Food Service Supervisor

Housing and Dining Services announces two Food Service Supervisor opportunities (early and evening shifts) at Van Zile Dining Services, located in the beautifully renovated historic Van Zile Hall. As part of a soon-to-open dining facility, you'll play a key role in creating another on-campus exceptional dining experience for students in a dynamic, customer focused, high volume environment. Join our award winning dining team and help launch an exciting new operation. Duties and responsibilities include:
* Oversee daily food preparation and production control, ensuring that menu items meet established standards for taste, presentation, and timeliness.
* Foster an environment of learning and growth through coaching, mentoring, and ongoing training that builds technical and teamwork skills.
* Ensure compliance with food safety and sanitation standards by implementing and monitoring safe food handling, allergen awareness, and proper equipment use.
* Collaborate with management and staff to plan production schedules, coordinate special events, and maintain open communication that supports smooth operations and a positive workplace culture.
* Demonstrate effective resource management through careful inventory oversight, waste reduction, and organized workflows that maximize productivity.
* Lead by example to uphold high standards of quality, safety, and service while creating a supportive, efficient work environment.

Housing and Dining Services is a large, self-operated auxiliary department serving more than 5,000 students that call the K-State campus home. This "home away from home" meets more than the basic needs of students living with us - we provide affordable, safe and engaging accommodations and services for our residents, while finding unique ways to support them in their academic pursuits.
We pride ourselves on taking excellent care of our residents, and that is reflected in our recent Princeton Review rankings. The 2025 Princeton Review ranks us #2 Happiest Students, #2 Best Quality of Life, #8 Best College Residence Halls, and #14 Best Campus Food.
YOU can help make our residents and guests feel welcome and comfortable!

This position is On-site.

All employees must reside in the United States when they begin working to comply with state law. K-State is unable to provide remote or hybrid work opportunities for residents of the state of Idaho.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Requires one year of relevant experience. Requirements may be met through a combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Considerable knowledge of large scale food preparation, equipment, health sanitation, and safety procedures.
• Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to follow standardized recipes and to consistently produce quality, standardized products.
• Strong organization and coaching skills that support positive encouragement off others.
• Prefer the ability to interact effectively with others and have a commitment to providing quality service and products.

Sponsorship eligibility:

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship

Please submit the following documents:

• on-line application

Applications close on: July 10, 2026

$14.54 - $18.00 per hour