FOOD UNIT LEAD (FULL TIME)
About The Position
The Food Unit Lead coordinates the activities of food-service employees and creates an enjoyable dining experience for customers, staff, and visitors. The role oversees and participates in food and beverage preparation and service, ensuring company standards for presentation, sanitation, safety, and portion control. It helps plan menus and ensures meal service is timely and efficient. The position trains, assigns, and coordinates employees; sets work procedures and schedules; and helps select and orient staff. It also handles reporting, cash procedures, ordering supplies from approved sources, customer complaints, and facility sanitation and safety. The position is based at Flagstaff Unified School District in Flagstaff, Arizona. The posted schedule is Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. School-break periods may involve unpaid temporary layoffs if work is not required, though year-round work at another location may be needed depending on business needs.
Requirements
- Prior management experience is required.
- Must be able to perform the essential functions satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Responsibilities
- Provide attentive, one-on-one customer service.
- Oversee and participate in food and beverage preparation and service in accordance with standards for presentation, sanitation, safety, and portion control.
- Help plan menus.
- Ensure timely and efficient meal service and supervise meal service.
- Respond to customer complaints in person and by email.
- Train employees and assign and coordinate work to promote efficiency and service quality.
- Determine work procedures, prepare schedules, and expedite workflow.
- Complete required daily, weekly, and monthly reports, including inventory, cash, production, payroll, and timekeeping records.
- Handle cash according to the Food Accounting Manual, including deposits, petty cash, and change funds.
- Order food and other necessary supplies from approved sources or purveyors.
- Direct and participate in facility and employee sanitation and safety in accordance with company standards and government regulations.
- Develop sanitation schedules and ensure employees follow them for cleaning the kitchen and dining area and washing utensils and equipment.
- Issue written and oral instructions.
- Help select and orient employees and oversee staff training in areas of responsibility.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Retirement Plan
- Associate Shopping Program
- Health and Wellness Programs
- Discount Marketplace
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Voluntary benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and the Choice Auto and Home Program
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance and AD&D
- Disability insurance
- Commuter benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Paid and/or unpaid time off benefits may be available in accordance with applicable laws
- Internal employee referral bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
