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SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL - SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY

Orange County Public Schools
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 29 Jul 2025

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Overview

Provides safe, efficient and professional food and nutrition services for OCPS students through operational efficiencies, program compliance and review of daily food service operations at the assigned school.

Responsibilities and Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • High school diploma or GED required.
  • A minimum of two (2) years experience in school food service in Orange County Public Schools; or five successful years of food service management experience from another school district or other institutional food service company such as a hospital, chain restaurant, theme park, or other approved company.
  • Successful completion of Orange County’s School Food Service Manager Internship required or successful evaluation as a substitute school food service manager.
  • ServSafe certification is required.
  • The incumbent is considered to be “essential personnel” during an emergency and can be subject to being held over or called back to a district location at all times.
  • All new hires to this position must successfully complete the Industrial Physical Capability Screening (IPCS); previous incumbents holding this position without a break in service are not required to have this screening.
  • Must successfully work at least six (6) months in an Elementary School, in order to be qualified to work in Middle or High SchoolKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:Extensive knowledge in the preparation of foods served in Child Nutrition Programs; of the use and care of all equipment utilized in the preparation of school meals; of all facets of operations management preferred; demonstrated leadership and management ability; skill in application of principles of personnel supervision; effective oral and written communication skills; knowledge of computer systems; ability to apply principles of Food Service, Sanitation and HACCP in daily activities; knowledge of applicable county, state and federal school food service regulations; ability to translate standards of Food and Nutrition excellence into daily operations.REPORTS TO: Senior Manager, FNSSUPERVISES: Provides input to the School Principal relative to the hiring, terminating, disciplining and evaluating performance of school food service assistants.MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT:Institutional Food service equipment, POS machines, equipment, vehicles, etc., used in this position. Telephone, Thermometer, Computer, (Personal Computer), Printer, Copier, Adding machine, Calculator.PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:Describes physical conditions of this position.Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently.PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:Physical activities of this position. Percent of a typical day involved in each applicable activity is noted.Percentage20 Sitting: Resting with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs.70 Standing: Assuming an upright position on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.40 Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.10 Bending: Lowering the body forward from the waist.10 Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.10 Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position through the use of the upper extremities and back muscles exerting up to 10 pounds of force.80 Finger Dexterity: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm.50 Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.90 Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately, loudly or quickly.90 Hearing Acuity: The ability to perceive speech and other environmental sounds at normal loudness levels.90 Visual Acuity: The power to see at a level which allows reading of numbers and text, operation of equipment, inspection of machines, etc.Note: Will total more than 100 percent as several activities may be performed at one time.WORKING CONDITIONS:Conditions the worker will be subject to in this position.Indoors and Outdoors: The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:* Manifests a professional code of ethics and values.* Respond to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous and empathetic manner representing OCPS in a positive light.* Models the routine, intentional and effective use of technology in daily work, including communications, organization and management tasks.* Provides ongoing evaluation of program operations to ens

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