Beaumont Independent School District

Job Description

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

Supervise, train, and manage campus food service operation. Uphold the policies of the National School Lunch Program and the standards of the Food and Nutrition Services Department.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Certification:

• High school diploma or GED preferred
• Certified with City Health Department
• Certified on level four (4) with State School Food Service Association

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Knowledge of methods, materials, equipment, and appliances used in food preparation
• Ability to manage personnel
• Effective planning and organizational skills
• Able to handle money efficiently
• Promote and maintain professionalism among staff
• Demonstrate good personal appearance and cleanliness in work habits
• Knowledge in HACCP sanitation and safety practices

Experience:

• Completion of sanitation and safety courses.
• Five years experience in institutional food service operations preferred.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

1. Produce and maintain daily job schedules and production records.
2. Direct daily activities in kitchen and cafeteria.
3. Maintain all serving schedules and produce all food items according to menu specifications defined by department 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. Evaluate personnel mid-year and at the end of the term.
7. Utilize technology in the cafeteria.
8. Ensure that food is produced safely and is of high quality according to policies, procedures, and department requirements.
9. Ensure that meals served and claimed meet all federal and state regulations.
10. Maintain accurate reports of daily and monthly financial, production, and participation records and submit in a timely manner.
11. Maintain and submit information for payroll reporting (time cards, tardiness, and absenteeism).
12. Work cooperatively with supervisors and administrative staff to achieve continuous cafeteria improvements.
13. Collect food samples on a daily basis, label and refrigerate.
14. Ensure that food items are stored in safe and hazard-free environment.
15. Enforce standards of cleanliness, health, and safety following health and safety codes and regulations.
16. Maintain safe work environment, through on the spot correction or reporting of unsafe conditions.
17. Log temperatures of specified refrigeration and heating equipment daily. 5.312 (Page 3 of 4)
18. Test temperatures of all food during production and service. Log on production record.
19. Ensure that appropriate quantities of food and supplies are available through daily and weekly orders and inventories.
20. Report and follow up on all equipment maintenance required within campus food service.
21. Recommend replacement of existing equipment to meet department needs.
22. Conduct annual physical equipment and supplies inventory.
23. Maintain perpetual inventory of commodity and purchased foods and supplies through card or computer system.
24. Help screen, select, and train cafeteria workers and make sound recommendations about the assignment, discipline, and retention of cafeteria personnel.
25. Support the department with regular attendance and punctuality.
26. Perform other related duties as assigned by a supervisor.
27. Perform marketing promotions as assigned to affect student participation and customer attitudes.

EQUIPMENT USED:

• Large and small kitchen equipment to include electric slicer, mixer, pressure steamer, kettles, braising pans, deep-fat fryer, sharp cutting tools, ovens, dishwashers, and food and utility carts, microwaves, combi ovens, conveyor ovens, computer.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Mental Demands

• Maintain emotional control under stress

Physical Demands

• Frequent standing, walking, pushing, and pulling; moderate lifting and carrying; stooping, bending, and kneeling exposure to extreme hot and cold temperatures.
• Light lifting and carrying, reaching above shoulder, use of fingers, repetitive hand motions; frequent bending and stooping

Environmental Demands

• Exposure to above average heat and cold. Hazardous chemicals exposure.

The above statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to the job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills that may be required. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. The administration has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.

The Beaumont Independent School District does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, or sex in the educational programs or activities that it operates and is an equal opportunity employer.