Kitchen Manager: Lead Food Service & Safety

Cherry Creek Schools; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Cherry Creek Schools is seeking a Kitchen Manager I to oversee school meal operations, ensuring nutritious, safe, and appealing meals in a clean, respectful environment. You will supervise staff, enforce food safety standards, HACCP, and USDA regulations, and collaborate with the supervisor to implement district guidelines.

The role requires hands-on leadership, experience with inventory, and partnership with cafeteria teams to deliver quality service while maintaining compliance and positive

Qualifications

• Criminal background check and fingerprinting required
• High School Equivalency diploma
• One year of professional work experience
• Proficient in English language with the ability read, write, and speak English fluently
• Must be ServSafe certified within first year of hire

Responsibilities

• Completes all duties and responsibilities of the Kitchen Manager while participating in all aspects of customer service including preparation, serving, cashiering, and sanitation tasks.
• Works with supervisor, chemical company, and staff to ensure health department sanitation standards are met, follows HACCP mandates for USDA and health department regulations.
• Submits to central office all food and non-food orders, inventory, maintenance and repair requests, and production sheets as required by USDA program regulations.
• Supervises and trains approximately 2 employees.
• Delegates assignments to staff and follows up to ensure all work is completed while meeting food safety regulations.
• Participates in required meetings, trainings, and professional development as directed by supervisor or leadership team.
• Manages $5,000 to $7,000 in inventory, protects eligibility information of students, and follows revenue handling procedures.
• Stays current with district communications and shares information with kitchen staff; notifies supervisor of personnel issues while maintaining confidentiality.
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested

Skills

English proficiency

Education

High School Equivalency

Job description

Cherry Creek Schools is seeking a Kitchen Manager I to oversee school meal operations, ensuring nutritious, safe, and appealing meals in a clean, respectful environment. You will supervise staff, enforce food safety standards, HACCP, and USDA regulations, and collaborate with the supervisor to implement district guidelines.

The role requires hands-on leadership, experience with inventory, and partnership with cafeteria teams to deliver quality service while maintaining compliance and positive