Food Service Site Manager - Atchison Elementary School

Atchison Elementary School; Atchison (KS); On-site; USD 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Atchison Elementary School seeks a Food Service Site Manager to oversee and coordinate the school’s food service program, ensuring nutritious meals and health standards for students and staff.

Responsibilities include managing staff, maintaining records, planning menus to meet standards, and coordinating with district and KSDE guidelines. This full-time role requires flexibility and the ability to operate in a busy school kitchen environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent and ability to perform basic math functions.
• Experience in institutional food preparation and kitchen management.
• Personnel and management skills.
• Desire to continue career improvement by enhancing skills and job performance.
• Requires transportation to schools within the district and ability to run errands.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate the school's food service to provide nutritious meals and safeguard the health of students, staff and visitors.
• Keep accurate and timely records for the sponsor and KSDE.
• Ensure all activities conform to District, community and KSDE guidelines.
• Communicate and work effectively with members of the school district and community.
• React to change and frequent interruptions in a productive and positive manner, meeting deadlines as assigned.
• Train staff to correctly use equipment and establish maintenance schedules.

Skills

Kitchen management

Personnel management

Food service experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Food Service Site Manager - Atchison Elementary School

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Job Details

Job ID: 5905524
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Aug 26, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Food Service Site Manager - Atchison Elementary School

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent and ability to perform basic math functions.
• Experience in institutional food preparation and kitchen management.
• Personnel and management skills.
• Desire to continue career improvement by enhancing skills and job performance.
• Requires prolonged sitting, standing, and use of equipment including repetitive motions.
• Adequate physical strength to manually move, carry, lift, pull or push heavy objects or materials.
• Capable of stooping, bending and reaching.
• Health and Inoculation Certificate on file in the central office (after employment offer is made).
• Flexibility in work hours as required to fulfill duties.
• Requires transportation to schools within the school district and the ability to run errands.
• Must be able to work in noisy and crowded environments, with numerous interruptions.

General Functions:

• Supervise and coordinate the school's food service to provide nutritious meals and safeguard the health of students, staff and visitors.
• Keep accurate and timely records for the sponsor and KSDE.
• Ensure all activities conform to District, community and KSDE guidelines.
• Communicate and work effectively and cooperatively with members of the school district and community.
• React to change and frequent interruptions in a productive and positive manner, meeting deadlines as assigned.
• Have knowledge concerning the appropriate operation of all kitchen equipment and ability to effectively train the employees on its safe and correct use.
• Implement the vision and mission of the District.
• Observe and follow all school district policies at all times.
• Respond to information request in a cooperative, courteous and timely manner.
• Keep personnel information and records confidential.
• Provide leadership to employees.
• Implement and follow all District health and safety policies.
• Regular attendance is required of all employees subject to allowed leave in accordance with district policy or negotiated agreement, as appropriate. Excessive absences or tardiness, unauthorized leave or unexcused absences may result in disciplinary action including termination of employment.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Maintain integrity and accountability of the Child Nutrition program (CNP) through compliance with all federal, state and local laws, regulations and policies.
• Provide effective office organization and good paper management techniques to ensure all records and supporting documentation are maintained in accordance with federal, state and local laws and policies.
• Communicate effectively with supervisor and other employees.
• Attend scheduled manager's meetings, attend in service meetings and encourage all kitchen staff to attend applicable in service meetings and training classes.
• Assign work schedules and day to day assignments of specific job tasks.
• Make arrangements for substitute workers from the approved list of substitutes to fill in for regular staff members when they are absent.

• Plan and provide menus that meet current nutritional standards and meal pattern requirements and that encourage participation.
• Coordinate food items for a la carte sales.
• Accurately complete monthly inventory of food and non-food supplies. Assure that all supplies are on hand for the day's preparation before needed.
• Order and maintain adequate supplies of equipment, food and non-food supplies. Write weekly market orders and submit to food service coordinator on agreed upon day.
• When groceries are delivered, check-in by visually counting each item, noting if specification was met, order was correctly filled and if quality of product is acceptable. Make corrections on invoice while the delivery person is still on site. Return items that do not meet specifications.
• Ensure the health and well being of the school's children through high levels of sanitation standards.
• Train staff to correctly use equipment. Establish and maintain schedules for maintenance.
• Jewelry should not be worn when operating machinery, i.e. dishwasher, mixer, slicers, etc.
• Provide a safe environment for performance of work. Report any accidents in the kitchen in a timely manner.
• Provide a system for preparing and maintaining records that reflects an accurate report of planned menus, food produced and food discarded.
• Establish quality standards for the presentation and service of food.
• Create an atmosphere that attracts and pleases students, teachers, administrators and other school support staff.
• Perform other tasks and assume other responsibilities as directed by the Food Service Coordinator.
• Take instruction form supervisors or other persons of authority.

• Open until filled

Position Type: Full-Time
Salary: $15.35 to $19.35 Per Hour

Contact Information

• Sharla Oertel , Food Service Coordinator
• Atchison Public Schools District Office
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]