Kitchen Operations Leader - Food Service & Safety

Opaa! Food Management; Rock Port (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Opaa! Food Management seeks a Kitchen Manager to direct daily kitchen operations, ensuring quality, safety, and regulatory compliance across menus and HACCP standards.

The role involves supervising staff, coordinating meal production and delivery to satellite sites, and maintaining inventories and records for accurate daily reporting. The position emphasizes strong leadership, safety discipline, and consistent communication with building principals and DNS, with responsibilities for training,

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent experience required.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small groups.

Responsibilities

• Direct day-to-day kitchen operations to meet Opaa! standards and safety regulations.
• Monitor food quality and sanitation, and resolve complaints.
• Coordinate meal production and daily transportation to satellite buildings.
• Supervise kitchen staff, training, and adherence to safety and HACCP processes.
• Maintain inventory, records, and daily logs; ensure FIFO in storage.

Skills

Reading and comprehension

Written communication

Public speaking / presentations

Team leadership

Education

High School Diploma or GED or equivalent experience

Tools

Dishwasher

Steamer/Kettle

Mixer

Oven

Stove

Fryers

Slicer

Thermometers

Gauges

Knives

Box Cutters

Meal Counting Software

Desktop PCs

Calculator

Telephone

Fax

Scanner

Copier

Printer

Job description

Opaa! Food Management seeks a Kitchen Manager to direct daily kitchen operations, ensuring quality, safety, and regulatory compliance across menus and HACCP standards.

The role involves supervising staff, coordinating meal production and delivery to satellite sites, and maintaining inventories and records for accurate daily reporting. The position emphasizes strong leadership, safety discipline, and consistent communication with building principals and DNS, with responsibilities for training,