Area Food Supervisor

Cleveland Metropolitan School District; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 49,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District is seeking a Food Service Supervisor to oversee the School Nutrition Department. The role involves managing staff, ensuring compliance with health standards, and maintaining quality control of food service operations. Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree and ServSafe Certification, along with strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in school nutrition.
• Comprehensive knowledge of food service standards and procedures.
• Ability to set priorities and coordinate multiple activities.

Responsibilities

• Supervises day-to-day activities of School Nutrition staff.
• Ensures compliance with dietary, cleanliness, health, and safety standards.
• Monitors inventory and labor costs within the approved budget.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent educational experience

ServSafe Certification

Job description

Position Type:

Administration and Professionals

Date Posted:

2024-09-23 Location: East Professional Center

INTRODUCTION: CONTEXT AND MISSION

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) serves approximately 37,000 students in 100+ schools. Over the past several years, the Greater Cleveland community has united behind the collective goal of ensuring every child in Cleveland attends a high-quality school and every neighborhood has a multitude of great schools from which families can choose. The Cleveland Plan defines CMSD’s approach to the reinvention of public education and holds our community accountable for the success of Cleveland’s schoolchildren.The Cleveland Plan is supported by Ohio House Bill 525, which provides much-needed flexibility and autonomy for the district and its schools. Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for

performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing his or her school as a high-quality, high-expectations academic center with a focus on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results.

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has developed standards of excellence that the district applies to all parts of the organization inclusive of schools, principals, school leadership teams, networks, and central office. Alignment between Standards of Excellence (SoE) and the district’s Theory of Action helps ensure that principals are able to focus on scholar achievement and that central office supports are timely and effective.

Our Vision for Learning in a Post-Pandemic World:

In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we want each of our learners, both each of our scholars and each of their educators, to be individually and collectively presented with academically / intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their productive struggle and allow them authentic opportunities to demonstrate their work and their learning of academic content and transferable skills in a joyful and adventurous environment.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

Location: Administration or As Assigned
Reports to: Director, Food and Child Nutrition Services
FLSA Status: Exempt
Compensation: $49,980.00 - $69,972.00


Under the direct supervision of the Director of Operations, the individual in this position assists with the objectives, functions, policies and operation of School Nutrition. This individual also assists with implementing and coordinating the present Child Nutrition program established under Federal and State standards in his/her assigned region. This individual will effectively interact with School Nutrition personnel, school principals, school custodians and health department representatives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervises the day-to-day activities of School Nutrition Department staff in assigned buildings by:

• Supervising the day-to-day activities of School Nutrition staff in assigned buildings including food ordering, production, food serving and kitchen/cafeteria cleaning activities
• Supervising the performance of assigned staff through regular observation and evaluation; collaborating with staff as needed to improve performance
• Supervising and maintaining the established quality control program designed to ensure continuous production and service of products consistent with established standards for breakfast and lunch specifications and a la carte food items
• Supervising and coordinating product quality objectives with ordering, food production, waste control, labor needs, sanitation, maintenance, and work responsibility in each assigned school
• Supervising established controls affecting all costs and records in each assigned school
• Providing appropriate orientation and ongoing training to staff
• Promoting standards and expectations for staff
• Coordinating and conducting regular staff meetings
• Implementing departmental goals, operational standards, policies, and procedures; recommending revision of departmental work systems and procedures as necessary to improve the efficiency and productivity of the department
• Investigating and resolving departmental related issues and concerns
• Inspecting each assigned school periodically to observe complete kitchen area, storage facilities, and service area to ensure observance of sanitary standards and Health Department codes and regulations
• Compiling and maintaining files of local Health Department Inspection Reports and preparing the status report for assigned schools
• Monitoring abatement of sanitation and safety-related citations
• Demonstrating leadership qualities to the assistant manager and satellite cook in assigned schools
• Making and executing decisions, other than those pertaining to policy, to effectively and efficiently operate each assigned school kitchen
• Assisting in determining and developing the type of environment in which the school food service staff are best able to function effectively
• Delegating responsibilities to assistant managers and cooks
• Submitting requested reports to the Director of Operations

Administers the District’s food service program in assigned buildings by:

