FOOD UNIT LEAD (FULL TIME)

Chartwells School Dining Services K12; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 20,457 - 29,136; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Plan

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Commuter Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Job summary

Chartwells School Dining Services K12 is hiring for a full-time FOOD UNIT LEAD position in Hackensack, NJ. The role involves coordinating food-service activities and ensuring an enjoyable dining experience for customers and staff.

Applicants should have experience in cooking, ordering, and cashiering, with K-12 experience preferred. The position offers a range of benefits including a retirement plan, health insurance, and wellness programs.

Qualifications

• Prior cooking, ordering, and cashiering experience is required.
• K-12 experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates activities of other food-service employees.
• Provides quality customer service by providing one-on-one attention to detail.
• Oversees and participates in the preparation and service of food and beverage items.
• Helps plan menus.
• Ensures timely, efficient meal service.
• Responds to customer complaints.
• Trains employees; assigns and coordinates work.
• Uses proper systems for completion of required reports.
• Responsible for proper cash handling.
• Orders food and necessary supplies.
• Directs sanitation and safety of the facility.
• Develops sanitation schedule.
• Issues written and oral instructions.
• Helps select and orient employees.

Skills

Cooking

Cashiering

Ordering

K-12 experience

Job description

We are hiring immediately for a full time FOOD UNIT LEAD position.

Location: Bergen Vocational - 200 Hackensack Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Note: online applications accepted only.

Schedule: Full time schedule; Days and hours may vary, starting at 6:45 AM. More details upon interview.

Requirement: Prior cooking, ordering, and cashiering experience is required, and K-12 experience is preferred.

Fixed Pay Rate: $18.00 per hour.

Internal Employee Referral Bonus Available.

Job Summary

Coordinates activities of other food-service employees. Creates an enjoyable dining experience for customers, staff, and visitors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides quality customer service by providing one-on-one attention to detail.
• Oversees and participates in the preparation and service of food and beverage items in accordance with company standards for presentation, sanitation, safety and portion control.
• Helps plan menus.
• Ensures timely, efficient meal service; supervises serving of meals.
• Responds to customer complaints in person at the time of the complaint and via email for electronic complaints.
• Trains employees; assigns and coordinates work of employees to promote efficiency and excellence in food and service.
• Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules and expedites workflow.
• Uses proper systems for completion of required daily/weekly/monthly reports such as inventory‑cash reports, production records, payroll and time‑keeping.
• Responsible for proper cash handling as established by the Food Accounting Manual (deposits—petty cash—change funds).
• Orders food and other necessary supplies from approved sources or purveyors.
• Directs and participates in the overall sanitation and safety of the facility and employees in accordance with company standards and government regulations.
• Develops sanitation schedule and ensures food‑service employees adhere to the schedule for cleaning of kitchen and dining area and washing of kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Issues written and oral instructions.
• Help select and orient employees; oversees staff training in areas of responsibility.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Both full‑time and part‑time positions offer the following benefits to associates:

• Retirement Plan
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program

In addition, full‑time positions also offer the following benefits to associates:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/AD
• Disability Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Because this position requires you to perform services in an educational facility, there may be periods when the company does not require you to perform work (such as winter and summer breaks when food service needs decline or cease). Any such periods during which you do not perform work on the company’s behalf will be unpaid and deemed a temporary layoff. However, depending on business needs, you may be required to work year‑round, potentially at a different location during break periods. Business needs may vary from year to year.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all applicants and associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Chartwells K‑12 maintains a drug‑free workplace.