Cafeteria Manager jobs in Fayetteville, AR

Pea Ridge Public Schools

Job Description

Cafeteria Manager

Division:   Food Service

Contract Length:  185 Days

Reports To:  Director of Food Service

Evaluated By:  Director of Food Service

Emp.Category:   Classified

FLSA Exempt:  No

Summary:  Responsible for on-site leadership of campus school nutrition operations.  Ensure that appropriate quantities of food are prepared and served.  Meet time constraints set by menu requirements established by Administration.  Ensure all operations follow safe food handling standards.  

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

   High School Diploma or GED

Serve Safe Certification

Culinary Manager Training Completion

Special Knowledge/Skills:

Ability to mangage personnel

Effective organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

Knowledge of food handler safety

Knowledge of methods, materials, equipment, and appliances used in food preparation

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  Other duties may be assigned.

Cafeteria Management and Food Preparation

1. Develop work schedules, assisting work to campus school nutrition workers, and oversee completion of duties.
2. Maintain all serving schedules and serve all food items according to menu specifications defined by departmental policies and procedures. 
3. Work cooperatively with campus principal to accommodate temporary schedule changes, special serving requirements and to resolve personnel problems. 

Safety and Sanitation

1. Ensure that food is produced safely and is of high quality according to policies, procedures, and department requirements.  Store and handle food items and supplies safely following health and safety codes and regulations. 
2. Conduct food handler safety training at the campus level and enforce standards of cleanliness, health, and safety.
3. Operate tools and equipment according to prescribed safety standards, and follow established procedures to meet high standards of cleanliness, health, and safety.
4. Correct unsafe conditions in work area and promptly report any conditions that are not immediately correctable to supervisor. 
5. Follow established procedures for locking, checking, and safeguarding facilities. 

Inventory and Equipment

1. Ensure that appropriate quantities of food and supplies are available through daily orders and periodic inventories.
2. Maintain a clean and organized storage area.  Keep garbage collection containers and areas neat and sanitary. 
3. Maintain logs on all equipment maintenance required within campus food service department.  Perform preventative maintenance and report needed equipment repairs.  Recommend replacement of existing equipment to meet department needs. 
4. Conduct regular physical inspections, and equipment and supplies inventory.

Policy and Law

1. Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents including reports of daily and monthly financial, production, and activity records. 
2. Review and submit accurate time and attendance records for payroll reporting purposes.
3. Complete annual continuing education requirements. 
4. Completes daily production reports

Other

1. Acts as Point of Sale clerk at checkout area
2. Checks in food deliveries
3. Assist in obtaining substitutes, as needed
4. Other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Monitor the work and issue work assignments to campus food nutrition workers.

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Tool/Equipment Used: Standard large and small kitchen equipment and tools including electric slicer, mixer, pressure steamer, deep-fat fryer, sharp cutting tools, stove, oven, dishwasher, and food/utility cart, and other kitchen equipment.

Posture:  Prolonged standing; frequent kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting

Motion:  Continual walking; frequent climbing (ladder), grasping/squeezing, wrist flexion/extension, reaching/overhead reaching

Lifting:  Frequent moderate lifting and carrying (15-44 lbs)

Environment:  Work inside in commercial kitchen environment; exposure to extreme hot and cold temperatures, extreme humidity, noise, vibration, microwaves, biological hazards, chemical hazards, electrical hazards; work with hands in water; work around machinery with moving parts; work on slippery surfaces

Mental Demands:  Work with frequent interruptions; maintain emotional control under stress

This document describes the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position.  Additional duties are performed by the individual currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned. 

Pea Ridge School District is an equal opportunity employer.