Food Service Manager I

Location: St Petersburg Area Command Red Shield Lodge, St Petersburg, FL 33701 Position Type: Regular Full-Time, 40 hours/week Pay Range: $21/hour About this opportunity: This position is responsible for planning, coordinating, participating, supervising, and evaluating the day-to-day operations of our food services program including the cooking and serving of meals. Key responsibilities: Plans, schedules, assigns, participates, and supervises the work of all food service staff of the Area Command, Red Shield Lodge, Sallie House, and other remote sites. Purchases food and commodities in appropriate quantities and at economical prices; monitors expenditures to ensure compliance with the food budget; serves as liaison to food service vendors. Plans menus and selects recipes ensuring nutritionally balanced meals; coordinates with nutritionists as required by contract.   What we are looking for in you: Two-year degree in food services, culinary arts, or related program AND 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, OR Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.   Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Valid state driver’s license required. Serve Safe Manager certification. 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.   Work is performed in a normal office and kitchen environment where there may be limited physical discomforts associated with working around hot stoves/ovens or cold freezers. Employee Benefits Health, Dental, Vision, and Hearing Insurance Paid Time Off Retirement Plan Life Insurance and more! 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. To apply, click on the “Apply Now” icon at the bottom of this posting. Application Submittal Period:  03/13/2024 - until filled 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. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled