Kitchen Production Lead - South High - 6:00am-2:30pm (Mon-Fri)

SOUTH HIGH; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 40,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision eligibility

Life Insurance

Paid Holidays and Sick Leave

NPERS Retirement Plan

Same schedule as students

Job summary

Millard Public Schools SOUTH HIGH in Omaha, Nebraska is hiring a Kitchen Production Lead for the 2026-2027 school year. This 10-month, full-time role runs 6:00am to 2:30pm, Mon-Fri, supporting breakfast and lunch service for students and staff.

As lead cook, you will train staff, plan production, ensure food safety and HACCP compliance, manage inventories and orders, and coordinate with the Food Service Manager to deliver high-quality meals.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED or equivalent experience.
• Preferable 4+ years of related kitchen/cafeteria experience in K-12 or institutional cooking.
• Strong HACCP knowledge and ability to document production.

Responsibilities

• Assist Production Manager in daily kitchen operations to ensure quality meals.
• Lead cook and train junior staff.
• Prepare, serve, and cleanup meals for students and staff.
• Ensure food safety and hygiene per HACCP.
• Manage production sheets and inventory.

Skills

Advanced cooking

Policy communication

Kitchen equipment knowledge

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Kitchen Production Lead - South High - 6:00am-2:30pm (Mon-Fri)

Millard Public Schools SOUTH HIGH - Omaha, Nebraska Open in Google Maps

Job Details

Job ID: 5413317
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Oct 21, 2025 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

Job Description

Now Hiring for the 2026-2027 School Year~ 10 month position - 8 hours per day!

Position includes:

• Health, Dental, and/or Vision Eligibility
  
• Life Insurance
• Paid Holidays and Sick Leave
• NPERSRetirement Plan
• Same schedule as students

Title:High School Production Lead

Reports to:Food Service Manager and/or Kitchen Manager

General Summary:Assists with the preparation, serving, and cleanup of food for students.

Position Summary:

Assist the Production 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.

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in an area that is adequately lighted and ventilated.
• Physical Demands: Specific physical characteristics and abilities are required to perform the work , such as dexterity, long periods of standing, bending, carrying or lifting supplies and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more

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: Full-Time

Salary: $19.54 Per Hour

Job Categories: Support Staff > Food Service

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

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