Student Nutrition Services: Kitchen Manager Floater 7 Hours 7:00 am --2:00 pm

Student Nutrition Services Kitchen Manager Floater

Show/Hide DAYS SCHEDULED: 183 Days SALARY SCHEDULE: CLAS Range F - Starting at $21.35 per hour

The Manager Floater is directly responsible for the student nutrition service operation in organization includes Department Heads, Student Nutrition Service Assistants and Substitutes. The Manager Floater provides support for the student nutrition service activities at assigned location with specific responsibilities for ordering food necessary for food preparation; organizing food preparation activities; overseeing and assisting food service employees with food preparation, serving, cashiering and clean up; preparing bank deposits; confirming quantities and quality of food items are available for use; providing written reports; and complying with mandated health requirements and USDA and KSDE regulations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned

• Acts as Manager at elementary, middle or high school when manager is absent.
• Operates the student nutrition service program at the assigned school within the guidelines established by USDA, Kansas Department of Education (KSDE), Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA), and district policies and procedures.
• Keeps accurate records which include production records, inventory, temperature logs, pest check logs, cooling log, and corrective action log and other requirements of the Student Nutrition Services Office, Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) and USDA.
• Attend scheduled meetings and training classes as required.
• Communicates with all staff in a timely manner and effectively (e.g. information from the student nutrition service office, manager meeting).
• Reports all service and equipment repairs as needed.
• Maintains and enforces high standards of sanitation and safety as well as the highest quality of production to ensure high quality food items are served.
• Ensures that all employees are using the district standardized recipes and serving portion sizes.
• Merchandise meals and other food items served to students, staff and parents.
• Plan work and production schedules to obtain the maximum utilization of employees.
• Adjusts menus to meet emergencies, with the approval of the area supervisor or nutritionist.
• Notifies the school office of any menu changes including principal, secretary and nurse.
• Accurately completes an inventory of food and non-food items. Assures that all supplies are on hand for the day's preparation before needed.
• Order and maintain adequate supplies of food and non-food supplies including ala carte items.
• Create orders and submit to the Student Nutrition Service office via Student Nutrition Services software within a specific time table.
• When food is delivered, check-in by visually counting each item, noting if the correct item was delivered, order was filled correctly and if quality of product is acceptable.
• Make corrections on invoice while the delivery personnel are on site. Return items that do not meet quality expectations and notify the student nutrition service office
• Processes receipts for the purpose of completing and documenting transactions and making bank deposits. Reconciles transactions(e.g. meal counts, monies collected) for the purpose of maintaining account balances).
• Professionally handles customer comments and concerns.
• Provides supervision and on-the-job training to assure that all policies and established procedures are followed by employees.
• Provide assistance as needed to help employees improve their performance.
• Performs computer functions to include placing all orders, completing inventory, operating the point of sale (POS), checking account balances
• Provide leadership which promotes the importance of child nutrition to create an interest in the role of the student nutrition service program with administrators, staff, students, parents and patrons.
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED AND PREFERRED)

• Successful completion of the Kansas State Department Education's (KSDE's) food safety training requirement within six months of employment
• Ability to perform basic math functions including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions and percentages.
• Personnel and managerial experience preferred.
• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Previous experience in position or school setting preferred.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to

perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to perform all of the production tasks in the assigned unit including serving and cleaning up, cashiering with normal training.
• Must be able to operate student nutrition service machinery including dishwashing equipment, ovens, steamers, and all other food service equipment designated by the Manager of Student Nutrition Services.
• Must be able to assist other workers with the completion of their tasks, and be able to serve as a replacement worker for absent employees.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of public school education and the ability to apply them to the needs of the district.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with the students, staff, and community.
• Knowledge and ability to utilize appropriate technology.
• Ability to collaborate with team members to implement the district's strategic plan and engage in solution building.
• Desire to continue career improvement by enhancing skills and job performance.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to maintain a high level of professionalism and adherence to Board policy.
• Ability to read and interpret documents.
• Ability to effectively write detailed reports and correspondence.
• Ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing, in relation to department duties and responsibilities.
• Bilingual communication skills preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to lift, carry or otherwise move or position objects weighing 30 pounds.
• Must be able to stand continuously during workshift.
• Must be able to bend and squat.
• Repetitive movement of hands and fingers.
• Must be flexible regarding scheduling, working conditions and location of work.
• May require some physical exertion.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Must be able to occasionally work in noisy and crowded environments, with numerous interruptions.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.