School Nutrition Manager | Lead Kitchen Operations

Ambition Preparatory Charter School; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambition Preparatory Charter School is seeking an experienced Child Nutrition Manager to oversee the school cafeteria operations, including food production, meal service, safety, inventory, and program compliance. The role emphasizes USDA guidelines, accurate recordkeeping, and delivering high-quality meals to K-8 students.

The manager will lead a food service team, coordinate menus, monitor safety standards, and ensure efficient meal service while providing excellent customer service to

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Previous volume-feeding experience in an institutional, restaurant or educational environment.
• Knowledge of food preparation, general cooking, food storage, cleaning procedures and meal service.
• ServSafe certification—required.
• Knowledgeable in Primero Edge—required.
• Knowledgeable in food service POS and management systems—required.
• Knowledgeable in food service nutrition analysis applications—required.
• Ability to work harmoniously with fellow employees and as part of a team.
• Ability to provide friendly and outstanding customer service to students and others.

Responsibilities

• Reports to work on time, in proper uniform, ready to work.
• Coordinates ordering of foods, supplies, chemicals, produce, and direct delivery items.
• Ensures perpetual, daily, and monthly inventory of foods, supplies, and chemicals.
• Ensures keeping storerooms and walk-ins in order and at proper supply levels.
• Works with various software applications, entering and retrieving data as needed and for grocery orders.
• Ensures daily deposits in an accurate method, and with change fund for registers.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge and assures compliance with USDA regulations, nutrition standards, culinary standards, food sanitation standards, and workplace safety standards.
• Coordinates the completion of all necessary paperwork, such as accident reports, negative balance letters, employee counseling forms, daily sales and meal count, production records, inventory, food safety, and workplace safety sheets.
• Assists with the coordination of menus and analysis.
• Assigns and determines employee daily work schedules and duty assignments.
• Ensures processing (pre-approving) and assimilating free and reduced meal applications.
• Ensures kitchen and dining facilities are clean.
• Ensures batch cooking and the freshest and highest quality of food production occurs.
• Trains food service employees with support of supervisor.
• Leads team meetings and solves problems with staff.
• Helps where needed when duties are completed.
• Performs other duties assigned by supervisor or administrator.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team player

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

ServSafe certification

Tools

POS systems

Primero Edge

Nutrition analysis apps

Job description

Ambition Preparatory Charter School is seeking an experienced Child Nutrition Manager to oversee the school cafeteria operations, including food production, meal service, safety, inventory, and program compliance. The role emphasizes USDA guidelines, accurate recordkeeping, and delivering high-quality meals to K-8 students.

The manager will lead a food service team, coordinate menus, monitor safety standards, and ensure efficient meal service while providing excellent customer service to