Child Nutrition Elementary Kitchen Lead

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Position:  Child Nutrition Elementary Kitchen Lead

Position Purpose: Under the direction of the Director of Child Nutrition & the Elementary Field Supervisor, the elementary kitchen lead is responsible for daily food production & leadership functions in their assigned kitchen. The kitchen lead ensures that the kitchen operates professionally, is adequately staffed, and fulfills the staff, student, & district expectations. This position maintains and oversees the daily operation of the district's Child Nutrition Program to ensure customer satisfaction while maintaining high standards of food safety and sanitation.

Schedule: 8.0 hrs/day - 5 days/wk - 40 wks/year - Full Time Position

Essential Job Functions:

• Maintain the kitchen and equipment to meet Health Department requirements.
• Willingness of State and Federal reimbursable meal requirements.
• Responsible for daily State and Federal meal reporting requirements.
• Train staff on new requirements, as needed.
• Provide evaluation input for assigned staff.
• Participate in all CNS meetings and conferences, as required.
• Work banquets and/or special events in your building.
• Perform any other related duties as assigned by the Director of Child Nutrition Services or his/her designee.
• Regular, reliable and punctual attendance

Note:  The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities.  It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.

Equipment:  

• Use standard office equipment, such as computers and copiers.
• Use standard commercial grade food preparation equipment.

Travel Requirements:  Travel between schools, or between schools and central offices, may be required for certain positions.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to take initiative and responsibility for work and work areas.
• Ability to be a team player.
• Ability to produce quality work.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to complete GFS online food ordering.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and perform arithmetic operations as needed.
• Ability to understand, apply and use technology and software applications (e.g., Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Calendar, Drive, etc).
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees, and others.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff and others contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to report work orally or in writing to supervisor as required.
• Ability to work in an economically, culturally and racially diverse environment.

Qualifications: 

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 1 year of supervisory experience in a professional kitchen setting preferred.
• In lieu of 1 year supervisory experience, the candidate must have a very good work history with an excellent attendance record in previous assignments and have successful job performance as evidenced through past/recent supervisor evaluations.
• Experience in the preparation of large quantities of food.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds.
• Current ServSafe Certificate & ServSafe Allergen Certification or ability to obtain within 6 months of employment.
• Civil Rights Training Certificate or ability to obtain within the first 60 days of employment.
• Must meet annual minimum Federal required training hours for School Nutrition Manager (10 Hours).
• Full knowledge of all breakfast/lunch components and what equals a reimbursable meal per the USDA standards is preferred.
• Previous work experience in the food service industry. K-12 experience preferred.
• Knowledge of s