Job Position: Café Supervisor
Hours: Thursday to Sunday mornings / Wednesday evenings
Wage: $18 - $20 per hour
Location: Downtown Chicago
Job Summary
As one of Food for Thought Café supervisors, you will perform hands-on supervision at all levels of our café operation, including training staff, maintaining health and safety procedures, resolving customer issues, and taking initiative to build a foundational relationship with our client.
You will work in collaboration with the General Manager to create unit-specific strategic plans for the front of the house and oversee all café staff in the absence of the General Manager, ensuring that the Food for Thought high quality standards are consistently met.
Responsibilities
- Preparing and managing schedules for hourly employees.
- Participating in all kitchen and service duties as necessary.
- Holding all café staff accountable for established standards.
- Reconciling cash drawers and auditing cash amounts in safe.
- Assembling cash deposits.
- Participating in budget preparations.
- Tracking necessary financial data and reports to corporate liaisons.
- Being flexible to work all shifts including special events.
Required Qualifications
- +3 years of experience in Food Service supervisory roles.
- Basic working knowledge of the fundamentals of cooking, kitchen equipment operation, safety, and sanitation.
- Basic mathematical skills to understand recipes, measurements, requisition amounts, and portion sizes. As well as principles of business finance, cost of goods percentages, accounting principles, tracking cash, etc.
- Effective communication skills to collaborate with other team members.
- Effective organizational skills to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Knowledge of business computing systems and ability to learn new systems.
- Proficiency in professional business communications.
- Must provide a valid Food handler or Food Service Manager Certificate.
Preferred Qualifications
- Excellent leadership, management, and organization skills.
- Ability to budget and manage inventory.
- Creativity and adaptability to challenges.
- Ability to build professional relationships.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach at or below the shoulder; lift and carry items up to 40 pounds for a moderate distance.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to use their hands to handle tools, grasp, and control objects. Use fingers to grasp, move, or assemble items.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is continuously exposed to extreme temperatures. Working with knives, mincers, and other dangerous tools or equipment.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, move, reach, grab, and stand for long periods of time. As well as stooping, kneeling, crouching, and climbing ladders.
Company Benefits & Perks
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Accident Insurance & Critical Illness Insurance
- Parental Leave
- 401K Retirement Plan
- Workplace Meal Plan
- Career advancement opportunities
- FFT University - Classes and training designed to enhance your skills in life and on the job and cultivate new ones.
- Referral Programs
- Employee Discounts (Pet Insurance, Entertainment, Travel, and much more.)
Company Values & Culture
- Diverse, inclusive, safe, and motivating workplace
- Employee Growth and Development
- Collaboration & Open Communication
- Sustainability Focus (Product, Packaging, Partners)
Grow with us! - at Food For Thought, instruction, advice, and assistance are always readily available, which is why our average tenure is 6 years. The U.S. average is 4.2 years, while the Hospitality industry average is only 2.1 years!
EEO Statement
Food For Thought provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
E-Verify Participation
Food For Thought participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.
Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.
For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that your employer has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact DHS.