Job Details

Front House Kitchen Supervisor

Position Number: 6870094
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Position Type: Food Services

Front House Kitchen Supervisor

University of California Santa Barbara

Job Posting Details

Position Number: 40028083

Payroll Title: FOOD SVC SUPV 1

Job Code: 5234

Job Open Date: 1/20/26

Application Review Begins: 2/4/26

Department Code (Name): FDFT-Campus Dining

Percentage of Time: 100%

Union Code (Name): 99 - Non-Represented

Employee Class (Appointment Type): Staff: Career

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Grade: PSS/18

Pay rate/range: Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range: The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $55,400/yr-$57,000/yr. Posting Salary Range: The posting salary range for this position is $55,400/yr-$60,000/yr. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience; the budget for the position; and the application of fair, equitable, and consistent pay practices at the University.

Work Location: Portola Dining Commons (may vary)

Working Days and Hours: Sunday - Thursday 12 pm - 8:30 pm (may vary)

Benefits Eligibility: Full Benefits

Type of Remote or Hybrid Work Arrangement, if applicable: N/A

Special Instructions:

For full consideration, please include a resume and a cover letter as part of your application.

Department Marketing Statement:

Housing, Dining & Auxiliary Enterprises houses 10,000 students, faculty and family residents on campus, provides support services for 9,300 students residing in the communities adjacent to the campus, serves 21,000 customers daily in its retail and board dining programs, manages the UCSB Campus Store and University Center, hosts 150,000 guests annually for conferences and meetings, manages a major events center (Events Center), and oversees the administration of transportation, parking and fleet services. Additional responsibilities in the HDAE portfolio include Administrative & Residential Information Technology (ARIT) and The Club & Guest House. HDAE employs 600 full-time employees and 1,800 student employees. HDAE maintains a physical plant of more than 3 million square feet of buildings and 250 acres of grounds and landscaping.

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Brief Summary of Job Duties:

Under the direction of the Production Manager, the Front House Kitchen Supervisor ensures the highest quality of recipe preparation and presentation. Supervises service areas during meal hours, and monitors customer service to maintain our high standard. Responsible for organizing training sessions for new student kitchen employees and ensuring all kitchen employees are meeting safety and sanitation requirements. Acts as sole floor manager some weekend meals and weekday evening meals. This involves directing full-time and student staff in amounts of food to cook and serve for up to 1300 customers per meal. Works with other managers to provide floor coverage at lunch and dinner during all other work days.

Required Qualifications:

Work Experience

Minimum 2 years supervisory experience. Ability to utilize computers, learn new software, and work with Microsoft Word. Excellent communication and customer service skills including ability to actively listen and effectively convey information, policy and procedures both orally and in writing. Ability to effectively work in a high volume operation with continuous personnel actions. Ability to effectively work with other managers and full time staff as a team.
Or Equivalent combination of education and experience

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/experience in restaurant or institutional food service operations, or

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Special Conditions of Employment:

Satisfactory criminal history background check
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
UCSB is a Tobacco-Free environment
Work hours/days may vary.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work standing for up to 8 hours per day.

Misconduct Disclosure Requirement:

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

"Misconduct" means any violation of the policies governing employee conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, or discrimination, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC's policies addressing some forms of misconduct:

Job Functions and Percentages of Time:

Employee & Meal Supervision - 60%

-Supervises student and career personnel to ensure the highest quality of recipe preparation and presentation.

-Reviews kitchen departments to see that adequate safety and sanitation standards are being met.

-Works to minimize the waste of food, equipment, and cleaning products.

-Helps to coordinate portion control.

-Helps to train new employees and retrain current employees in efficient work methods.

-Supervises service areas during meal hours ensuring that employees are providing excellent customer service and are working efficiently and effectively.

-Ensures that customers eat in a clean and sanitary environment. Follows existing departmental and university guidelines and policies where applicable.

-Facilitates teamwork and a team spirit among all staff and managers within dining services.

-Instills in the staff the importance of each member's contribution to the dining services team.

Scheduling - 20%

-Assists in covering all open/unfilled shifts and finds any extra kitchen help on a daily basis or as needed.

-Attends student kitchen employee and full time employee meetings on a regular basis.

Training - 15%

-Plans, facilitates and monitors the student cook training program in conjunction with the Personnel Manager and student managers.

-Assists in the selection of new student cooks.

Other Duties - 5%

-Assists in the selection of student employees for advanced positions and helps to update the promotion process when necessary.

-Coordinates part-time employees in the opening and closing of the building during shutdown periods, including the coordination of special clean-up crews.

-Ensures that all items personally received are counted, weighed, and examined for desired specifications.

-Helps coordinate the storage of food, equipment, and cleaning supplies.

-Helps supervise the rotation of stock.

-Uses computerized work order system to log work requests on equipment.

-Maintains log and tracks progress of current equipment issues. -Assists with the inventory of the unit's off campus storage unit on a regular basis.

UC Vaccination Programs Policy:

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccinations Programs. As a condition of Physical Presence at a Location or in a University Program, all Covered Individuals** must participate in any applicable Vaccination Program by providing proof that they are Up-to-Date with any required Vaccines or submitting a request for Exception in a Mandate Program or properly declining vaccination in an Opt-Out Program no later than the Compliance Date (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.). Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

For more information, please visit University of California Policy on Vaccinations - https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/5000695/VaccinationProgramsPolicy

*Covered Individuals: A Covered Individual includes anyone designated as Personnel or Students under this Policy who physically access a University Facility or Program in connection with their employment, appointment, or education/training. A person accessing a Healthcare Location as a patient, or an art, athletics, entertainment, or other publicly accessible venue at a Location as a member of the public, is not a Covered Individual.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

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