Food Service Lead

Hemlock Public School District•Hemlock, MI

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Food Service Lead prepares, presents, and serves food while providing day-to-day leadership, support, and direction to kitchen staff. This position ensures meals are nutritious, safe, properly prepared and presented, and meet District, USDA, and accrediting agency standards. The Lead works alongside the kitchen team, demonstrating strong cooking skills and providing hands-on training and support to ensure recipes, preparation methods, portion sizes, food safety practices, and established procedures are followed. We are seeking a team-minded leader who leads by example and helps create a positive, collaborative kitchen environment. The ideal candidate is level-headed, flexible, dependable, and able to thrive in a fast-paced setting while maintaining a positive and solution-focused approach. This position also oversees accurate ordering, supports efficient daily operations, and works collaboratively with staff to maintain high standards of food quality, service, and safety.

Requirements

Must be able to handle lifting to weights of at least fifty (50) pounds.
Patience and enjoy working with students of all ages.
Positive attitude about school food service and willing to expand knowledge of food service.

Responsibilities

Prepares, presents, and serves food.
Provides day-to-day leadership, support, and direction to kitchen staff.
Ensures meals are nutritious, safe, properly prepared and presented, and meet District, USDA, and accrediting agency standards.
Demonstrates strong cooking skills and provides hands-on training and support to kitchen staff.
Ensures recipes, preparation methods, portion sizes, food safety practices, and established procedures are followed.
Oversees accurate ordering.
Supports efficient daily operations.
Works collaboratively with staff to maintain high standards of food quality, service, and safety.
Maintains sanitation standards.
Uses recipes to cook and prepare various entrees, vegetables, sandwiches, and other menu items.
Assists Food Service Director in maintaining accurate daily production records.
Collects, records, and reports quantities used, amounts produced, amounts left over and meal counts accurately in compliance with District and government regulations.
Offers and serves correct portions.
Assists in proper labeling, dating, and rotation of product in dry storage, coolers and freezers.
Assists Food Service Director in accurate counting of food and supplies for inventories.
Assists in the cooking, preparation and service of food for special events when required.
Attends training and development classes and work site meetings as required.
Maintains a positive and professional approach to workplace relationships, avoiding unnecessary conflict and contributing to a respectful, solution-focused team environment.
Provides strong, consistent leadership by leading by example, supporting staff, setting clear expectations, and promoting accountability and teamwork.
Other duties as assigned by the Director of Dining Services.