School Kitchen Lead — Culinary Supervisor

Chartwells School Dining Services K12; Leavenworth (KS); On-site; USD 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Plan

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Voluntary Benefits

Job summary

Chartwells K-12 is hiring for a full-time Food Unit Lead in Leavenworth, KS. The role coordinates activities of other food-service staff and aims to create an enjoyable dining experience for students and staff.

Requires prior cooking experience and offers a Monday–Friday schedule with variable hours. Pay ranges from $17.00 to $18.00 per hour, with benefits and opportunities within a large, national school dining program.

Qualifications

• Prior cooking experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates activities of other food-service employees.
• Creates an enjoyable dining experience for customers, staff and visitors.
• Oversees and participates in the preparation and service of food and beverage items in accordance with company standards for presentation, sanitation, safety and portion control.
• Helps plan menus.
• Ensures timely, efficient meal service; supervises serving of meals.
• Trains employees; assigns and coordinates work of employees to promote efficiency and excellence in food and service.
• Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules and expedites work flow.
• Uses proper systems for completion of required daily/weekly/monthly reports such as inventory-cash reports-production records, payroll and time-keeping.
• Responsible for proper cash handling as established by the Food Accounting Manual (deposits - petty cash - change funds).
• Orders food and other necessary supplies from approved sources or purveyors.
• Directs and participates in the overall sanitation and safety of the facility and employees in accordance with company standards and government regulations.
• Develops sanitation schedule and ensures food-service employees adhere to the schedule for cleaning of kitchen and dining area and washing of kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Issues written and oral instructions.
• Help select and orient employees; oversees staff training in areas of responsibility.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Cooking experience

Job description

Chartwells K-12 is hiring for a full-time Food Unit Lead in Leavenworth, KS. The role coordinates activities of other food-service staff and aims to create an enjoyable dining experience for students and staff.

Requires prior cooking experience and offers a Monday–Friday schedule with variable hours. Pay ranges from $17.00 to $18.00 per hour, with benefits and opportunities within a large, national school dining program.