Kitchen Manager - Abbott Elementary - 6:00am - 2:30pm (Mon-Fri)

Millard Public Schools•Omaha, NE

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Coordinates and manages the food service program at an individual school. This is a 10-month position with 8-hour workdays, following a similar schedule to students. The role involves supervising daily food preparation, leading and training staff, managing inventory, preparing reports, and ensuring customer satisfaction.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
ServSafe required within 90 days of employment
Prior K-12 food service experience required
Strong organizational skills
Ability to prepare and maintain necessary records
Ability to instruct, train, supervise, evaluate, and discipline employees.
Ability to extend a recipe and accurately determine food requirements.
Ability to interact with children effectively.
Ability to communicate effectively with staff and students.
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with staff and others.

Nice To Haves

State certificate in school food service management recommended.
Omaha/Douglas County Food Handling Sanitation courses recommended
Special food service training recommended

Responsibilities

Supervises daily food preparation for school.
Provides leadership and direction for staff.
Provides orientation and training to new employees.
Coordinates, schedules, and assigns work for food service staff.
Checks quality of work by monitoring employee actions.
Evaluates and conducts employee performance appraisals.
Resolves staff grievances if necessary.
Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
Assists in daily food preparation for school.
Cooks, prepares individual portions, and performs other food preparation duties.
Prepares daily, monthly, and yearly food service reports and other paperwork as required.
Prepares, receives, and verifies food/supply orders according to schedule.
Submits orders through established ordering.
Performs monthly inventory of food/supplies.
Serves prepared food to students.
Cleans equipment used, including utensils, dishes, mixers, and machines.
Performs general cleaning duties in kitchen.
Operates a cash register (or equivalent), receives payments of cash, checks and charges from customers or employees for goods or services.
Works with student/parents/faculty employees to ensure satisfaction in such areas as quality, service, and problem resolution, refer to Food Service Manager if necessary.
Able to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned.