Kitchen Manager (40 hours11 months), Food & Nutrition Services

Position: Kitchen Manager (40 hours/11 months)

Food & Nutrition Services

Reports to: Director of Food Services Assistant Director of Food Services

Overview of Cambridge Public Schools:

Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) is a diverse urban school district enrolling approximately 7000 students in grades pre-kindergarten through high school. The district has 12 elementary schools 4 upper schools and 1 comprehensive high school which includes a school of vocational and technical arts.

The Central Administrative Offices of CPS house all CPS administrative offices and are therefore frequented by CPS teachers staff students families prospective employees community-based partners and members of the general public. This position will provide a reliable knowledgeable welcoming and culturally-proficient point of contact for visitors to the building. This position will also provide clerical support for aspects of the districts parent information and community relations efforts. This position will report to the Communications Director.

The Opportunity:

The Food & Nutrition Service Department is seeking an energetic leader with proven management skills and culinary expertise to continue the standard of excellence associated with Cambridge and the department. With a fully furnished industrial kitchen 2 dining areas 3 station leads over a dozen staff and over 700 meals served daily. The Kitchen Manager will also act as a trainer for the Elementary and Middle Schools throughout the district.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervises all food service employees within the CRLS kitchen including station leads cafeteria helpers and cashiers. Intervenes to resolve staff conflicts when applicable. Evaluates staff semi-annually.
• Assists with training and professional development for food service staff throughout the district including site visits to other schools.
• Collaborates with the Food Service Director on recipe and menu development and Catering administration.
• Supervise and manage all food service employees within the kitchen
• Is able to perform the job duties of every kitchen position to cross-train and fill in as necessary
• Coordinates food and supplies on a weekly basis by the deadline assigned by the FNS office
• Check all deliveries and confirm that all requested items were received in the specified quantity and quality. Report any items that are missing or incorrect to the FNS office
• Responsible for ensuring all food items are prepared according to district issued menu and standardized recipes.
• Ensures completion of daily production records to accurately track food usage and cooking temperatures as required
• Keep daily temperature records of cold storage units and notify the FNS office of any equipment issues
• Follow meal reimbursement standards by adhering to federal (NSLP and NSB) and state rules on offer vs. serve.
• Documents monthly inventory including commodity foods contracted food items and supplies.
• Submits accountability reports per state and federal requirements as directed by the FNS office
• Communicates any problems regarding the menu staffing or unique school issues to the FNS office
• Responsible for the cleanliness/sanitation of the kitchen as well as operating within health code standards
• Demonstrates the districts high standards of customer service working cooperatively with school administrators co-workers school staff and students.
• Conducts daily staff meeting at CRLS to review menu discuss issues and assign tasks.
• Attend all scheduled trainings and department meetings unless excused by the FNS office in advance.
• All other duties as assigned.

Your Skill Set:

• Must be ServeSafe Manager certified
• Excellent customer service skills
• Strong personnel management skills
• Demonstrated organizational and analytical skills
• Knowledge of healthy vegetarian culturally diverse food trends with the ability to apply this t recipe development execution and presentation
• Must be willing to occasionally travel throughout the district for employee training and development
• Must be willing to work with other Head of Kitchens (HOK) FNS staff and interact with children
• Must be able to read and write communications to/from the administration
• Must be neat in appearance and exhibit dedicated work habits
• Must comply with the dress code as designated by the FNS Department
• Must be competent in working with computers email and operating a cash register
• Physical demands include:
• Continuous lifting standing manual dexterity walking handling bending pushing pulling and constant visual assessment. With an occasional need for climbing and squatting. Must be able to lift/move up to 50lbs without restriction.

Qualifications:

You may possess many though perhaps not all of the following characteristics and qualifications:

• Experience as a supervisor in a food service environment
• Knowledge of basic human nutrition
• Vocational training or education in Culinary Arts or Food Service Management
• Proficient in Microsoft Word/Excel and/or the Google platform
• Knowledge of the National School Lunch Program
• Catering management experience is a plus

Terms of Employment:

This is a full-time 11-month exempt position. Evening and weekend work required to fulfill the responsibilities of the role. As an exempt employee this position is not eligible for overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Compensation: $67997.57 - $76464.03 commensurate with qualifications and experience

How to Join Our Team:

Apply online at . Please upload a resume and thoughtful cover letter outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity.

At the Cambridge Public Schools we are committed to cultivating an environment where diverse perspectives and backgrounds are embraced acknowledging that a team reflecting diversity of race color ancestry national origin religion age gender marital/domestic partner status sexual orientation gender identity disability status and veteran status allows us to serve our communities better. To that end we welcome and encourage applicants to bring their authentic selves when considering employment opportunities within our school district.

Required Experience:

Manager