• Ensuring that all food items are prepared and served in appropriate quantities and according to menu specifications, USDA regulations and departmental guidelines; initiating corrective action as needed
• Monitoring lunchroom facilities and operations to ensure compliance with dietary, cleanliness, health and safety standards; initiating corrective action as necessary
• Developing and maintaining a working relationship with District and building administrators as it relates to administration of the food service program
• Overseeing compliance and maintenance of production records, cash receipts, activity reports and forecasts
• Preparing departmental documents and reports as required
• Participating in the review, evaluation and recommended purchase of new and replacement food service equipment
• Ensuring that all counting and claiming procedures are in compliance. This includes Offer versus Serve and all USDA regulations and departmental guidelines which correspond to meal service; initiating corrective action as needed

Keeping abreast of USDA, public health and safety regulations and National School Breakfast and Lunch Program requirements

Assisting in implementation of the departmental budget by:

• Monitoring and ensuring inventory and labor costs in assigned buildings are within the approved budget
• Communicating personnel and equipment needs of assigned buildings
• Attending District meetings and participating on District-wide committees as assigned.

Performs other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent educational experience with academic majors in the areas or a state recognized certificate for school nutrition or minimum of three (3) years’ experience in school nutrition
• ServSafe Certification required
• Possess and effectively utilize experience in task areas associated with position
• Possess and effectively utilize comprehensive knowledge of food service standards and procedures in order to communicate with food service personnel
• Possess and effectively utilize knowledge of inventory principles and practices
• Possess and effectively utilize above-average organizational and communication skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of computer applications including Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to set priorities of work to be completed and coordinate many activities simultaneously
• Need of vehicle and valid Ohio Driver’s License for traveling to and between schools.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The characteristics listed below are representative of the work environment typically encountered by an individual while performing the essential duties of this position.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Expected moving, bending, walking and standing consistent with a kitchen environment and occasionally lifting up to 40 pounds
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms
• The employee is frequently required to talk and/or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a normal kitchen environment.
• Local travel may be required for training/meetings

NOTE: The above stated duties are intended to outline those functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive or to limit the discretionary authority of management to assign other tasks of similar nature or level of responsibility.

EEO STATEMENT

We believe that equity and inclusion at CMSD is an essential call to action, a catalyst to ensure value and appreciation among all our employees, so we may be fair and welcoming now and in the future. CMSD provides equal opportunities for employment, retention and advancement of all personnel by administering all terms and conditions of employment regardless of race, color,ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, sex, disability orgeneticinformation, age, citizenship status, military status, sexual orientation or expression, socio-economic status, title, other dimensions of identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The District’s Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Discriminatory Harassment, and Sexual Harassment and the District’sTitleIXgrievance procedures, including information on how to report or file a complaint of discrimination, how to report or file a formal complaint of sexual harassment, and how the District will respond, may be accessed on the District’s Civil Rights Notices webpage, available at ClevelandMetroSchools.org/domain/105 .

The District’sTitleIXCoordinator / Director of Equal Employment Opportunity may be reached at:

1111 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1800

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

(216)-838-0070

[e-mail]

Education

To Apply

Please submit your resume and application using Workday, our online human capital management system. Please note that an offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of an FBI/BCI background check and drug screen.

EEO Statement

We believe that equity and inclusion at CMSD is an essential call to action, a catalyst to ensure value and appreciation among all our employees, so we may be fair and welcoming now and in the future. CMSD provides equal opportunities for employment, retention and advancement of all personnel by administering all terms and conditions of employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity , ancestry, national origin, sex, disability or genetic information, age, citizenship status, military status, sexual orientation or expression, socio-economic status, title, other dimensions of identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The District’s Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Discriminatory Harassment, and Sexual Harassment and the District’s Title IX grievance procedures, including information on how to report or file a complaint of discrimination, how to report or file a formal complaint of sexual harassment, and how the District will respond, may be accessed on the District’s Civil Rights Notices webpage, available at ClevelandMetroSchools.org/domain/105. The District’s Title IX Coordinator / Director of Equal Employment Opportunity may be reached at:

1111 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1800

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

(216)-838-0070

[e-mail]

CMSD is committed to the recruitment and retention of top-notch employees with the determination and drive to create a positive and effective 21st century learning environment for our students. Our departmental goal is to provide personalized support and service to each employee, school, and department. We also strive to build a foundation of employee excellence through rigorous performance standards, staff development and a diverse and dedicated work force that supports the mission and goals of the district.