Food Service Manager - Child & Camp Programs

Northwestern University; Town of Middle Inlet (WI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dedicated workspace

Laptop provided

High-speed internet access

Job summary

Northwestern Settlement seeks a Food Service Coordinator to lead the year-round operation of House In The Wood, ensuring safe, nutritious, and guest-focused meals for children, families, and groups. You will oversee menu planning, purchasing, inventory, and staff, while maintaining regulatory compliance and high-quality service.

As the primary day-to-day leader of the kitchen, you will manage dietary accommodations, ensure proper food-handling practices, and coordinate with programs across

Qualifications

• Experience in institutional, school, camp, residential, hospitality, catering, or high-volume food service.
• Experience planning and producing meals for groups of varying sizes.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, sanitation, food storage, temperature control, and kitchen operations.
• Experience with menu planning, purchasing, inventory, and cost control.
• Experience supervising, scheduling, or training food-service staff.
• Knowledge of dietary accommodations, food allergies, and cross-contact prevention.
• Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and recordkeeping skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and oversee daily and seasonal meal service for varying group sizes and programs.
• Develop nutritious menus and coordinate meal production based on participant needs and schedules.
• Manage food purchasing, vendor relationships, inventory, storage, receiving, and cost control.
• Monitor food waste, expenses, supplies, and budget needs.
• Coordinate allergy, dietary, medical, and religious food accommodations while maintaining safe food-handling practices.
• Ensure compliance with food-safety, sanitation, licensing, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain required temperature, sanitation, meal-count, production, and compliance records.
• Lead food-service requirements for the Summer Food Service Program and other applicable meal programs.
• Recruit, train, schedule, supervise, coach, and evaluate kitchen and food-service staff.
• Establish effective kitchen workflows and ensure appropriate staffing for preparation, service, cleaning, and receiving.
• Communicate operational, staffing, budget, safety, and equipment concerns to the Operations Director.
• Support a welcoming, organized dining experience for participants and guests.

Skills

Food safety

Menu planning

Staff supervision

Budgeting/ cost control

Communication

Recordkeeping

Dietary accommodations

Organizational skills

Education

Culinary/ hospitality education preferred

Job description

Northwestern Settlement seeks a Food Service Coordinator to lead the year-round operation of House In The Wood, ensuring safe, nutritious, and guest-focused meals for children, families, and groups. You will oversee menu planning, purchasing, inventory, and staff, while maintaining regulatory compliance and high-quality service.

As the primary day-to-day leader of the kitchen, you will manage dietary accommodations, ensure proper food-handling practices, and coordinate with programs across