Food Service Director

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The School District of Waupaca is searching for a talented full time Food Service Director to lead the District's Food Service Department beginning with the 2025-2026 school year. The Food Service Director supervises all Food Service employees and ensures the smooth, efficient, and fiscally responsible operation of the Food Service Department for the ultimate health, comfort, and benefit of the students and staff.

• Assists the Director of Business Services in preparing and administering the Food Service budget using standardized accounting procedures.

• Practices established budget controls relevant to program and financial management.

• Sets the standard for professionalism and positive attitude, promotes teamwork, effective communication, and positive public relations among all District Food Service staff.

• Maintains an inventory of all foods, supplies, and equipment.

• Recommends prices charged for various types of meals, a la carte, and vending.

• Plans the preparation and serving of menus every month and ensures publication of menus on the District website.

• Reviews and recommends for purchase the Food Service software program, including menus, ingredients, recipes, costing, and production records.

• Provides technical assistance and suggestions for the preparation and serving of meals and set up of serving lines.

• Inspects school lunch facilities and operations to ensure standards of cleanliness, health, and safety are being maintained and recommends improvements.

• Evaluates and makes recommendations for facilities and equipment planning and replacement; obtains all necessary bids and quotes per job.

• Interviews, screens, and recommends appointment of all Food Service personnel, and evaluates performance, etc. according to policy.

• Provides yearly and ongoing staff training.

• Reviews invoices, purchase orders, bids and quotes, etc. for accuracy.

• Completes all federal and state contracts for subsidies; National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Summer School Food Service Program, Wisconsin School Day Milk Program.

• Responsible for completing Direct Diversion of USDA foods.

• Completes monthly reimbursement claims, annual Food Service claims, bids, contracts with distributors, and others as directed.

• Maintains Food Service Certificates such as School Nutrition Specialist, Level 4 Certification in School Food Service, and Certified Food Safety Manager; annual training requirement of at least 12 hours.

• Monitors all of the District's schools' performance in food production, serving of food, cashier/point of service, purchasing/procurement, receiving/storage, food safety, free/reduced meal benefits, communications and marketing.

• Assures and promotes confidentiality in all matters.

• Performs other tasks and assumes other responsibilities within the overall scope of the position that the Director of Business Services may assign.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The School District of Waupaca Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of the Protected Classes of race, color, national origin, age, sex (including transgender status, change of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity), pregnancy, creed or religion, genetic information, handicap or disability, marital status, citizenship status, veteran status, military service (as defined in Sec. 111.32, Wis. Stats.), ancestry, arrest record, conviction record, use or non-use of lawful products off the District’s premises during non-working hours, declining to attend an employer-sponsored meeting or to participate in any communication with the employer about religious matters or political matters, or any other characteristic protected by law in its employment practices.

To learn more about the School District of Waupaca, please visit the Employment Opportunities section of our website:
(https://www.waupaca.k12.wi.us/district/employment-opportunities.cfm)

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