Kitchen Shift Supervisor

Job Description

Located in the beautiful Black Hills region of South Dakota, Mount Rushmore National Memorial is open year-round and features retail shops and a variety of dining outlets that serve convenient grab-and-go meals and coffee. No matter what your job is, you will be a proud steward of the park and play an essential role in providing warm and friendly hospitality to all our guests.

We’re hiring a Kitchen Shift Supervisor to Live. Work. Explore. this summer!

Job Summary:
The Food Outlet/Kitchen Shift Supervisor II assists with planning, ordering, and preparation and cooking of food for both customer and employee outlets, while ensuring all standards are met and processes/procedures are being followed.

Responsibilities:

• Assists with planning and executing daily food preparation, taking into consideration sustainability, food surpluses/leftovers, anticipated patrons, popularity of dishes, nutrition, and recency of menu.
• Ensures proper methods of food preparation and cooking are being followed.
• Ensures portion sizes, garnishments, and final product meet prescribed standards.
• Provides training for staff for their assigned areas and consistently follows the correct processes and procedures. During peak season could be upwards of 20 staff in a designated area.
• Helps to ensure cost control within the department while meeting sustainability objectives.
• Assists in providing food attendant oversight while staff are preparing food orders during peak visitation hours to ensure plate presentation, quality of food, organization/cleanliness, and all related safety and sanitation protocols are followed to ensure a quality outcome

Life in Mount Rushmore:

• Employee housing (dormitory-style or RV site) and on-site employee meals (cafeteria-style)
• On-site laundry facility, employee shuttle service, Wi-Fi (limited bandwidth)
• Fast-paced, exciting work environment with plenty of upward mobility and growth opportunities
• Meet people of all ages from all over the country and the world
• The adventure of a lifetime!

Job Requirements

Two years previous experience in a culinary leadership role; or a culinary degree and 1+ years of pervious experience.
ServSafe Manager certification.
Ability to provide excellent customer service.
Ability to listen and effectively communicate.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where project priorities, task deadlines, and assignments can change quickly and with little notice.
Must be a self-starter who can work with minimal supervision while working within set guidelines.
Ability to adapt training methods to different skill and ability levels.
Willing to “pitch in” and help the team with tasks.
Must be a positive team player with flexible schedules who likes to have fun and has the passion to work.