School Nutrition Manager

Osseo Ind School District 279•Maple Grove, MN

15h

About The Position

The School Nutrition Manager assists with planning, preparing, and serving daily meals and supports the Nutrition Manager in operating a school foodservice facility. The role helps ensure food quality, safety, sanitation, and compliance with health, safety, and USDA Child Nutrition Program requirements. It also supports a positive kitchen team, relationship-building with students, staff, and community members, and the development and implementation of continuous improvement processes. The position supports menu planning and meal programs, food and supply purchasing, production planning, staffing, recordkeeping, budget objectives, and daily problem-solving. It helps train and supervise nutrition staff in standardized recipes, food preparation, equipment use, sanitation, and safety. The role also promotes welcoming, respectful communication and engagement with students, families, staff, and community members. This is a full-time, school-year position scheduled Monday through Friday, eight hours per day. The salary is listed in the Classification 2 salary schedule on page 4 of the School Nutrition Agreement on Terms and Conditions of Employment; no specific salary amount is provided.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Ability to work with people of all ages.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Basic computer skills, including word processing, Excel, online ordering systems, and email.
Attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate records.
Ability to make quick, logical, and decisive decisions in response to daily challenges.
Ability to build a team that develops positive relationships with students, staff, and the community.

Nice To Haves

Child Nutrition Certificate (Level I).

Responsibilities

Participate in breakfast menu planning to support student and staff participation while meeting USDA nutrition requirements; participate in lunch planning and district nutrition manager meetings when the Nutrition Manager is absent.
Assist in planning additional food programs, including the Fruit and Vegetable Grant, after-school snacks, dinner, summer programs, and special events.
Serve quality meals on time despite food, equipment, or staffing challenges.
Determine and order appropriate quantities of food and supplies from multiple vendors; calculate daily preparation quantities while minimizing waste.
Schedule personnel efficiently within building needs and budget, and ensure staff are cross-trained and mentored.
Maintain equipment temperature logs and accurate daily menu and food production records.
Support efficient foodservice operations that meet food, supply, and labor budget objectives; forecast and order needed supplies.
Lead and organize quantity food preparation, delegate tasks with fixed deadlines, and solve daily problems in a timely and appropriate manner.
Create and maintain a safe, caring, welcoming, and valued work environment for staff; maintain employee confidentiality.
Train staff to use standardized recipes consistently, including to meet USDA requirements for students with special dietary needs and food allergies.
Manage staff food preparation to maintain high food quality.
Maintain proper receiving and storage procedures and implement HACCP sanitation guidelines.
Train and supervise nutrition staff in proper kitchen equipment use, sanitation, and safety.
Engage nutrition staff in department continuous improvement goals.
Help staff connect the school district mission, core values, and priorities to their daily work.
Support successful special events through appropriate staffing and planning; encourage collaboration among nutrition staff, building staff, and community members.
Respond to questions and concerns respectfully and promptly; use orientations, open houses, school events, student committees, taste tests, and suggestion boxes to foster welcome, respect, and student input.
Communicate effectively with students, families, and staff, acknowledge concerns, and work collaboratively toward solutions.
Help ensure compliance with USDA and Minnesota Department of Education requirements, local health and safety codes, uniform guidelines, and food and nutrition personal hygiene procedures.
Help ensure successful biannual inspections by local public health officials.