Kitchen Manager

Opaa!•Peabody, KS

20d•$14 - $17

About The Position

The Kitchen Manager directs the day-to-day operation of the kitchen to ensure Opaa! standards are met and maintained and that the kitchen complies with safety and health regulations. The role oversees food preparation and service quality, kitchen staff, meal transportation where applicable, compliance, inventory, ordering, records, and communication with school personnel. Opaa! Food Management operates across 10 states; pay varies by state and position, and a Hiring Manager will discuss pay with applicants.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or relevant experience.
Serve Safe certification; additional certifications may vary by state.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence; and present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group settings.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic with whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; compute rates, ratios, and percentages; and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions and solve problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to stand, walk, sit, squat, climb, balance, kneel, crawl, push, pull, grasp, feel, taste, smell, talk, hear, and reach with hands and arms.
Ability to exert over 60 pounds of force occasionally and frequently lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects up to 25 pounds.
Required vision abilities include concentrated attention, depth perception, bringing objects into sharp focus, and color vision.

Responsibilities

Monitor food and preparation to maintain standards for quality, presentation, and sanitation.
Investigate and resolve food quality and service complaints to promote customer service.
Coordinate preparation and daily transportation of meals to satellite buildings, where applicable.
Conduct daily safety and production meetings with kitchen staff.
Demonstrate and promote Opaa! core values and report concerns to the DNS immediately.
Supervise kitchen staff in production, delegate workflow, and inform the DNS immediately of personnel issues.
Train, cross-train, and certify staff in kitchen job stations; perform any kitchen function as required.
Maintain cleanliness and organization of kitchen and storage areas.
Maintain compliance with Opaa! recipes and menu plans; obtain DNS approval for menu changes at least 24 hours in advance.
Follow the Opaa! timekeeping policy, report discrepancies to the DNS immediately, and submit hours worked through ADP or an edit sheet for missing time.
Maintain compliance with HACCP processes and procedures, HHFKA and CACFP Meal Patterns, and applicable Opaa!, worker, health, state, and local safety requirements; report unsafe conditions and incidents promptly.
Coordinate and submit food and supply orders through Boss.
Complete accurate daily production records by student grade group.
Oversee and conduct physical inventory counts of commercial and commodity products, enter counts into Boss, and maintain FIFO storage standards.
Receive and count products, document vendor invoice discrepancies, and approve invoices on the day received.
Enter daily participation counts into Boss and complete required logs accurately and on time.
Perform daily tray counts, reconcile them with the district report, and ensure meals are reimbursable.
Maintain communication with the building principal and conduct a weekly update meeting.
Conduct Daily Dish meetings and use the production board to plan and monitor service flow.
Attend and actively participate in weekly Kitchen Manager meetings with the DNS.
Perform other duties as assigned by Opaa! Food Management.