School Nutrition Manager - Elementary School

Position Title: School Nutrition Program Manager – School Based

Salary Schedule: CLSS

Department: School Nutrition Department

Job Code: 647800/647801/647802

Reports To: Director of School Nutrition Program

Work Schedule: 189 days per year/ 8 hours per day

Grade/Level: ELMGR/MSMGR/HSMGR

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Primary Function:   Plan, organize, supervise, and direct the food service operations at an assigned school site. Assure compliance with established safety and sanitation rules and regulations.  Train, supervise, and evaluate performance of assigned staff.  Knowledge of principals and methods of quantity food service preparation, serving and storage.  Knowledge of health, sanitation and safety practices for handling, cooking, baking, and serving food.  Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English.  Possess basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and percentages) to measure, count, calculate recipes & time, etc.  Cashier skills.                  

Working Conditions:

Physical Demands:

Food Service Environment

Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate nutrition service equipment

Work extended periods in temperatures ranging from sub-zero to extremely hot.

Hearing and speaking to exchange information, seeing to monitor food quality and quantity.

Exposure to very hot foods, equipment, and metal objects; operate equipment that poses risk, loss, or injury.

Ability to repetitively lift items weighing up to 50 lbs.

Working around knives, slicers, or other sharp objects

Walk and stand on cement floor for extended periods of time

Exposure to cleaning chemicals in solution, aerosol, and powder/granular forms.  Exposure to all types of foods.

Lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling moderately heavy food trays, carts, materials and supplies as assigned by position

Reaching overhead, above shoulders and horizontally

Bending at waist, kneeling or crouching, stoop, climb ladder

Minimum of high school diploma or GED, required. (Official transcripts are required as proof of the highest level of education)

Two years’ experience as School Nutrition Manager or (3) years school food service leadership/leadership training experience.

ServSafe Certified

Meets requirements of school cafeteria manager as specified by state rules: Completion of School Nutrition Manager-In-Training Program and/or holds GADOE School Nutrition Manager certification.  

Demonstrates a working knowledge of state, federal and local regulations for the operation of the School Nutrition Program

Demonstrates positive attitude with students, faculty, staff, and community

Such alternatives to the above qualifications that the board may find acceptable

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Plan, organize, supervise, and direct the food service operations at an assigned school site

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Supervise the preparation, serving and storage of food in accordance with established guidelines and procedures

3

Assure meals are served in a timely manner

4

Train and evaluate the performance of assigned staff

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Interview and select employees and recommend for transfers, reassignments, termination and disciplinary action

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Arrange employee schedules, review and monitor employee time sheets

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Inspect and review the food preparation and serving areas to assure appropriate health, safety and sanitation standards are maintained

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Oversee the cleaning of facilities

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Plan menus according to established price schedules, portion control and standardized recipes, generate and distribute menus

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Estimate and requisition food quantities, equipment and supplies needed

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Receive, inspect, verify and accept delivery of food and supplies

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Oversee and participate in daily and periodic inventories

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Prepare and serve a variety of hot and cold menu items assuring proper temperature of foods

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Observe quality and quantity of food served according to established

15

Assure accuracy of daily cash receipts, count and wrap money, prepare bank deposits, account for student and adult meals, prepare daily report of meals served

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Assure proper distribution control and security of cash and meal tickets

17

Open and close cafeteria being responsible for turning on and off lights, stoves, ovens and other kitchen equipment

18

Assure proper temperatures of freezers and refrigerators

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Lead and participate in portion control and the wrapping, assembly and arranging of foods

20

Prepare and maintain various manual or automated records and reports related to daily cash receipts, sales, orders, inventory, personnel and assigned activities

21

Operate various office equipment including a calculator, fax machine, copier, computer and assigned software

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Operate a variety of equipment and machines used in a school cafeteria

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Communicate with District personnel and outside agencies to exchange information, coordinate activities and resolve issues of concern related to menus, inventory, and assigned activities

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Assure proper cleanliness and maintenance of equipment and supplies used in the cafeteria, arranging equipment repairs as necessary

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Ensures adherence to good safety procedures

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Adheres to legal statutes, organizational rules and community standards

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Presents a professional image when representing Paulding County Schools through word, action and dress

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Other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or designee