Job Description

Put Your Purpose To Work at PHS • Food Production Supervisor, Apply Today!

Find purpose and passion in your work with a team dedicated to supporting older adults. You benefit from a supportive, mission-driven organization with opportunities to learn, grow, and make a meaningful impact every day while helping older adults live their best lives wherever they call home.

Optage Meals, a division of Presbyterian Homes & Services, is seeking a qualified culinary professional for the Food Production Supervisor to join their team.The Food Production Supervisor leads production staff, monitors workflow, supports adherence to food safety regulations including HACCP, OSHA, and USDA requirements, and works closely with procurement, quality control, and distribution teams to meet operational demands. You’ll lead and support production staff, uphold food safety and operational standards, and help create an efficient and positive kitchen environment.

Responsibilities

The Food Production Supervisor leads daily food production operations in a way that promotes quality, safety, efficiency, and service excellence. This role oversees production team members, coordinates workflow, and helps ensure food is prepared consistently and in compliance with applicable food safety and sanitation standards.

Key Responsibilities included but are not limited to:

• Plan and manage production schedules to meet deadlines, minimize waste, and optimize labor and resource utilization.
• Supervise and coordinate production staff by assigning tasks, monitoring performance, and providing coaching and feedback to improve efficiency and consistency.
• Train employees on proper food handling, sanitation, recipe adherence, and safety procedures, with particular attention to onboarding and skill development for new hires.
• Maintain production records, including quantities produced, ingredient usage, and waste data, to support reporting, planning, and analysis.

Qualifications

• Must possess, as a minimum, a high school or equivalent education.
• Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) required.
• Prior experience in food production, health care, or hospitality operations required.
• Experience with standardized recipes, inventory management, and employee supervision strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of state and federal food-handling and kitchen regulations (Serve Safe Certification).
• Strong leadership, organization, problem-solving, and attention to detail. Working knowledge of food safety and sanitation regulations.
• Ability to coordinate multiple priorities, communicate effectively with team members and cross-functional partners, and support a consistent, high-quality production environment
• Demonstrated compatibility with PHS's mission and operating philosophies.
• Demonstrated ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language to communicate with all customers.

Pay Range

The estimated starting pay range for this role is $25.46-$27.41 per hour. This good faith estimate is based upon PHS’s typical starting pay range for this role. Actual pay range depends upon many factors including each individual employee’s qualifications and market conditions and is subject to change.

Benefits

Full-time benefits-eligible employment begins at a minimum of 30 hours per week:

• Health, and dental, including applicable HSA & FSA
• Employer Contribution to HSA for eligible Health Plans
• Life insurance (AD&D)
• Retirement, with eligibility for an employer match
• Holiday pay and extended sick

Full and Part-time benefits-eligible employment working between 20-29 hours per week:

• Vision insurance
• Voluntary short-term & long-term disability
• Accident & hospitalization coverage
• Education assistance programs

All employees:

• Accrue PTO (Paid time off)
• Same-day pay
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• College partnership educational discounts
• Access to Learn to Live Resources

About PHS

Presbyterian Homes & Services (PHS), based in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a nonprofit, faith-based organization providing a broad array of high-quality housing choices, care and services options for older adults. Some 8,000 employees serve more than 41,800 older adults through 60 PHS-affiliated senior living communities in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin, and through Optage® home and community services. PHS is also co-owner of Genevive, the largest geriatric primary care practice in Minnesota, providing comprehensive care for more than 15,500 older adults. Established in 1955, PHS has earned the reputation as an innovative leader dedicated to promoting independence, purposeful living and the overall well-being for those they serve. Today, PHS is one of the largest nonprofit providers of senior housing and services in the nation.

PHS is an EEO/AA employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, or status with regard to public assistance.