Food Service Production Supervisor

KCK•Kansas City, KS

About The Position

The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) is a nationally recognized urban school district that serves approximately 22,000 students and 60+ different languages are spoken in the homes of our students. KCKPS is home to Sumner Academy, the #6 highest rated High School in the Nation and #1 High School in Kansas according to the US News rankings. With Head Start/preschools, 28 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, and 5 college and career academies/high schools, we are the fifth largest district in the state of Kansas and our student population is approximately 56% Hispanic, 24% African American, 9% White, and 6% Asian. To serve our students, the district employs approximately 4,000 employees including more than 1,800 teachers. JOB GOAL: The food service production supervisor is responsible for supervising all duties and employees in the assigned areas, which include daily production, preparation, storage of food and supplies, accountability, and safety/sanitation procedures.

Requirements

Good communication and customer service skills
Good organizational, record keeping and telephone skills
Ability to lift 35# alone and 50# and above with assistance
Must be able to stand continuously throughout assigned shift
Job may require bending, stooping, kneeling, and pushing and pulling
Health permits full participation in all food service related tasks and meets requirements of BOE
Must complete a minimum of 15 hours of training during the first year of employment and 10 hours per year thereafter.
High school diploma or GED
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to read and analyze and interpret general professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, general curriculum and learning theories, correspondence, and protocols.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, staff, parents, students, and the general public.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk, stand and talk or hear.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 35 lbs alone.
The employee must occasionally lift items with assistance of 50 pounds such as cases of cans and 50 lbs. bags of sugar or flour, or moving/rearranging appliances.
Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.
Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community; ability to speak clear and concisely in written or oral communication.

Nice To Haves

ServSafe, preferred
Willingness to consider joining state and national professional affiliations.

Responsibilities

Attend and complete required job related training classes and workshops.
Practice and monitor appropriate HACCP procedures to assure proper sanitation and safety standards met in the preparation of the serving area; preparing, serving, and storing food; use and care of equipment; personal habits.
Follow and enforce verbal and/or written instructions for preparing, portioning, garnishing, serving meals, storing food and utilizing and maintaining equipment and facility.
Maintains the highest quality of production to insure that the best possible food is served.
Plan and implement daily production schedules and line sheets
Uses only district approved standardized recipes.
Consistently demonstrates efficient and productive use of time and resources so as to meet established productivity standards.
Maintain with accuracy all required records and forms including recording of time, absence reports, food and supply usage records.
Consistently demonstrate the ability to communicate positively with students, co-workers, school staff and parents.
Assist and direct other food service workers with the completion of their tasks within the time specification and be able to serve as a replacement worker for absent food service employees.
Follow procedures in personnel matters including grievance, absence, job bidding and established dress code.
Perform any food service related tasks as assigned by Director, Operations Manager, Manager, Assistant Manager and/or Site Monitor.
Follow District/Department policies and procedures.
Flex scheduling may occur based on the needs of the department.
Other duties as assigned
Maintains communication with school personnel, and parents/guardians to enhance cooperative action which will meet the needs of students.
Utilizes existing technology effectively in the performance of duties.
Performs other related work as required.