What are the responsibilities and job description for the Kitchen Supervisor position at Curaleaf?
Kitchen Supervisor
Job Type: Full-Time; Exempt
Shift: Monday-Friday, 6:00am-2:30pm
Location: Phoenix, AZ 85024
Who You Are:
As a Kitchen Supervisor, you are a dynamic and detail-oriented culinary professional with a passion for creating high-quality, artisan products in a fast-paced environment. With a strong background in food preparation and leadership, you excel at managing kitchen operations and inspiring your team to deliver exceptional results. You thrive in ensuring food safety, maintaining compliance, and fostering a clean and organized kitchen. Your experience with cannabis-infused products (or eagerness to learn) and your ability to think critically and plan effectively make you an ideal candidate for this role.
What You Will Do:
- Lead and manage daily kitchen operations, ensuring recipes are followed and high standards are met.
- Supervise food preparation, production, and controls, maintaining consistent quality for high-volume cannabis-infused products.
- Train and mentor staff to produce high-quality cannabis-infused products while maintaining safety and efficiency.
- Collaborate with Processing and Packaging teams to meet production schedules while adhering to food safety standards and regulations.
- Work with other departments to coordinate special needs and forecast inventory requirements.
- Ensure compliance with state cannabis regulations and federal and state laws.
- Work with the Production Manager to plan daily operations, product mixes, and quantities while improving processes.
- Maintain and complete Master Batch Records, perform QA/QC duties, and ensure adherence to state and company policies.
- Conduct inventory counts, maintain records, and oversee storage, sanitation, and waste disposal processes.
- Ensure the kitchen operates under GMP standards and is always inspection-ready.
What You Will Bring:
- 3-5 years of food preparation experience in a restaurant or hospitality environment and at least 2 years in a leadership role.
- Strong organizational and planning skills, attention to detail, and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- A solid understanding of food safety standards, sanitation practices, and production efficiency.
- Proven ability to mentor and manage a team while maintaining a positive and creative attitude.
Even Better If:
- You have experience cooking with cannabis or working in the cannabis industry.
- Familiarity with state and county health department requirements for production facilities.
Physical Requirements:
- Allergen warnings, potential exposure to dust, pollen, and plant pathogens.
- Exposure to cleaning solvents, such as high volumes of isopropyl alcohol.
- Daily use of provided PPE, such as masks, hair nets, beard covers, respirators, boot covers, scrubs, non-slip shoes, and Tyvek suits as necessary.
- Ability to work in confined spaces
- Exposure to loud noises, including but not limited to air compressors, packaging equipment, and alarms.
- High-stress tolerance, adaptable, flexible ability to work in an ever-changing environment
