Elementary Cafeteria Manager: Safe, Nutritious Meals Lead

Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation; Columbus (IN); On-site; USD 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation in Columbus, IN, is seeking a cafeteria manager to run the kitchen safely and efficiently, ensuring nutrition, budget, and regulatory compliance. The role covers menu oversight, staff leadership, inventory, and reporting.

The position involves serving meals, catering events, and potential after-hours duties. Requires HS diploma or equivalent and HACCP/Civil Rights training as part of ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Job related experience required.
• HS Diploma or equivalent.
• Continuing Education requirements: 10 hr professional development hours yearly; HACCP training yearly; Civil Rights Training yearly.
• School Nutrition Association Membership desired.

Responsibilities

• Creates a positive environment to provide quality customer service and retention of food service staff.
• Oversees implementation of menu plans to meet students' mandated health and nutrition requirements.
• Inspects received food items/supplies for quantity, quality, safety and specifications.
• Inventories and stocks food supplies to ensure availability and security of items.
• Over sees production of foods to meet mandated nutrition and meal requirements.
• Provides food service for meals including catering events, field trips, workshops, etc.
• Manages the site operation to provide safe, efficient, food services at the site in compliance with health department, HACCP, USDA regulations.
• Prepared finance, activity, and food production reports for the purpose of providing written support or conveying information in compliance with corporation and regulatory agency requirements.
• Responds to inquiries of students, staff and public to provide information regarding accounts, payment options, nutrition information.
• Over sees HACCP/Health Department regulations to provide a safe and efficient food service.
• Cash management and account reconciliation completed accurately to provide for a secure financial program.
• Reports food service equipment malfunctions to the food service director to maintain safe operating conditions.
• Assists other employees or covers other positions as needed for coverage of the daily tasks of the food service operation.
• Trains employees and monitors/evaluates job performance to help employees achieve success in the child nutrition program.
• Directs employees in their tasks
• May be assigned additional duties at the discretion of the food service director
• After hours duties may be required on occasion

Skills

Math skills

Confidentiality

Team coordination

Communication

Oral and written reporting

Following instructions

Adaptability

Problem solving

Staff scheduling

Data collection & reporting

Work under minimal supervision

Education

HS Diploma or equivalent

10 hr annual PD HACCP training

Civil Rights Training yearly

School Nutrition Association membership desired

Job description

Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation in Columbus, IN, is seeking a cafeteria manager to run the kitchen safely and efficiently, ensuring nutrition, budget, and regulatory compliance. The role covers menu oversight, staff leadership, inventory, and reporting.

The position involves serving meals, catering events, and potential after-hours duties. Requires HS diploma or equivalent and HACCP/Civil Rights training as part of ongoing professional development.