Food Service Floating Team Lead

Legacy Traditional Schools; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Legacy Traditional Schools is seeking a versatile Food Service Lead to support a high-need campus kitchen. You will cover all kitchen positions, supervise the Food Service Team, and ensure food safety, inventory, and customer service standards are met across daily operations.

The role demands strong leadership, attention to HACCP procedures, and the ability to interact professionally with students, families, and school staff. Travel between campuses may be required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. required.
• Four years of food handling service/preparation or cashiering experience required.
• Two years of lead/supervisor experience required.
• Food Handlers Card required.

Responsibilities

• Work in a multifaceted role covering kitchen positions (food service worker, cook, cashier, manager).
• Lead day-to-day activities of the campus Food Service Team and coordinate opening/closing tasks.
• Prepare, serve, replenish food and drinks; monitor temperatures and HACCP procedures.
• Ensure food safety, inventory management, and customer service expectations are met.
• Maintain courteous relationships with students, staff and parents; enforce policies and safety guidelines.

Education

High School Diploma or G.E.D.

Job description

Ignite your desire to be the best! Ignite your desire to be the best! Imagine an energy so positive, so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best, inspires you to bring out the best in others, and fuels your aspiration to do the best work of your career. At Legacy Traditional Schools we do things a special way, in a way that ignites our desire to be the best, illuminates our educators’ best talents, lights up the minds of our students, and fuels our school spirit. We shine the brightest when we raise our hands and rise to the challenge of changing lives through education, cultivating bright curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents and communities.

Position Overview

This position is primarily responsible for providing personal support to the campus with the highest need in a multifaceted role. This position requires you are able to cover all positions within the kitchen. You may be responsible for coordinating and directing the day to day activities of the campus Food Service Team. The position works alongside the Food Service Team to ensure that food quality standards, inventory levels, food safety guidelines and customer service expectations are met.

Essential Functions

• Ability to work in a multifaceted role that requires you to change roles as needed day to day from food service worker, cook, cashier and manager.
• Ability to perform all food service worker duties.
• Support the Food Service Workers, as needed, to ensure all opening and closing tasks are completed.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision.
• May assist with the operational oversight and training as needed.
• Assists in the day-to-day activities of the site kitchen, which includes preparing, serving, and replenishing food and drink.
• Assists in preparing and cooking foods, which may include: panning frozen food; cupping fruit; washing and bagging fruits and vegetables; baking foods; chopping salad items; monitoring food temperatures; preparing sandwiches; removing hot items from ovens; and/or performing other related activities.
• Set up and stock work areas with all necessary ingredients and equipment
• Serves and replenishes food supply as needed.
• Monitor inventory levels, order food and supply items at appropriate times, ensure food and supplies are rotated and stored in a safe and sanitary location.
• May be required to order and receive food products.
• Assist manager in verifying and monitoring HACCP procedures including temperature, sanitizer and storage logs.
• Maintain courteous, respectful; relationships with students, staff, and parents.
• Know and comply with all company policies and procedures regarding safety, security, emergencies and energy.
• Be flexible with performing other duties relating to general job function as assigned by supervisor.
• Perform related work as required.
• Work closely with school administrators, parents, and children to resolve issues; communicate procedures and policies, and provide customer service to all cafeteria users.
• Perform all other duties of a similar nature or level.

Qualification Requirements

Education/Certification/Experience

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Four years of food handling service/preparation or cashiering experience
• Two year of lead/ supervisory experience
• Food Handlers Card

Behavioral Competencies

• Self-motivated, eager to grow and learn
• Communicative, customer service based

Background Checks

• The incumbent in this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check.
• Must be able to obtain and hold a valid IVP Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card at all times.

Physical Requirements

• Travel between campuses is required.
• This position requires the need to lift objects (up to 25 pounds) on occasion.
• This position may require sitting for long periods at times, talking on the phone, standing, kneeling, stooping and long periods of concentration.

Education is not a spectator sport, so we encourage you to work hard, learn, have fun, and always do your best. We thrive when cultivating curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents, and communities. Every team member, from our support staff to our leadership team has knowledge to share, skills to teach, inspiration to offer, and a passion for helping others learn and perform their best.

Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses and paid time-off. Care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, discounted onsite childcare and student enrollment priority. Invest in your future with retirement plans and enhance your growth with promotion opportunities, training, mentoring, and tuition reimbursement.