Manager, Food Service

MN Adult & Teen Challenge; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision benefits

HSA account

PTO (paid time off)

403b retirement plan

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employer matching

Job summary

Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge is seeking a Food Service Manager to oversee kitchen operations, ensure safe food handling, and manage staff across meals for clients. This role requires strong leadership, scheduling, and inventory skills within an institutional setting.

The position emphasizes adherence to safety regulations, HACCP, and cost-conscious purchasing while delivering nutritious meals and coordinating with donors and vendors.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required or equivalent.
• 3-5 years of Food Service supervisory experience in an institutional setting.
• Documented one year freedom from chemical use problems.
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
• Ability to complete background check process.
• Demonstrated organizational and delegation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrate MnTC's mission, Culture of Honor, and core values.

Responsibilities

• Purchasing and inventory control: order food and supplies, coordinate pickups, maintain donor contacts, and track storage locations.
• Safety and sanitation: maintain HACCP procedures, ensure daily kitchen inspections, and enforce staff hygiene.
• Scheduling, supervision, and training: plan menus, create work schedules, and oversee staff, interns, and clients in meal prep.
• Food preparation and delivery: plan nutritious meals, ensure proper portions, and timely transportation of meals to programs.

Skills

Communication skills

Organization

Multitasking

Leadership

Food service supervision

Safety awareness

Written and verbal communication

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Food safety awareness

Job description

Description

Be the backbone of hope and healing. At Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, every role matters in helping people overcome addiction and find a new path forward. Whether you’re working directly with clients or supporting behind the scenes, your contributions make recovery possible. In return, we offer a values-driven workplace, supportive managers, and opportunities to grow. That commitment has earned us recognition from Newsweekas a Best Addiction Treatment Centerandeight straightStar Tribune TopWorkplaceawards.

Job Summary - Food Service Manager

Ensure that the Food Service staff provide quality meals to the clients in accordance with the state laws, and that the kitchen meets all safety requirements.

Essential Job Duties/Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The essential functions include the following:

Purchasing and Inventory Control

• Orders food and other supplies with concern for cost and quality.
• Coordinates and ensures food pickup of donated items. Maintains a list of food donors and contacts as the need arises.
• Directs and maintains clean orderly storage of food and supplies. Stores food in a way to minimize waste.
• Regularly inventories all kitchen supplies and maintains a record of all available food and their storage locations.

Safety, Sanitation, and Regulatory Requirements

• Responsible for maintaining Food Service Manager’s Certification requirements as outlined by the State of MN of Environmental Health and the National Restaurant Association.
• Ensures that the kitchen is inspected daily for conformance to government and safety and sanitation requirements.
• Regularly inspects each kitchen storage area and ensures that all discrepancies are corrected.
• Ensures that all kitchen staff maintain personal hygiene.
• Responsible for developing the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Safety Procedures (HACCP) Manual to: (1) Identify the foods which are most likely to cause food borne illness, assess the hazards and risks and identify the Critical Control Points (CCPs); (2) Ensure that the CCPs are placed behind the menus used in the kitchen and are available for health inspection upon request; (3) Maintain continued oversight to ensure safety in food preparation and handling.
• Ensures that the temperatures for all refrigerators and freezers are checked and recorded daily.

Scheduling, Supervision, and Training

• Reviews the program schedule and activities, also client number information to determine meals and quantities of food needed.
• Schedules delivery of food and supplies from local vendors.
• Ensure that the daily menu is prepared at least one week in advance and retains the menus for a minimum time period of one (1) year.
• Prepares work schedules for kitchen personnel to ensure workers for each meal and the cleanup afterwards.
• Prepares food and oversees and coordinates the work of other employees, interns, and clients engaged in preparing meals to ensure adherence to recipes and quality standards.
• Conducts meetings and training sessions for all those who are assigned to work in the kitchen.

Food Preparation and Delivery

• Plans meals that are not only nutritionally adequate and adequate calorie-wise, but also appetizing.
• Serves or oversees the serving of food and ensures proper portions of food are served.
• Ensures that each program is given the appropriate amount of food and that it is transported to their respective locations on time.

Required Skills & Experience (Minimum Qualifications)

• High School diploma or GED required or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3-5 years of Food Service supervisory experience in an institutional setting.
• Documented one year freedom from chemical use problems.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license and a clean driving record that will be accepted by this organization’s vehicle insurance carrier.
• Ability to successfully complete background check process.
• Food service supervisory experience in an institutional setting.
• Highly organized and able to effectively delegate work to appropriate staff.
• Exceptional ability to manage multiple tasks with competing deadlines.
• Ability to manage people and processes to achieve organizational goals.
• Ability to remain on task and follow through projects to their completion.
• Ability to remain on task while facing frequent interruptions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrate MnTC's mission, Culture of Honor, core values, and Putting Honor in Action principles through daily interactions, fostering a welcoming, respectful, and relationship-centered environment.

Physical Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Prolonged periods of standing and walking.
• Must be able to access and navigate all areas of the kitchen and dining area.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times.
• May be required work in excessive heat and cold in association with the kitchen environment.

Target Compensation (Negotiable based on qualifications)

Salary: $50,000 to $55,000

We seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool in order to successfully meet our mission of helping every Minnesotan find help and healing from addiction.

Our robust benefits package includes medical, HSA, dental, vision, PTO, dependent care FSA, disability, life insurance and 403b retirement plan.

Mn Adult & Teen Challenge is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any category protected by federal, state or applicable laws.

Reasonable accommodation can be provided upon request.

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