Cafeteria Team Lead

Lead and coordinate the cafeteria team to ensure efficient food service operations. Guide team members in performing their duties related to food preparation, service, and maintaining cleanliness standards.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the cafeteria team in daily operations.
• Assign tasks and responsibilities to team members based on operational need.s
• Provide coaching and mentoring to improve team performance
• Create staff schedules and monitor attendance
• Assist in the onboarding and training of new team members
• Facilitate team meetings to discuss service improvements and address concerns
• Coordinate food preparation and ensure timely service
• Monitor food quality, portion control, and presentation standards
• Implement strategies for efficient utilization of leftovers
• Help maintain appropriate inventory levels and initiate orders as needed
• Verify deliveries and reconcile orders
• Track costs and revenues to assist with budget adherence
• Source specialty items as needed for special events or to address shortages
• Prepare requisitions for supplies and equipment
• Create and update daily menu boards
• Ensure cafeteria cleanliness and attractive presentation
• Coordinate maintenance services and equipment repairs
• Stay informed of food service trends and best practices through professional development
• Ensure compliance with health department standards and food safety regulations
• Lead team in planning and executing special events and catering services
• Recommend improvements to service, equipment, and supplies
• Solicit and respond to customer feedback
• Implement service enhancements to improve customer satisfaction
• Perform other duties as assigned, requiring comparable skills
• Accompany health department inspectors during facility inspections
• Provide input for budget planning
• Maintain professional relationships with all employees and customers

 Minimum Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of cafeteria or food service experience
• 1-2 years in a supervisory or lead role preferred
• Strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Team leadership and conflict resolution abilities
• Good motor skills for food preparation and equipment operation
• Basic computer skills for inventory and record-keeping
• Basic math skills
• Good vision required to assist with food preparation

 Equipment Used

• All equipment and facilities associated with cafeteria operations, including food preparation equipment, POS systems, and standard office equipment

 Work Environment

• Cafeteria and associated food preparation areas

 Testing Requirements

• Leadership assessment and food safety certification preferred

 Physical Demands

• Standing: Continuous (8-10 hours per shift)
• Walking: Intermittent
• Sitting: Seldom
• Climbing, Bending, Twisting, Crouching, Reaching, Lifting, Carrying, Lowering: Seldom
• Weight handling:

Under 15 lbs: Intermittent

• 15-30 lbs: Seldom
• 30-50 lbs: Seldom
• Over 50 lbs: Seldom

Repetitive Motion: Intermittent

Schedule

• First Shift: Monday-Friday, 5:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., with occasional
  overtime and weekend requirements based on business needs

 M-D Building Products has been a trusted name in American construction for over 106 years. Founded in 1920, we have spent more than a century designing, manufacturing, and distributing the products that builders, contractors, and homeowners depend on to get the job done right. What started as a focused commitment to quality weatherstripping has grown into one of the most recognized and respected product portfolios in the construction industry. 

We are proud to be an American manufacturer. Every product bearing the M-D name is made right here in the United States, with production facilities in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, our home and headquarters, as well as Louisville, Kentucky, and Gainesville and Brooklet, Georgia. Our facilities are home to skilled, dedicated teams who bring the same pride and craftsmanship to every product they make. 

At M-D, we don't just compete in our categories, we lead them. Our products are industry leaders or strong contenders for industry leadership across every line we carry. That standard of excellence isn't accidental. It is the result of more than a century of listening to our customers, investing in our people, and refusing to settle for good enough. The people of M-D are guided by five core values that define how we work, how we treat one another, and how we show up for our customers every day. 

Integrity~ Honesty doesn't need a policy. We do the right thing when nobody is looking. 

Vision~ Tomorrow's success is taken by the steps we take today. 

Commitment~ Every day, we are accountable to each other and our customers. 

Communication~ We listen with intent, communicate with clarity, and speak up for what's right. 

Stewardship~ We serve to promote one another, create opportunities, and provide customer delight. 

When you join M-D Building Products, you join a company that has stood the test of time. Not by standing still, but by continuously evolving, improving, and investing in the people who make everything possible. We believe every individual has the potential to make a meaningful impact, and we cultivate a culture that recognizes and develops that potential. If you are eager to learn, motivated to grow, and interested in building a career at M-D, we encourage you to apply. 

Benefits:

M-D Building Products, Inc offers a benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, On-Site Clinic, Voluntary Life Insurance, Lab Card Program, Group Term Life & AD&D, Flexible Spending Accounts, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, 401(K) with Company Match, Paid Time Off, Tuition Reimbursement, Education & Development, Mental Wellness (Employee Assistance Program), and Voluntary Benefits including Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance. 

M-D Building Products, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities for all current employees and applicants. This policy means that no one will be discriminated against because of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, nationality, citizenship, ancestry, sex, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, genetic predisposing characteristics, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Location: Oklahoma City, 4041 N. Santa Fe, Oklahoma City, OK 73118