Cafeteria Manager - Elementary

Job Title: Cafeteria Manager - Elemntary               
Wage/Hour Status:  Non-Exempt / At-Will
Reports To: Contractor Service
Pay Grade / Days: 305/184
Dept./School: Child Nutrition Services                        
Date Revised: April 2019  

Primary Purpose:    
Plan and organize the operation of the kitchen and the supervision of the cafeteria staff

 
Qualifications:          

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

1. Be proficient in PrimeroEdge (Cafeteria POS Software System) program with the knowledge to input information and run daily, weekly, and monthly reports, review daily reports and complete close down procedures.
2. Proficient in all areas of food production, including understanding production records, completing production records in a timely basis in PrimeroEdge online Menu Planning Software and following recipes as written.
3. Maintain all necessary records in a neat and organized fashion for easy access, and all bulletins from Child Nutrition Services are posted. Maintain a neat and orderly kitchen, office, frozen, refrigerated and dry storage areas, loading dock, equipment and servery.
4. Maintain safety bulletin board(s), and ensure most current postings are visible and updated, post all employee Health Department permits and Manager/Lead ServSafe Certificate(s).
5. Maintain safety and sanitation standards at all times. Train staff on use of SDS (Safety Data Sheets) location and usage.
6. Order products according to expected customer estimates and be able to receive items into kitchen using established check-in procedures.
7. Follow security procedures for cash handling and key & lock control according to District policy, ability to make daily cash deposits. Use safe to secure opening / closing change funds and follow procedures to release funds daily to Courier service.
8. Review school enrollment roster to ensure students enrolled are in PrimeroEdge POS system and identify students who are not enrolled at campus and turn information into CNS to remove students from POS and Identimetrics Finger scanning software. Keep Identimetrics finger scanning up-to-date where all students are enrolled to use finger scanner.
9. Follow District policy regarding time clock usage; clocking in and out daily, and for meal break and hold staff accountable for time clock procedures. Follow departmental policy regarding the recording and reporting of time error sheets and reviewing staff time error sheets for accuracy and timeliness.
10. Follow District policy regarding the reporting of equipment issues, work order requests and follow up to work orders. Understand calling tree for calling in emergency and routine work orders.
11. Ability to follow departmental calling tree for contacting management for staffing, safety, access, and other operational issues. Attend and actively participate in all meetings, training, and special events and communicate meetings and training dates and times to staff where applicable.
12. Ability to plan and delegate production of meals to meet menu and other line requirements, have a complete understanding of portion control and correct serving utensil sizes to meet regulations/production records.
13. Assist and administer special events, menus and promotions, and meet expectation of school during schedule changes, follow all recipes and serving standards as outlined on menu notes and production records and recipes approved by Child Nutrition Services.
14. Insure that temperatures of food, refrigerator, and freezer are recorded daily and meet the minimum serving temperature requirements (hot food 140 degree F. or higher and cold food 40 degree F. or lower).
15. Insure that all commodities and any other products transported in and out or used in the kitchen are recorded and that all food items for next day's menu are in the storeroom. Ability to perform accurate inventories.
16. Make sure all meals claimed have been entered into the computer system correctly, check percentage of students served to the ADA percentage and print report if percentage served is higher than ADA.
17. Ensure that all paperwork is turned in on time. For programs running a roster system, ensure all students are entered into POS or if program is operated by non-CNS staff, that all paperwork is reviewed, numbers confirmed and turned into CNS office on a timely basis. Ensure that email is checked a minimum of 2 times per day, once at the beginning of the day and once at the end of the day before departure and respond to email requests on time.
18. Ability to communicate professionally, consistently, and proactively with Principal, Teachers, Aides, Administrators, food service employees, CNS Management and CNS Office staff.
19. Ability to delegate tasks and hold staff accountable for their job duties. Ability to create and keep job duties for each position in kitchen up-to-date and monitor, train and counsel staff on job duties. Ability to create cleanup schedule for staff and ensure work is being completed in a timely, neat and customer-driven manner that promotes food and physical safety standards.
20. Perform other duties as assigned.

 
Supervisory Responsibilities:

 
Equipment Used:  
Working Conditions:
            Tobacco Free
 
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Administrative offices and campus environment, high pressure, fast pace, multiple deadlines, and people intensive.  Works extended and irregular hours with the ability to respond to emergency conditions.  Maintain emotional control under stress.  Frequent interruptions.  Strenuous standing, stooping, walking, climbing ladders, bending, pushing and pulling, must be physically fit and able to lift and carry items weighing up to 75 pounds.  Working indoors, outdoors, in extreme temperatures including hot and cold temperature swings, inclement weather, works with chemicals, exposure to dust, and slippery or uneven walking surfaces.  Frequent district wide travel.

Note:  This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job.  This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment.  The school district may add to, modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.
 
Non Discrimination Statement
 
The Waco Independent School District is an equal opportunity educational provider and employer who does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information or non-proficiency in English language skills in educational programs or activities that it operates or in employment matters. The District is required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Americans with Disabilities Act; and school board policy not to discriminate in such a manner.
 
For information about your rights or complaints regarding compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Title IX, please email titleixcoordinator@wacoisd.org or contact Waco ISD Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources at 254-755-9410 or Assistant Superintendent for Student Services and Support at 254-755-9417. For information or complaints regarding compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Title VI and Title VII, as amended, contact the Waco ISD Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources at 254-755-9410.  For information or complaints regarding compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, contact Waco ISD Special Education Executive Director at 254-755-9569 or write to P.O. Box 27, Waco, TX, 76703.