School Cafeteria Chef — Flexible Hours & Events

SFE- Southwest Foodservice Excellence; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join SFE- Southwest Foodservice Excellence in St. Louis to lead school cafeteria events and daily kitchen operations. You will order food, prepare meals, maintain quality standards, and train staff while upholding sanitation and safety guidelines.

Ideal candidates bring at least 2 years in kitchen roles, strong communication, and the ability to manage on-site events. The schedule follows the school calendar with flexible hours, nights, weekends, and summers off, offering a stable, rewarding work

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in varied kitchen positions including food preparation, serving and customer service.
• At least 6 months experience in a similar capacity.
• Must communicate clearly and professionally with managers, directors, administrators, students, and parents.
• Basic knowledge of Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Prior school foodservice experience desired.

Responsibilities

• Understand and comply completely with all policies, procedures, standards, specifications, guidelines, directives, assignments, and training programs.
• Ensure that all food and products are consistently prepared and served according to SFE recipes, production records, cooking and serving standards.
• Fill in where needed to ensure customer service standards and efficient operations.
• Ability to organize and manage on site and off site planned events.
• Prepare and submit all required paperwork, including forms, reports and schedules in an organized and timely manner.
• Ensure that all equipment is kept clean and in excellent working condition through personal inspection.
• Report equipment that needs repair as per SFE and district policies and procedures.
• Control food cost and usage, product storage procedures, standard recipes and waste control procedures.
• Schedule labor as required by the Foodservice Director while ensuring that all positions are staffed when and as needed and labor cost objectives are met.
• Oversee the training of kitchen personnel in safe operation of all kitchen equipment and utensils.
• Check and maintain proper food holding and refrigeration temperature control points.
• Provide safety training in lifting and carrying objects and handling hazardous materials.

Skills

Communication

Multitasking

Organizational skills

Customer service

Training others

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Join SFE- Southwest Foodservice Excellence in St. Louis to lead school cafeteria events and daily kitchen operations. You will order food, prepare meals, maintain quality standards, and train staff while upholding sanitation and safety guidelines.

Ideal candidates bring at least 2 years in kitchen roles, strong communication, and the ability to manage on-site events. The schedule follows the school calendar with flexible hours, nights, weekends, and summers off, offering a stable, rewarding work