Food Service Operations Supervisor

Food Service Manager

Under general direction of the Director, Food and Nutrition Services or designee, assists in planning, organizing, directing and reviewing a comprehensive food service program on a District-wide basis; contributes to the development of a nutritional program to meet National School Lunch requirements; ensures program compliance with Federal, State, County and District requirements; counsels, trains and evaluates performance of subordinates. The incumbent must possess good interpersonal skills and work with the Administrator, Supervisors and Coordinators regarding personnel activities and the implementation of processes related to the operation of the department.

Requirements / Qualifications

Education: Must possess a secondary (i.e., high school) school diploma, or its equivalent (GED), supplemented by the completion of two (2) years of college including courses in Food Services, Management, institutional Food Services and other related fields. Experience in the preparation of menus, supervising employees engaged in quantity food preparation, etc., in addition to that listed below, may be substituted for the required college level education on the basis of one (1) year of experience being equal to 15 semester units. Experience: Three (3) years full-time experience in supervising employees engaged in quantity food preparation, cooking and serving, including responsibility for coordination of several food service facilities, scheduling of employees, budget preparation and administration, and other management skills, is required. SPECIAL LICENSE OR LANGUAGE SKILLS: Must possess a valid Food Safety Certification from a nationally recognized Food Safety Program. Certification must successfully be renewed every three years. The ability to read, write and speak another language, in addition to English, such as Spanish or Armenian, is desirable. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Employees must be physically and mentally able to perform the essential duties of a position with or without reasonable accommodation and without hazard to themselves or others

Application Procedures

All applicants, including applicants presently employed by the Pasadena Unified School District, must complete an application online at The application attachments must include: 1) Proof of completed education. Transcripts reflecting the graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university, with a major in Dietet­ics, Food and Nutrition, Food Service Management, Nutrition Education or a related field is required. Graduate or additional courses in Business, Public Administration, Nutrition or other related field is desirable. 2) Valid and current Food Safety Certification (ServSafe) from a nationally recognized Food Safety program. 3) Updated Resume 4) Letter of Introduction (Cover Letter) 5) Three (3) Letters of Recommendations (one from a current or previous supervisor) *DEGREE VERIFICATION: Transcripts and degrees received outside the United States must be supplemented by a complete evaluation report from a regionally accredited foreign degrees review agency. For more information on foreign degree evaluation, visit:

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