Floating Food Service Support-Quick Hire!-St. Louis,MO,USA,MO

Summit specializes in providing food services within correctional institutions, ensuring that incarcerated individuals in these facilities receive nutritious and appealing meals. Operating across the United States, Summit plays a vital role in supporting the correctional system by delivering meals that adhere to strict safety and quality standards. Their focus is on improving mealtime experiences for inmates by providing healthy food options and facilitating essential social interactions during meal service times. Working for Summit offers employees the chance to be part of an important mission with a direct impact on the community within correctional environments. Elior North America, the parent company of Summit, is committed to diversity, equal opportunity employment, and employee development. They emphasize growth opportunities for all employees and foster a culture of advancement, allowing their team members to build valuable skills that can propel their careers both within the company and across different sectors. Elior North America prides itself on creating a work environment that nurtures talent and supports employees at all levels. The Floating Food Service Support role at Summit involves serving as a cook supervisor within a fast-paced kitchen environment in a correctional facility located in Saint Louis, Missouri. This full-time, onsite position requires significant travel—between 50% to 75%—to nearby locations, allowing the floating support professional to lend expertise and guidance across multiple sites. The principal responsibility includes coordinating and supervising kitchen staff to ensure operational efficiency and adherence to culinary standards. In this role, you will train and instruct employees on various food service practices, ensuring meals begin on schedule. A critical focus will be maintaining high-quality standards for food portion, appearance, and temperature, both to meet regulatory requirements and to satisfy the expectations of the institution. The position demands meticulous attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a dynamic environment. Experience with scratch cooking and high-volume quality establishments is essential, as the job requires preparing meals that meet both quantity and quality standards. As the floating food service support, you will also have leadership responsibilities, including supervising teams at different locations, guaranteeing compliance with sanitation protocols, and delivering excellent customer service. Providing friendly and helpful interactions to stakeholders within the correctional system is also part of the job. Given the nature of the work environment, the role demands flexibility, physical stamina, and a commitment to upholding the values and regulations of correctional facility food service. Compensation for this position starts at $19.00 per hour, reflecting the importance of culinary expertise and supervisory skills required. This opportunity at Summit offers benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time employees, as well as voluntary insurance options like accident and critical illness protection. Additional perks include commuter benefits, employee assistance programs, 401(k) retirement plans, sick time, holiday pay, tuition reimbursement, and paid time off. Such comprehensive benefits ensure that employees are supported both professionally and personally as they contribute to the vital role of food service in correctional settings.

• At least one year prior culinary experience in a quality and high volume establishment with an emphasis on scratch cooking
• complete knowledge of proper culinary methods, techniques and standards
• excellent attention to detail and the ability to perform multiple tasks at once
• high-level product knowledge
• ability to provide friendly and helpful customer service
• experience supervising a team