Purpose, Values and Culture. Supervisors embody good habits and Bread Alone culture and set the bar with their own behavior.

Supervisors are our first line of leadership and the primary source of hands-on guidance for our Professionals. They are the mentors and support system for our Professionals and are responsible for furthering the Professional team’s cohesion, practical skills and techniques.

Supervisors are responsible for actively troubleshooting and communicating with other Leadership team members around issues that arise during the course of the shift.

Supervisors must hold themselves and all teammates accountable to Bread Alone safety, culture, and employee conduct standards. They must address any product, equipment, and interpersonal issues in accordance with Bread Alone policy.

Supervisors take ownership and responsibility for the Cafe kitchen. They embody the work ethic, curiosity, gritty determination, honesty, and humility that is at the core the Bread Alone management principles. Supervisors ask for consent, build consensus, and never use coercion to lead their team.

Hours: This is a full-time position. We strive to make schedules as manageable as possible to encourage and allow work-life balance.

Bread Alone's Worldview: Bread Alone Began in 1983 with simple intention: To feed people organic bread baked from a wood-fire brick oven. We run the bakery today with the optimistic belief that good food, an equitable economy and a healthy planet can thrive together. At the heart of our endeavors lies the profound belief that individuals are integral to every positive impact we make. Join us as we collectively strive for excellence in aligning our aspirations with meaningful actions.

Requirements

Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Ensure safe, efficient, high quality operation of assigned station(s)
• Have a full knowledge of and ability to communicate effectively all guidelines for safe and efficient operation of the station under your supervision
• Create sustainability in our job environment through collaboration with your teammates in achieving our goals
• Deliver high quality cafe foods to the Hudson Valley
• Actively and immediately communicate any service or product quality issues to the GM (General Manager)
• Ensure that Bread Alone safety, culture, and food safety standards are being followed by you and all team members in the kitchen
• Responsible for proper, safe equipment operation, routine maintenance and routine troubleshooting as set by managers and training materials
• Provide feedback to Culinary Leadership on areas of our protocols and product recipes that need improvement
• Ensure that you and any professionals assigned to your station are following the break schedule. Communicate with your GM (General Manager) regarding any need for adjustments based on workflow
• Organize and delegate tasks as needed to any professionals assigned to your station
• Listen to team members, provide feedback to manager on any issues and seek support when necessary
• Coach and guide team members to perform according to Bread Alone rules but defer any disciplinary action to GM (General Manager)
• Report to the GM (General Manager) any issues that arise that are outside supervisor responsibilities.

Job Requirements:

• Able to stand for long periods of time while executing tasks quickly and accurately
• Able to to work in a physically demanding fast-paced environment
• Able to tolerate exposure to high levels of heat and cold
• Able to twist and bend repeatedly for long periods of time
• Respect for and comfort with a diverse and inclusive workplace 
• Able to pull, push, move and lift to waist level
• Able to carry awkward and shifting weights up to 50 pounds in a safe and controlled manner
• Able to work with, handle, operate, and control hot equipment and products in a safe manner according to Bread Alone guidelines
• Able and willing to use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and assign