Kitchen Operator V - MacDonald (QSS #8689)

About the role

Santa Clara Unified School District serves over 15,000 TK-12 students, in addition to students in Preschool through Adult School, across a 56 square-mile area covering neighborhoods in Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, San Jose, and Cupertino. The district’s mission is to provide an engaging and equitable education where each student reaches their full potential and is prepared for work and life. Core values include Excellence and Continuous Improvement, Equity and Social Justice, Student Voice and Empowerment, Communication, Empathy, Respect, and Collaboration. Employees are dedicated, experienced professionals who care about each student's well-being and academic preparation.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, coordinate and supervise food service operations at multiple kitchens.
• Train and lead assigned food services staff.
• Prepare production schedules and assign duties of food service and student staff.
• Assist in the selection and training of assigned staff.
• Read and interpret standardized menus, recipes, and safe food practices according to Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and district food service standard operating procedures.
• Prepare and maintain records such as inventory and orders; complete daily menu production records as required.
• Follow sanitation and safety practices related to handling, cooking, baking and serving food.
• Ability to prepare, cook, bake and serve a variety of foods in quantity at an assigned school food service cafeteria.
• Prepare and serve food in accordance with health and sanitation regulations.

Qualifications

• High school graduate.
• Three years of quantity food service experience.
• Culinary experience preferred.
• Acquisition and maintenance of ServSafe certification required.
• Physical demands: standing and walking for extended periods, lifting up to 55 pounds, dexterity of hands and fingers to operate kitchen equipment, carrying, pushing or pulling food trays and carts, assuring proper quantities of food, bending at the waist, and reaching over head above the shoulders and horizontally.
• Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary, as well as good oral and written communication skills are essential.