Kitchen Manager

Opaa!•Smithville, MO

10d

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 production, service quality, kitchen staff, food and supply ordering, inventory, documentation, and meal-counting processes. It also maintains communication with the building principal and participates in weekly meetings with the DNS. The position requires a high school diploma, GED, or relevant experience, along with Serve Safe certification. Additional certifications may vary by state. The job involves frequent physical activity and work in indoor and outdoor conditions, including exposure to moving mechanical parts, wet or humid conditions, and extreme heat; occasional exposure to chemicals and extreme cold; and usually loud noise.

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 situations.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic with whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; compute rates, ratios, and percentages; and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions and solve problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Frequently perform activities including standing, walking, sitting, squatting, climbing, balancing, kneeling, crawling, pushing, pulling, grasping, feeling, tasting, smelling, talking, hearing, and reaching.
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, focusing objects sharply, and color vision.

Responsibilities

Monitor food and food preparation to maintain quality standards for preparation, 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 promptly report concerns to the DNS.
Supervise kitchen staff in production, delegate workflow, and immediately inform the DNS of personnel issues.
Train, cross-train, and certify staff in kitchen job stations; be prepared to perform any kitchen function as required.
Ensure cleanliness and organization of kitchen and storage areas.
Follow Opaa! recipes and menu plans; obtain DNS approval for menu changes at least 24 hours in advance.
Follow Opaa! timekeeping policy, report discrepancies to the DNS, and submit hours worked through ADP or an edit sheet for missing time.
Maintain compliance with HACCP processes, HHFKA and CACFP Meal Patterns, Opaa! safety procedures, worker and health safety regulations, and State and Local Health Department requirements; report unsafe conditions and safety incidents in a timely manner.
Coordinate and submit food and supply orders to Boss.
Complete accurate daily production records by student grade group.
Oversee and conduct physical commercial and commodity inventory counts, enter them into Boss, and maintain First In First Out (FIFO) storage standards.
Ensure products are received and counted properly, note invoice discrepancies on receiving documents, and approve invoices on the day received.
Enter participation counts into Boss daily.
Complete all required logs accurately and on time.
Perform daily tray counts, reconcile them with the district report, and ensure all 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.