Cafeteria Manager, MS

Job Title: Cafeteria Manager, MS
Reports to: Director of Child Nutrition
Dept./School: Child Nutrition
Exemption Status/Test: Nonexempt

Primary Purpose:
Supervise, train, and manage campus food service operation. Ensure that appropriate quantities of food are prepared and served. Meet time constraints set by menu requirements established by Central Office administration. Meet health codes.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification :

• High school diploma or GED
• Food manager certification
• Candidate must have satisfactory outcome of fingerprinting background check. Non-refundable fee (approximately $50.00) paid by the employee

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Knowledge of methods, materials, equipment, and appliances used in food preparation
• Ability to manage personnel
• Effective planning and organizational skills

Experience:

• Completion of a sanitation course before or during the first year as manager
• Three years experience in institutional food service operations

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Cafeteria Management

1. Produce and maintain work schedules and production records.
2. Direct daily activities in kitchen and cafeteria.
3. Maintain all serving schedules and serve all food items according to menu specifications defined by departmental policies and procedures.
4. Work cooperatively with campus principal to accommodate temporary schedule changes, special serving requirements and to resolve personnel problems.
5. Supervise and train employees at campus level, promoting efficiency, morale, and teamwork.
6. Policy, Reports, and Law
7. Ensure that food is produced safely and is of high quality according to policies, procedures, and department requirements.
8. Maintain accurate reports of daily and monthly financial, production, and activity records.
9. Maintain and submit accurate information for payroll reporting (time cards, tardiness, and absenteeism).

Safety

1. Ensure that food items are stored in safe and hazard-free environment.
2. Establish and enforce standards of cleanliness, health, and safety following health and safety codes and regulations.
3. Maintain safe work environment.

Inventory and Equipment

1. Ensure that appropriate quantities of food and supplies are available through daily orders and periodic inventories.
2. Maintain logs on all equipment maintenance required within campus food service department.
3. Perform preventive maintenance and report needed equipment repairs.
4. Recommend replacement of existing equipment to meet department needs.
5. Conduct annual physical equipment and supplies inventory.

Other

• Help screen, select, and train cafeteria workers and make sound recommendations about the assignment, discipline, and retention of cafeteria personnel.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
Supervise and evaluate four or more food service workers assigned to campus cafeteria.

Working Conditions: Mental Conditions/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Tools/Equipment Used : Standard large and small kitchen equipment and tools including electric slicer, mixer, pressure steamer, deep-fat fryer, sharp cutting tools, stove, oven, dishwasher, and food/utility cart


Posture: Prolonged standing; frequent kneeling/squatting, bending/stoop, pushing/pulling, and twisting
Motion: Continual walking; frequent climbing (ladder), grasping/squeezing, wrist flexion/extension, reaching/overhead reaching
Lifting: Frequent moderate lifting and carrying (15-44 pounds)
Environment: Work inside in commercial kitchen environment; exposure to extreme hot and cold temperatures, extreme humidity, noise, vibration, microwaves, biological hazards (bacteria, mold, fungi), chemical hazards (fumes, vapors, gases), electrical hazards; work with hands in water; work around machinery with moving parts; work on slippery surfaces
Mental Demands: Work with frequent interruptions; maintain emotional control under stress

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.