FOOD UNIT LEAD (FULL TIME AND PART TIME)
About The Position
The Food Unit Lead coordinates the activities of other food-service employees and helps create an enjoyable dining experience for customers, staff, and visitors. The role oversees and participates in food and beverage preparation and service, menu planning, meal service, customer service, employee training and work coordination, reporting, cash handling, ordering supplies, and facility sanitation and safety. This position is at Norwich Public Schools, 90 Town Street, Norwich, Connecticut. Full-time and part-time schedules are available Monday through Friday; hours may vary, and morning hours are available. More scheduling details are provided at interview. Prior experience in a high-volume culinary environment is required. The listed pay range is $17.50 to $18.00 per hour. Because this work is performed in an educational facility, there may be periods of unpaid temporary layoff when food-service needs decline or cease during school breaks. Depending on business needs, year-round work may be required, potentially at a different location during breaks.
Requirements
- Prior experience in a high-volume culinary environment.
- Ability to perform the position’s essential functions satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Responsibilities
- Provide attentive, quality customer service.
- Oversee and participate in preparing and serving food and beverages according to company standards for presentation, sanitation, safety, and portion control.
- Help plan menus.
- Ensure timely and efficient meal service and supervise meal serving.
- Respond to customer complaints in person and by email.
- Train employees and assign and coordinate their work to promote efficiency and excellent service.
- Determine work procedures, prepare work 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 a sanitation schedule and ensure food-service employees follow it 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 Choice Auto and Home Program
- Full-time positions also offer medical, dental, vision, life insurance/AD, disability insurance, commuter benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
- Associates may be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
- Internal employee referral bonus available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
