School Kitchen Operations Lead

Opaa! Food Management; Burlington (AL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Opaa! Food Management is seeking a Kitchen Manager to direct daily kitchen operations, maintain safety and health compliance, and oversee meal production and distribution to satellite buildings.

The role emphasizes leadership, training, and adherence to Opaa!’s quality standards. The position requires a High School Diploma or equivalent, strong organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic school-food service environment.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma, GED, or Relevant Experience Required.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence.
• Mathematical Skills: Basic arithmetic operations; ability to compute rate, ratio and percent.
• Reasoning Ability: Apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions; solve problems with few variables.

Responsibilities

• Direct day-to-day kitchen operations to meet Opaa! standards and safety health regulations.
• Monitor food quality, sanitation, and presentation; resolve service complaints.
• Coordinate meal preparation and transport to satellite buildings where applicable.
• Lead daily safety and production meetings; train and supervise kitchen staff.
• Ensure FIFO, inventory accuracy, and proper receiving and invoicing.
• Maintain HACCP, HHFKA, CACFP compliance and safety processes.

Education

High School Diploma, GED, or Relevant Experience

Tools

Dishwasher

Steamer/Kettle

Mixer

Oven

Stove

Fryers

Slicer

Thermometers

Gauges

Knives

Box Cutters

Meal Counting Software

Desktop PCs

Calculator

Telephone

Fax

Scanner

Copier

Printer

Job description

Opaa! Food Management is seeking a Kitchen Manager to direct daily kitchen operations, maintain safety and health compliance, and oversee meal production and distribution to satellite buildings.

The role emphasizes leadership, training, and adherence to Opaa!’s quality standards. The position requires a High School Diploma or equivalent, strong organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic school-food service environment.