Food Service Elementary Cafeteria Manager

Purpose Statement

The job of cafeteria manager requires running the kitchen in a safe, efficient manner that meets mandated requirements within nutritional, budget and safety constraints.

Essential Job Functions

• Creates a positive environment to provide quality customer service and retention of food service staff.
• Oversees implementation of menu plans to meet students' mandated health and nutrition requirements.
• Inspects received food items/supplies for the purpose of verifying quantity, quality, safety and specification of orders.
• Inventories and stocks food supplies to ensure availability and security of items.
• Oversees production of foods to ensure they meet mandated nutrition and meal requirements.
• Provides food service for meals including catering events, field trips, workshops, etc.
• Manages the site operation to provide safe, efficient, food services at the site in compliance with health department, HACCP, USDA regulations.
• Prepares finance, activity, and food production reports for the purpose of providing written support or conveying information in compliance with corporation and regulatory agency requirements.
• Responds to inquiries of students, staff and public to provide information regarding accounts, payment options, nutrition information.
• Oversees HACCP/Health Department regulations to provide a safe and efficient food service.
• Cash management and account reconciliation completed accurately to provide for a secure financial program.
• Reports food service equipment malfunctions to the food service director to maintain safe operating conditions.
• Aids other employees or covers other positions as needed for coverage of the daily tasks of the food service operation.
• Trains employees and monitors/evaluates job performance to help employees achieve success in the child nutrition program.
• May be assigned additional duties at the discretion of the food service director.
• After hours duties may be required on occasion.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Ability to perform basic math skills.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• Ability to report orally and or in writing to supervisor as required.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written and or oral form.
• Ability to occasionally upgrade skills to meet changing job conditions.
• Problem solving skills needed to identify issues and create action plan.
• Ability to schedule staff; events; activities; meetings etc.
• Ability to collect and report data accurately.
• Ability to adapt to shifting work priorities.
• Ability to achieve results within time constraints and meet deadlines/schedules.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision.

Physical And Mental Demands, Work Hazards

• Works in commercial kitchen setting and some general office setting.
• Job requires frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling and occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching crawling and significant finger dexterity.
• Repetitive motion required for typing, filing, use of hands and wrists.
• 30% sitting; 50% walking/lifting; 20% standing.
• Job performed under some extreme temperature variations.

Qualifications

• Job related experience required.
• HS Diploma or equivalent.
• Continuing Education requirements: 10 hr professional development hours yearly; HACCP training yearly; Civil Rights Training yearly.
• School Nutrition Association Membership desired.

Terms Of Employment

• Less than 12 months.
• Benefits eligible.
• 8 hrs day elementary manager, Hours are 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Other Conditions And Stipulations

• As listed in the Classified Staff Handbook.
• Grade 12 Classified Staff Salary Matrix, Starting Hourly rate replacement: $19.63-23.55 based on experience.
• An additional $1 per hour will be paid from referendum funds.
• Hiring Manager: Nancy Millspaugh - millspaughn@bcsc.k12.in.us.

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