Lead Food Service Worker- Fenton School Nutrition

Lead Food Service Worker Bring Your Passion to the Plate!

Love food? Love making a difference? Join our team as a Lead Food Service Worker and help serve up fresh, nutritious meals to students every dayall while leading a fun, energetic kitchen crew in a supportive school environment!

This is more than just a jobit's a chance to lead with heart, feed young minds, and grow your career in food service, all on a schedule that fits your life.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Take the lead in preparing and serving meals that meet nutrition and portion guidelines
• Handle daily ordering, receiving, and storage of food, beverages, and supplies
• Keep the kitchen running smoothly by organizing cleaning duties and ensuring food safety
• Set up hot and cold serving lines, brew coffee, and keep beverage areas stocked
• Deliver meals when needed for classrooms, staff, or catered events
• Manage POS/cash handling and make sure deposits are accurate
• Be a key player on a supportive, mission-driven team that truly cares

Why You'll Love Working With Us:

• Family-Friendly Schedule No nights, weekends, or major holidays
• Summers Off Recharge and reset while school's out
• Growth Opportunities We'll help you build your skills and advance your career
• Meaningful Work Fuel student success and well-being every single day

Awesome Benefits Include:

• Competitive pay
• Medical, dental & vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• 401K with company match
• Paid time off
• Ongoing training and development
• A positive team environment where your work matters

What We're Looking For:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 1+ year of food service experience
• ServSafe certification (or willingness to get certified)
• Great attitude, reliability, and team spirit
• Ability to speak and read English and follow safety procedures
• Comfortable standing, lifting (up to 40 lbs), and working in hot/cold environments

At Whitsons Culinary Group, we believe every meal is a chance to make a difference. We proudly serve nutritious food in schools, helping students stay energized and ready to learn. If you're looking for rewarding work that gives back, we'd love to have you on our team.

Be a part of something meaningfulapply today and help us keep enhancing life one meal at a time. !

$18 per hour

Education:

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Must complete all Whitsons and other mandated training as necessary

Certifications:

• ServSafe certification
• Local food safety certification, if required in jurisdiction of employment.

Other Qualifications, Experience and Competencies:

• Ability to speak and read English in order to understand and perform job assignments.
• 1 year professional food service experience required
• Always present a positive and professional image.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THE JOB:

• While performing the duties of this job, the team member is frequently required Sit, walk, talk and hear
• Use hands and fingers to feel, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.
• Be standing on feet majority of the workday in addition to walking back and forth.
• Lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Lifting while turning side to side is sometimes necessary.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The work is performed primarily in the kitchen and on the serving line
• Standing most of the workday is required.
• Work requires movement in and out of storerooms and freezers
• Exposure to extreme temperatures (hot and cold) due to cooking and refrigeration equipment.
• The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work and duties that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position, and Whitsons reserves the right to add additional duties or modify existing duties.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between Whitsons and team member and is subject to change by Whitsons as the needs of Whitsons and requirements of the job change.