Kitchen Supervisor

JOB POSTINGS #2025-30Kitchen Team LeadOur VisionThe Canadian Mental Health Association provides mental health education and mental illness recovery-focused programs and services for people of all ages and their families. We work collaboratively to develop realistic community awareness of homelessness and provide housing opportunities for clients. CMHA Kamloops creates awareness, provides education, and supports individuals and families living with mental health or substance use concerns. Our programs are community-based, they include supportive and independent living, homelessness services, and peer support. By working closely with other community agencies, we are working to bridge gaps in mental health care and facilitate access to critical services and resources.Position Type : 1 Part Time Position UnionizedHours : Saturday and Sunday (15 hrs / wk.)Location : Kamloops, BCSalary & Benefits : $26.09 / hour plus Extended Medical and Dental Benefits, Pension Plan, Employee and Family Assistance PlanThe RoleThe 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 RequiredPlease indicate your interest in this position by forwarding a letter of interest and an updated resume tohr.kamloops@cmhakamloops.ca. Please indicate the position you are applying for as the subject of the email. Interviews will be conducted ongoing as applications are received. While we sincerely appreciate all applications, only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted.Closing Date : March 30, 2025CMHA Kamloops is an equity employer and encourages applications from women, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, people of all sexual orientations and genders, and others whom may contribute to the further diversification of the Association. Lived experiences of mental illness and or addictions is considered an asset. To avoid a conflict of interest, people who are currently accessing CMHA Kamloops services are not eligible to apply.A criminal record check free of convictions of violence and other crimes against the vulnerable will be required.Thank you for your interest!