Culinary Production Supervisor

Job Summary

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Dining is actively seeking a Culinary Production Supervisor to join its in‑house dining and catering program. Be part of the group that delivers exceptional hospitality by supporting local farms through seasonally‑inspired menus, and utilizing the strengths of its staff to provide the absolute best in culinary artistry to the greater community. While RISD Dining welcomes all applicants who meet the minimum qualifications for this role, we are especially interested in candidates who have advanced culinary education, as well as prior experience working in a commissary production kitchen and/or catering environment;

creating, writing, and executing seasonal menus and using Menu Management systems; recipe testing and writing; and experience with authentic cookery of international cuisines, especially Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Indian, Middle Eastern, Spanish, and Latino.

• Responsible for pre‑preparation work necessary to facilitate production in a timely manner for meal periods and catering. Responsible for hands‑on production work and for efficiently coordinating the work of others, including obtaining recipes, preparing specific items, assuring that all necessary items have been ordered and are on hand. Ensure culinary staff use and follow recipes for production needs. Ensure recipes are accurate as to ingredients, quantities, and methods;
  
  make necessary changes per associated SOP.
• Assign daily duties to culinary staff to ensure timely preparation of items, anticipating customer volume and service requirements. Ensure all health code procedures are followed including but not limited to: temperature management, personal hygiene and sanitation. Routinely evaluates menu offerings with Executive Chef and others on the RISD dining team, evaluating quality, overall appearance/presentation, seasoning, flavor, nutrition and customer response. Glean customer and unit satisfaction relevant menu offerings, merchandizing, station setup, menu mix, presentation and service standards for all foods prepared in unit.
• Actively engage in the purchasing of food items, ingredients and supplies; maintain accurate inventories and pars. Test new products and make recommendations to Executive Chef and culinary team. Stays current on trends in the industry, understands the importance of cultural sensitivity as to international dishes, has strong working knowledge of international cuisines, cookery and flavor profiles.
• Actively provide over‑site of maintenance and repair of equipment within the kitchen and back of house. Enforces safety and sanitation standards; develops and implements cleaning schedules, daily checklists and SOPs. Maintain daily cleanliness of all cooking areas, equipment, refrigerators and freezers. Responsible for day‑to‑day maintenance of daily log books; temperature, production, cleaning and GRUs.
• Serve as an intrinsic part of the training program for new employees. Reviews all kitchen and production protocol. Reports any short‑comings in training to Managers. Provides ongoing training, inspiration and feedback for culinary staff. Conduct daily pre‑meal meetings to ensure all members of staff are familiar with what is being served across all stations and communicated with as to upcoming events, changes, feedback, successes and challenges.
• Conduct staff performance evaluations for culinary staff in consultation with RISD Dining’s Executive Chef, create weekly schedules and manage vacation requests.

• Ability to actively reference classical culinary cooking and preparation techniques, e.g. charcuterie, garde manger, sauce production, meat fabrication, et al.
• Strong oral and written communication skills required, including the ability to effectively communicate effectively with diverse and multilingual populations.
• Strong ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
• Rhode Island sanitation/Serv Safe certification is required or must be attained within orientation and review period.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software and other computer‑based systems.
• Associates degree in Culinary Arts or…