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Food Service Supervisor Full Time

  • Halifax, NS
  • On-site
  • Posted Sep 7, 2026
  • 1 position

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Employment type
Full-time
Experience level
Entry, Junior · 0+ years
Minimum education
Professional degree
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week

Job summary

The Food Service Supervisor assists the manager in coordinating daily operations, supervising staff, and ensuring high standards of customer service. They are responsible for managing production, inventory, and ensuring strict compliance with health and safety regulations.

Job details

Assists the Manager on duty with the coordination of activities of associates within the food service department while maintaining the highest standards and levels of customer service. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: * Assist the Shift Managers to supervise multiple food service units. * Supervise the production of menu items, ensure completion of cash readings, manage associates, schedule staff working hours, hire and train employees. * Learn from and assist the Shift Manager to resolve labour relation issues, track and produce reports on weekly inventories, sales revenue, labour and food cost. * Communicate positively and enthusiastically to the café patrons and address their issues promptly. * Ensure strict compliance with Compass’ Quality Assurance and Health and Safety Program, Occupational Health and Safety Act and WHMIS regulations. * Coordinate frequent workplace inspections and WHMIS training of all staff and promptly report any workplace accident or incident to head office. * Ensure Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) standards are followed in the food preparation process. Qualifications: Think you have what it takes to be our Food Service Supervisors? We’re committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here’s how we’ll know you’ll be successful in the role. * At least one year of strong operation food industry management experience. * FoodSafe Level 1 Certification. * Comprehensive health and safety knowledge and training. * Knowledge of food service catering. * Strong supervisory skills and the capability to motivate and lead staff. * Employee relations experience in a unionized environment is an asset. * Excellent customer service skills. * Excellent communication skills (written and verbal). * Knowledge of Microsoft Office.

What you’ll do

The Food Service Supervisor assists the manager in coordinating daily operations, supervising staff, and ensuring high standards of customer service. They are responsible for managing production, inventory, and ensuring strict compliance with health and safety regulations.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least one year of food industry management experience and hold a FoodSafe Level 1 Certification. Strong supervisory, communication, and organizational skills are required, along with knowledge of health and safety protocols.

Listed skills

  • Customer service · Preferred
  • Reporting · Preferred
  • Microsoft Office · Preferred
  • Communication Skills · Preferred
  • Inventory management · Preferred
  • scheduling · Preferred
  • Conflict Resolution · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

  • Food service management
  • Staff supervision
  • Inventory management
  • Customer service
  • Health and safety compliance
  • HACCP standards
  • Employee training
  • Scheduling
  • Communication skills
  • Microsoft Office
  • Reporting
  • Conflict resolution
  • Unionized environment experience
  • Catering knowledge
  • Employee Relations
  • Supervision
  • Management
  • Customer Service
  • Communication
  • Food Services
  • Occupational Safety And Health
  • Sales
  • Food Preparation
  • Hazard Analysis And Critical Control Points (HACCP)
  • Hazard Analysis
  • Quality Assurance
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems
  • Coordinating

Job areas

  • Food & Beverage
  • Hospitality
  • Management & Leadership
  • Customer Service & Support
  • Administrative
  • Food Service Supervisor
  • Restaurant / Food Service Supervisor
  • Restaurant Managers
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

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