Kitchen Production Lead - Millard North Middle

NORTH MIDDLE SCH; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 44,083,000 - 63,370,000; Part time

Job summary

Millard Public Schools is seeking a Kitchen Production Lead at Millard North Middle to supervise kitchen operations and ensure quality meals for students and staff during the 10-month school year. The role requires advanced cooking skills, leadership of cooks, adherence to HACCP standards, and close collaboration with the Production Manager.

Hours are 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM, with a part-time schedule and on-site duties at Millard North Middle School.

Qualifications

• Advanced cooking and food preparation skills.
• Experience with HACCP and kitchen safety procedures.
• Ability to train and supervise kitchen staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead cooks and train junior staff in food preparation.
• Plan production, estimate food requirements, and maintain records.
• Coordinate production and train staff on sheets and recipes.
• Ensure a safe work environment and HACCP compliance.
• Assist with orders and inventory control.
• Support Production Manager in supervising kitchen staff.

Skills

Advanced cooking

Staff training

HACCP knowledge

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Kitchen Production Lead - Millard North Middle

Millard Public Schools NORTH MIDDLE SCH – Omaha, Nebraska (Open in Google Maps)

Job Details

Job ID: 5926577

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Sep 11, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

Job Description

Millard Public Schools is seeking a Production Lead for Middle School!

Bring your foodservice/culinaryexpertise toMillard Public Schools, renowned for providing outstanding education and a fantastic place to work! Our leads must bedetail-oriented multi-taskers who thrive in a fast-paced environment, striving for excellence in a purpose-driven environment. Must have steady, reliable attendance and expect the same of others.

Enjoy a rewarding position, providing nourishment for kids and educators in a fun, dynamic environment! This is a 10 month position.

Position Title: Millard North Middle School Production Lead

Hours: 6AM- 2:30PM

Position Summary: Assist Kitchen Manager in day-to-day operations within the kitchen to ensure a quality breakfast and lunch program for high school student body and faculty.

• Serves as lead cook guiding and assisting in the training of less experienced cooks
• Under minimal supervision independently performs advanced cooking duties in preparing food items to be served to students and staff.
• Tastes products, reads menus, estimates food requirements, checks production, and keeps records in order to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment.
• Serves as working lead coordinating activities and training of staff members engaged in food operations, such as assisting with preparing production sheets and working with employees and recipes.
• Assists in ensuring a safe working environment throughout the facility for all employees using HACCP, temperature (milk, freezer, refrigerator, line box) logs, and reports to Production Manager any service requests and work orders in a timely manner.
• Cleans and sanitizes work areas and equipment and follows all Sodexo, Millard Public Schools and regulatory rules and procedures.
• Assists with orders (Sysco, Dean Foods, Loffredo, Sara Lee) and inventory control
• Checks menus and removes required frozen foods from freezer to refrigerator for thawing for all departments.
• Ensures all pertinent information is on the all production reports and if not obtains the information prior to turning in to Production Manager.
• Performsduties in the absence of the Production Manager.

Knowledge and Skills

• Applies advanced cooking skills. Adapts procedures, processes, tools, equipment and techniques to meet the more complex requirements of the position. Substantial working knowledge of food preparation. Requires complete knowledge of all kitchen equipment.
• Applies knowledge of department policies and procedures, and utilizes a general understanding of other departments’ functions.
• Ability to effectively communicate policies and/or procedures in a manner easily understood by staff members.

Requirements

• Education or Equivalent Experience: High School Diploma or GED or Equivalent experience
• Function Specific Experience: Preferable, 4 or more years of related work experience (K–12) or have had experience in institutional cooking involved with the most complex requirements of the position

Supervision

Supervision Received:

• Works under general supervision. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish tasks and goals. Orients, trains, and checks the work of lower level employees.

Supervision Provided:

• Assists the Production Manager in the supervision and training of other kitchen staff.

Special Requirements

Occasional

1-32%

Frequently

33-66%

Constant

67%+

1.

Standing

x

2.

Walking

x

3.

Sitting

x

4.

Lifting40lb max

x

5.

Carrying10feet

x

6.

Pushing/pulling

x

7.

Climbing/Balancing

x

8.

Stooping/Kneeling/Crouching/Crawling

x

9.

Reaching/Handling

x

10.

Speaking/Hearing

x

11.

Seeing/Depth Perception/Color

x

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Position Type: Part-Time

Salary: $21.94 Per Hour

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Sara Lawless , HR Specialist
• SUPPORT SERVICE CENTER
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]