Food Services Supervisor
Date: 28 May 2025
Location: St. Catherine, Jamaica
Company: GraceKennedy Ltd.
The GraceKennedy Group seeks to identify an individual looking for an excellent opportunity to progress his/her career; and who possesses the vision and energy to help drive dynamic changes across the group, in the following capacity:-
FOOD SERVICES SUPERVISOR
Purpose of Position
The Food Services Supervisor is responsible for assisting with the management of all aspects within the Food Service Operation including staffing, stock, achieving production targets, controlling expenses, customer satisfaction, service, quality, and cleanliness - maintenance of the company’s standards of quality and outstanding customer service.
Key Outputs/Deliverables
- Ensure quality assurance of finished products is always achieved.
- Meet Production Targets consistently, by ensuring staff are scheduled to guarantee efficiency and optimal productivity.
- Manage inventory of raw and finished goods.
- Quality and timeliness in executing job functions and submitting reports
- Security and safety of the storage of raw materials, finished goods entering and leaving the facility
- Ensuring 100% Accuracy of inventory, outlets orders, transfers, and write-offs.
- Prepare Purchase Orders (for approval) for raw ingredients.
- Ensure the operation is ran efficiently by having costs trending down.
- Ensure equipment, working tools, and gasoline are optimally maintained
- Perform opening and closing duties
Performance Criteria
- Effective time management
- Targeted sales objectives achieved
- Effective management of stock
- Active succession plan for bakery personnel
- Timely response to
- Department compliance with regulatory requirements
- All bakery personnel accounted for in a training and/or certification schedule
Minimum Education and Experience
- Diploma or Certificate in Culinary Arts
- 4 CXC or GCE subjects including a numerical subject and English Language
- Minimum one (1) year work experience in a similar capacity
- Valid Food Handler’s Permit
Key Competencies
- Ability to instruct/train employees on how to perform their work duties
- Knowledge of good sanitation and hygiene practices
- Excellent Customer Service Skills
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Creativity
- Excellent team building skills
Working Conditions
- Physical exertion with prolonged periods on feet, lifting (minimum 50 lb.) bending, pushing, pulling, and carrying
- Sometimes required to work outside of normal work hours to meet the demands of the job and ensure objectives remain on track, this may include weekends and public holidays
- Exposure to hot and cold
Qualified applicants are invited to submit applications no later than June 30, 2025 via the careers section of our Corporate Website at www.gracekennedy.com
GraceKennedy upholds the principles of fairness and equity in the treatment of all our employees and stakeholders. The Company is committed to equity in all its employment practices and policies and seeks to recruit, develop and retain its employees on the basis of merit, ability and performance. As such, we are committed to ensuring equal opportunity in employment, and will not discriminate on the grounds of race, national origin, religion, gender, or otherwise.