Location: Shreveport, La
Position Type: Regular Full-time
Pay Rate: $15.83
About this opportunity:
This position is responsible for Planning, coordinating, participating, supervising and evaluating the day-to-day operations of a food services program.
Key responsibilities:

• Plans, schedules, assigns, participates, and supervises the work of subordinate personnel; trains and instructs employees in the proper methods and procedures; monitors work in progress and upon completion to ensure compliance with recipes, quality standards and health regulations; conducts performance evaluations and provides salary and hiring/firing recommendations.
• Purchasesfoodand commodities in appropriate quantities and at economical prices; monitors expenditures to ensure compliance with the food budget; serves as liaison to food service vendors.
• Supervises and participates in the maintenance and organization of the food and kitchen supplies inventory; ensures inventory is maintained at adequate level and that food is properly rotated and discarded when necessary.

What we are looking for in you:

• Two-year degree in food services, culinary arts, or related program
• Three years progressively responsible experience in food service management to include planning, purchasing, and preparing meals for large groups with one year experience in a supervisory capacity
• any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
Ability to meet attendance requirements.
Ability to read, write and communicate the English language. Ability to cook, taste and smell food.
Limited amount of physical effort required associated with walking, standing, lifting and carrying light objects (less than 50 lbs.) 5-10% of work time.
Employee Benefits

• Medical Insurance- Health, Dental, Vision
• Paid time off begins accruing 1st day of hire
• Retirement plans

Why work for us?
The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans. Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good.
Five values at the heart of everything we do…We are…

• Passionate
• Compassionate
• Uplifting
• Brave
• Trustworthy

Additional Information:
All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.
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Application Submittal Period: 05/16/2024-05/23/2024
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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