The Kitchen Team Lead provides indirect supervision to kitchen staff, overseeing daily operations, assisting cooks as needed, and ensuring compliance with food safety standards. Responsibilities include monitoring kitchen activities, estimating food and supply requirements, receiving and inspecting supplies, and verifying invoices against orders and delivered goods. Additionally, the role involves administrative duties to support efficient kitchen operations. 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Provides direction to, monitors and assists kitchen staff, prepares and serves meals as required; provides training and guidance to kitchen staff, ensuring adherence to food safety protocols and kitchen best practices. 

  • Estimating food and supply requirements based on menus and minimum/maximum inventory levels; assists in managing food costs by monitoring waste, portion control, and cost-effective purchasing. 

  • Receiving supplies, checking invoices against orders and good received, storing and distributing supplies 

  • Planning food preparation and cooking schedules, modifies and adjusts menus as required, assists in menu planning based on nutritional guidelines, budget constraints, and client needs 

  • Performs inventory control duties such as storing and rotating food and supplies; places orders with external suppliers under the direction of the Manager of Nutrition & Food Services, including contacting suppliers to gather information and address anomalies or damaged shipments in the manager's absence. 

 

Key Skills and Experience Required 

  • Minimum two years of recent, related work experience preferably institutional cooking, Professional Cook Training or an equivalent combination of education and experience 

  • WHIMIS, Current First Aid (valid for at least 6 months), Food Safe & Naloxone 

  • Criminal Record Check 

  • Valid BC Drivers License and own vehicle 

  • HEP B Vaccination Required