School Cafeteria Operations Manager

ReNEW Schools; Hartford, Northern (CT, KY); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

ReNEW Schools seeks a Cook Manager to supervise food service operations across assigned schools, ensuring high standards of meal preparation, service, and inventory control. The role involves supervising staff, maintaining sanitation, and coordinating with the Field Operations Manager for daily tasks and reporting.

You will oversee kitchen operations, open/close procedures, and perform monthly to daily orders while ensuring compliance with health standards and accurate records.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 2 years’ experience in institutional food service or closely related field.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the procedures, practices operations, and equipment required for institutional food preparation.
• Ability to organize, supervise, train, and evaluate staff.
• Ability to manage or perform the full range of tasks required to prepare, serve, and store food in a quality institutional food service unit.
• Demonstrate organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Possess ability to follow directions in English, both written and oral, to ensure safety of food preparation and services.
• Demonstrate a general knowledge of safe food handling principles as well as personal hygiene.
• Knowledge in the use of food service equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
• Competent in basic computation such as weights, measures, adding, subtracting, division, and multiplication.
• Proficient in the use of a calculator and computer.
• Demonstrate the ability to deal effectively and courteously with students, food service department staff and school personnel.

Responsibilities

• Is responsible for food preparation as determined by the menu and other program requirements.
• Supervises and directs staff, food production, facilities cleaning, meal service, and other related duties.
• Assists, as needed, in the preparation, service and cleanup of student meals, adult meals and a la carte items.
• Opens and closes the kitchen.
• Forecasts amount of food and supplies needed; prepares all monthly, weekly, and daily orders on proper forms and submits to Food Service Office in a timely manner.
• Maintains inventory using proper storage principles and records month end inventory submitting to Food Service Office in a timely manner.
• Responsible for ensuring that proper sanitary and health standards are maintained for food receiving, storage, preparation and serving including cleaning and care of all equipment and work areas.
• Trains, instructs, supervises, and evaluates staff assigned to his/her school in food preparation and service, food safety and sanitation procedures, and proper personal hygiene.
• Plans and directs daily staff work schedule and job task rotations.
• Controls quality and determines quantity of food prepared and served.
• Responsible for accurate preparation of food production records.
• Submits written records to Food Service Office as required in a timely manner.
• Responsible for bank deposit and cash reconciliation.
• Maintains good public relations with students, parents, faculty, and staff.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Job description

ReNEW Schools seeks a Cook Manager to supervise food service operations across assigned schools, ensuring high standards of meal preparation, service, and inventory control. The role involves supervising staff, maintaining sanitation, and coordinating with the Field Operations Manager for daily tasks and reporting.

You will oversee kitchen operations, open/close procedures, and perform monthly to daily orders while ensuring compliance with health standards and accurate records.