Campus Dining Site Lead- Various Shifts Available

Genuine Foods; Chicopee (MA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Holiday pay

Medical, dental and vision benefits

Career Growth

Job summary

Genuine Foods is seeking a Site Lead in Massachusetts to oversee daily meal preparation and service at a school site in accordance with company recipes and standards. You will lead cooks and prep staff, manage daily prep and administrative tasks, and ensure on-time service within the school schedule while delivering excellent customer service to students and educators.

If you are organized, dependable and excited to support students, join our growing social enterprise dedicated to nourishing

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of food or customer service supervisor experience/training in a mid-high volume food service facility or restaurant.
• Creative problem-solver with passion, enthusiasm and fresh ideas.
• Organized, dependable and self-motivated with strong team-building ability.
• Able to manage and develop a team and work independently while coordinating with supervision.
• Able to climb stairs and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Interest in Genuine Foods’ mission to use food to support students’ minds, bodies and happiness.
• Must be able to work in a college university.

Responsibilities

• Leads the daily preparation and service for breakfast, snack, and/or lunch.
• Executes meals in accordance with the daily menu and recipe standards.
• Ensures on-time service aligned with the school schedule.
• Manages food service associates, ensuring procedures, punctuality and customer service.
• Completes accurate production records documenting meals and components.
• Oversees inventory, deliveries, quality checks and sign-off for received goods.
• Ensures food safety practices, rotation, waste and inventory management.
• Maintains health and safety standards per Department of Health & Mental Hygiene.
• Serves as the face of Genuine Foods, greeting students, teachers and parents with warmth.

Skills

Team leadership

Customer service

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Food service supervision

Inventory management

Physical lifting

Job description

ABOUT GENUINE FOODSAt Genuine Foods we create nourishing food environments at schools and workplaces through great-tasting and wholesome meals, made from genuine ingredients. We are a growing social enterprise that uses food to enhance health, productivity and happiness. We believe that fresh, scratch-made food together with unparalleled service and meaningful enrichment programs can transform lives and build community. Food service management is what we do, but what we achieve together with our customers, our partners and our dedicated team goes beyond the plate.SHIFTS AVAILABLE:Sunday-Thursday 8:00am-4:00pmMonday-Thursday 7:00am-3:00pmTuesday-Saturday 8:00am-4:00pmTuesday-Friday 2:30pm-10:30pmABOUT THIS POSITIONThe Site Lead is a critical role in the company. This person will be responsible for executing the daily menu to company recipe specifications and the operations of a school site to company standards. Main responsibilities will be: preparing exciting and engaging meals, leading a team of cooks and preps, and managing daily prep and administration of each meal. The ideal candidate enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, has the desire to work with students and educators, and has a superior customer service orientation.ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIESLeads the daily preparation and service for breakfast, snack, and/or lunchExecuting meals in accordance with the daily menu and recipe standards.On-time service in accordance with the minute-by-minute school schedule for the location.Manages food service associates as direct reports and ensures they are following procedures, clocking in on time and providing excellent customer service.Completes accurate and compliant production records that track what was served for each meal and document daily meal components, presentation, etc.Accountable for their school’s financial performance e.g., effective inventory management, food waste management etc.Receives deliveries and diligently checks all deliveries of products for quality and accuracy before signing to accept, alerts appropriate parties of any discrepancies.Ensures all food safety practices are being followed including proper rotation, food waste, and inventory management protocols.Takes daily physical inventory & place orders accordingly.Maintains standards as outlined by the Department of Health & Mental Hygiene for a food-safe environment and reports immediately any issues such as equipment or facilities related.Serves as the face of Genuine Foods. Warmly and respectfully greets and interacts with students, teachers and parents. Encourages students to try new foods.Reports to the field manager and culinary and operations directors and performs other related duties as assignedQUALIFICATIONSMinimum 2 years of food or customer service supervisor experience/training in a mid-high volume food service facility or restaurant.Creative problem-solver who brings passion, enthusiasm and fresh ideas.Proven track record of being organized, dependable and self-motivated.Team builder and ability to successfully manage and develop a team.Able to work independently and have the capacity to manage up and down.Able to climb stairs and lift up 50 lbs.Interest in and committed to Genuine Foods’ mission to use food to help students enhance their minds, bodies and happiness.Must be able to work in a college university.Benefits and Perks:Paid Time OffHoliday payMedical, dental and vision benefitsCareer GrowthGENUINE VALUESTrustworthiness: Integrity. Transparency. Reliability. Consistency. Best quality possible. Delivery excellence.Personal accountability: Ownership in solving problems. No excuses. Never compromising. Learn from mistakes. Financial stewardship of the bottom line (ours and customers’), without sacrificing quality.People first: Human centered solutions/approach. Whole person. Teamwork. Hospitality. Every single person matters. Humanity. Empathy. Meeting people where they are. Culturally responsive.Entrepreneurial: Adaptable. Nimble. Go the extra mile. Responsive. Encouraged to try new things.Genuine: Real, tasty, scratch-cooked healthy food. Strive for the highest quality, freshest and tastiest product at the price customers can afford. Authentic interactions. Honest. Positive. Proven. Professional.