Food Service Kitchen Manager II Pangborn Elementary School

Washington County public Schools; Hagerstown (MD); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington County Public Schools is hiring a Food Service Kitchen Manager II for Pangborn Elementary School. The role supports the Northern Middle Base Kitchen with a 7.5-hour day and a 10-month work year, from 6:00 am to 2:00 pm with a 30-minute break.

The position reports to the Assistant Supervisor of Food and Nutrition Services and requires Serv-Safe certification and willingness to be assigned to multiple sites within the base operation. Strong leadership and safety compliance are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum requirement: Serv-Safe Certification.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others and take leadership responsibility.
• Regular and predictable attendance is essential.
• Knowledge of food service operations and equipment.
• Ability to move and load meals and operate in a noisy environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve food to students and adults with portion control.
• Maintain clean and safe work areas.
• Assist with service during serving times.
• Operate kitchen equipment safely and efficiently.
• Transport meals to receiving schools and supervise operations.
• Prepare large quantities of food and check lunch counts daily.
• Ensure menu items are available and properly offered.
• Administer portion control and HACCP standards.

Skills

Food service experience

Leadership

Team collaboration

Attendance reliability

Physical stamina

Tools

Serv-Safe Certification

Computer systems literacy

Job description

Frontline Applicant Tracking - Washington County Public Schools

Food Service Kitchen Manager II Pangborn Elementary School JobID: 15257

• Position Type: Food and Nutrition Services/ Food Service Kitchen Manager II
• Date Posted: 10/28/2026
• Location: Pangborn Elementary School
• Closing Date: 11/03/2026

Food Service Kitchen Manager II

Pangborn Elementary School (Northern Middle Base Kitchen)

7.5 Hours/Day, 10-Month Work Year (6:00 am - 2:00 pm with a 30 minute break)

Reports to Assistant Supervisor of Food and Nutrition Services

Employee Benefits Summary

Minimum Requirements

• Ability to work cooperatively with others, accept direction, assume leadership responsibility, and complete tasks as assigned.
• Serv-Safe Certification.
• Willingness to be assigned at any site within the base operation.
• Regular and predictable attendance which is an essential function of this position.
• Ability to meet physical requirements:
  • Prolonged standing;
  • Physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull, or push heavy objects or materials;
  • Stooping, bending and reaching;
  • Tolerate noisy, crowded environment, food odors, and temperature variations; and
  • Loading and transporting meals.
• Food service experience.
• Valid driver's license with no court ordered restrictions.
• Knowledge of food service equipment; appropriate operations, cleaning, and sanitizing.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge or ability to learn quantity cooking.
• Ability to communicate effectively with members of the food service staff, school staff, students, and the community.
• Ability to use computer systems to perform work functions.

Role Responsibilities

• Serve food to students and adults as assigned using portion control standards as directed.
• Maintain clean work area.
• Assist with service during the specified serving times using portion control standards.
• Operate kitchen equipment in a proper manner to assure safety as well as to avoid damage to the equipment.
• Transporting meals to receiving schools.
• Responsible for food service operations at receiving school.
• Supervise receiving school operations for all meals served ensuring that all activities conform to USDA, MSDE, Department of Health, WCPS, and community standards.
• Prepare large quantities of food.
• Check lunch meal counts daily.
• Check to make sure all menu items are available and are offered.
• Administer portion control standards as directed.
• Assure safe health practices in the preparation and serving of food in accordance with Department of Health standards, HACCP protocol and Serv-Safe principles.
• Report any Health Department inspections, faulty equipment or accidents to WCPS Food and Nutrition Services Department.
• Operation of computerized cash register system to include but not limited to:
  • Cash register end of day procedures;
  • Cash reconciliation records; and
  • Student account balance oversight and adherence to WCPS charge policy.
• Record keeping at receiving school to include:
  • Transport sheets;
  • Production records;
  • Sales reports;
  • Site self-inspection check list; and
  • Temperature and Sanitizer Logs.
• Order food and supplies based on menus and within limits provided by the WCPS Food and Nutrition Department.
• Keep Assistant Supervisor aware of any special dietary needs.
• Adhere to all health and safety policies.
• Adhere to regulations and procedures for students with special dietary needs.
• Attend classes, in-services and workshops as offered.
• Understand and support the philosophy and mission of the WCPS Food & Nutrition Services Department.
• Demonstrate courteous and professional demeanor to all stakeholders of Washington County Public Schools.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Environmental Factors and Physical/Mental Requirements

• The Environmental Factors and Physical/Mental demands represent those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Required prolonged periods of standing or walking.
• Required periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer and other office equipment.
• Ability to sufficiently and efficiently move throughout the building and grounds for extended periods.
• Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with others as normally defined by the ability to see, read, talk, and hear.
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress.
• Ability to move, raise, lower, push, pull, and carry objects up to 20 lbs. on an irregular basis.
• Must be able to bend, crouch, stoop, reach, and climb.
• Will be subjected to loud noises, food odors, temperature variations, interactions, crowded areas, and traffic flow associated with a highly populated environment.