Position Overview

The School Nutrition Program Lead supports the manager in the management of the food service operation, which includes adherence to federal and state laws and regulations for accountability of meal patterns, food safety, human resource practices, marketing of programs, and financial integrity. 

Roles and Responsibilities 

• Assists the manager in ordering weekly supplies by established due dates and based on resources on hand and forecast production requirements.
• Assists the manager as needed in checking the quality, quantity, and accuracy of weekly deliveries and invoices.
• Assists the manager in forecasting and deciding production needs, and plan employee work schedules, to assure each meal meets requirements as established by USDA.
• Organizes the preparation of food for the assigned department, meeting time schedules for that department.
• Maintains an accurate inventory of all kitchen supplies.
• Follows established guidelines as identified in the Nutrition Program Procedure Manual.
• Assists the manager in completing daily accountability reports and submit by established deadlines.
• Works with other staff members to ensure accurate and timely daily reporting.
• Strives to achieve established goals for food and labor by utilizing labor and resources efficiently.

Qualifications 

• High School diploma or GED required
• Two years of experience in quantity food service
• Knowledge of food service methods and practices, including proper food safety and sanitation procedures
• Ability to read and interpret standardized recipes and other technical documents
• Work requires excellent customer relations skills
• Ability to perform varied food service work including food preparation, serving, clean up, and cashiering
• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and customers and work cooperatively with others

Physical Requirements
The following provides a brief description of physical requirements for this position:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. The employee must possess normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall and apply certain practices and policies. Frequently sitting and/or remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time. Exerting up to 40 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Months/Days/Hours: 10 Months/ 182 Hours/ 7 Hours

Reports To: Specialist, School Nutrition