Kitchen Manager - Wheeler Elementary - 6:00am - 2:30pm (Mon-Fri)

Millard Public SchoolsOmaha, NE
Onsite

About The Position

Coordinates and manages the food service program at an individual school. This role involves supervising daily food preparation, providing leadership and training to staff, monitoring sanitation, preparing reports and inventory, serving food to students, cleaning equipment and the kitchen, operating a cash register, and ensuring customer satisfaction. The position is for the 10-month school year, working 8 hours per day, with a schedule that aligns with the students' schedule.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • ServSafe required within 90 days of employment
  • Prior K-12 food service experience required
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Ability to prepare and maintain necessary records
  • Ability to instruct, train, supervise, evaluate, and discipline employees.
  • Ability to extend a recipe and accurately determine food requirements.
  • Ability to interact with children effectively.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with staff and students.
  • Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with staff and others.
  • Standing
  • Walking
  • Sitting
  • Lifting 40 lb max
  • Carrying 10 feet
  • Pushing/pulling
  • Climbing/Balancing
  • Stooping/Kneeling/Crouching/Crawling
  • Reaching/Handling
  • Speaking/Hearing
  • Seeing/Depth Perception/Color

Nice To Haves

  • State certificate in school food service management recommended.
  • Omaha/Douglas County Food Handling Sanitation courses recommended
  • Special food service training recommended

Responsibilities

  • Supervises daily food preparation for school.
  • Provides leadership and direction for staff.
  • Provides orientation and training to new employees.
  • Coordinates, schedules, and assigns work for food service staff.
  • Checks quality of work by monitoring employee actions.
  • Evaluates and conducts employee performance appraisals.
  • Resolves staff grievances if necessary.
  • Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
  • Assists in daily food preparation for school.
  • Cooks, prepares individual portions, and performs other food preparation duties.
  • Prepares daily, monthly, and yearly food service reports and other paperwork as required.
  • Prepares, receives, and verifies food/supply orders according to schedule.
  • Submits orders through established ordering.
  • Performs monthly inventory of food/supplies.
  • Serves prepared food to students.
  • Cleans equipment used, including utensils, dishes, mixers, and machines.
  • Performs general cleaning duties in kitchen.
  • Operates a cash register (or equivalent), receives payments of cash, checks and charges from customers or employees for goods or services.
  • Works with student/parents/faculty employees to ensure satisfaction in such areas as quality, service, and problem resolution, refer to Food Service Manager if necessary.
  • Able to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned.

Benefits

  • Health, Dental, and/or Vision Eligibility
  • Life Insurance
  • Paid Holidays and Sick Leave
  • NPERS Retirement Plan
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