Cafeteria Manager

Elementary Kitchen Manager & Middle School Kitchen Manager EPHRATA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT Ephrata, PA Position Title: Elementary Kitchen Manager & Middle School Kitchen Manager Department: Food Services Reports To: Director of Food Services FLSA: Non-Exempt Revised: June 2017 Revised: November 2022 POSITION PURPOSE: To help in and oversee the preparation and serving of breakfast and lunch to the student body and staff in a sanitary, efficient, and friendly manner. Position may include cooking, cashier, serving, dishwashing, and cleaning duties. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (May Include, but not limited to): Assist in and oversee the preparation and serving of food items for the food service program, ensuring minimum waste. Read and accurately follow recipes, assuring foods meet the HHFKA and NSLP breakfast & lunch requirements and HACCP procedures. Organize yourself and your staff to maximize productivity and work effectively to complete tasks timely. Utilize all measurement tools correctly and safely operate and maintain kitchen equipment. Ensure required quantities of breakfast and lunch are prepared with great attention to quality and eye appeal. Maintain kitchen and serving areas in clean, safe, and sanitary condition, following all HACCP guidelines and standard operating procedures. Correctly identify NSLP breakfast & lunch meals and offer vs. serve to accurately meet state & federal reimbursement requirements. Collect and reconcile money for meals and a la carte and account for meals served.

Elementary Kitchen Manager & Middle School Kitchen Manager Ability to learn computer accounting/POS system. Ensure staff and substitutes maintain high standards of cleanliness/sanitation and orderliness of the kitchen and cafeteria. Cultivate and model a respectful and team-oriented working and learning environment and a positive staff morale. Maintain production and sanitation records (i.e., temporary logs, HACCP) and complete all ordering, receiving and inventory, ensuring quantity invoiced was received in good condition and that necessary supplies/food/equipment are on hand. Assist with achieving food cost goals through waste reduction, proper ordering/receiving, recipe adherence, and portion control, etc. Schedule staff and assign duties based upon student participation, review and approve time sheets electronically. Organize training of new hires, utilizing mentors and staying actively present to ensure new hires are being trained properly, providing feedback as necessary and completing 45- & 90-day reviews. Set up special functions upon request. Complete and submit monthly reports including production records, inventory, edit checks, student listings, etc. Address personnel/performance issues and complete annual reviews based upon employee performance and discussions held throughout the school year. Any other duties assigned to ensure we are successful in fulfilling our main purpose of providing breakfast and lunch to our students. KNOWLEDGE & SKILL REQUIREMENT Education: High school diploma or its equivalent Certification: Serve-safe certification Experience: Possess working knowledge of cooking materials and methods, operation & maintenance of kitchen equipment and of sanitation and chemical use; Possess a knowledge of rules & regulations regarding sanitation, chemicals, MSDS sheets and food preparation Elementary Kitchen Manager & Middle School Kitchen Manager Language Skills: Ability to effectively work harmoniously with others and communicate with students, parents and school personnel from diverse cultures or backgrounds Mathematical Skills: Ability to add/subtract and make correct change with cash sales and correctly tally cash drawers; must possess working knowledge of measurements and be able to extend recipes for different quantities Reasoning Skills: Ability to think on your feet and make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment Other Skills & Abilities: Demonstrate clear, effective interpersonal and supervisory skills including neat and clean appearance Demonstrate effective leadership skills Ability to have foresight and plan and use time of self and staff effectively Ability to coach and train employees on procedures and policies Knowledge of basic computer skills, including excel & word

WORKPLACE EXPECTATIONS: Must demonstrate regular and punctual attendance. Must interact positively with administration, students, staff, parents, and community members. Must demonstrate professionalism and appropriate judgment in behavior & speech and dress in a neat, clean, and professional manner. Must follow all District policies, work procedures and reasonable requests by proper authority. Must maintain the integrity of confidential information within the Business Office. Follow established protocols as outlined in Student/Faculty/Support Staff handbooks ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable Elementary Kitchen Manager & Middle School Kitchen Manager accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms, often repetitively. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Lifting may be repetitive. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision. Employee must be able to distinguish the difference between bells, buzzers, beeps, etc. TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT Ten-month schedule. Salary and hours are in accordance with current schedule. CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARDS Our interaction with customers, both internal and external, tells them about our priorities and how we value them as partners. To ensure that our interactions serve to strengthen relationships and promote the public image of the Ephrata Area School District, all employees should: Be extremely polite and listen to other perspectives Keep your promises and commitments to others Always give a little more than is expected EMPLOYEE STATEMENT "I have reviewed the above position and understand its contents." "I am aware that my position description may be revised or updated at any time and once notified of changes, I remain responsible for knowledge of its contents." "I hereby certify that I possess the physical and mental ability to fulfill the essential functions of the above position with or without reasonable accommodation(s). If I require accommodations(s) to fulfill any or all these functions, I agree to provide information to the District regarding the requested accommodation(s). _____ Employee Name (Print) Date ____ Employee Signature __ _ EASD Representative Date