Job Title: Child Nutrition Manager Wage/Hour Status: Non-exempt
Reports to: Director of Food Service Pay Grade: AUX4
Dept./School: Assigned Campus Revised: 8/2023
Primary Purpose:
Supervise, train, and manage campus food service operation. Ensure that appropriate quantities of food
are prepared and served for all meal services. Meet time constraints set by menu requirements established
by the Texas Department of Agriculture and enforced by CN Department administration. Meet all
required safety, sanitation, and health department requirements.
Qualifications:
Education/Certification
High school diploma or GED equivalent (recognized by the Texas Education Agency or regional
accrediting agency)
Food Protection Manager certification
Applicant must have satisfactory outcome of fingerprinting background check. Non-refundable
fee (approximately $50.00) paid by applicant
Special Knowledge/Skills:
Knowledge of methods, materials, equipment, and appliances used in food preparation
Ability to manage personnel
Effective planning and organizational skills
Experience:
At least three (3) years of experience working in the field of Food or Hospitality
Three (3) years' experience in Federal Nutrition programs preferred
Major Responsibilities and Duties
Cafeteria Management
- Produce and maintain Food Production Records, Deposits, staff records and staff task and
rotation work schedules.
- Direct daily preparation, stocking /receiving, and cleaning and sanitizing production.
- Assists production or serving staff immediately upon completion of tasks.
- Maintain all serving schedules and serve all food items according to menu specifications as
defined by Federal program, campus, and department policies and procedures.
- Work cooperatively with campus front office and administrators to accommodate necessary
schedule changes, special serving requirements and resolve personnel problems.
- Supervise and train employees at campus level, set meal presentation expectations, student
allergy and modified diet procedure.
- Maintain availability and visibility on the floor during meal services.
- Maintain professionalism in all work-related tasks and correspondence.
- Maintains confidentiality and protects staff and student information.
- Demonstrate efficacy in tasks and planning, boosts morale and teamwork among staff.
- Set an example for staff and instill positivity.
Policy, Reports, and Law
- Ensure that food is produced safely, presented impeccably and is of high quality according to
policies, procedures, and Child Nutrition Directors requirements.
- Maintain accurate reports of daily and monthly HACCP records, financials, food production,
product usage, inventory and claim related records for all programs.
- Maintain and record all absences and punctuality issues, ensure staff are correctly approving,
editing and submitting time for payroll reporting and submitting the proper editing forms to
supervisors.
Safety
- Ensure that all food items are inspected and dated at receiving, stored in safe and hazard-free
environment using FIFO implementation and MSDS and all storage units are locked and secured
upon exiting the facility.
- Maintain a safe and injury free work environment.
Inventory, Equipment and Other
- Ensure that appropriate quantities of food and supplies are available through daily orders and
frequent inventories.
- Maintain logs and conduct annual equipment maintenance and inventory records accurately.
- Perform preventive maintenance inspections to ensure compliance tags do not exceed expiration
dates.
- Report necessary equipment repairs, pest control work orders and product outages.
- Recommend replacement of existing equipment or purchasing of new equipment to meet
department needs.
- Primary training of cafeteria workers, record corrective action of staff procedure and policy
violations at primary level, make recommendations for promotion, and retention of cafeteria
personnel.
- Attendance at work is an essential job function.
- Other duties and scheduled as assigned to meet student, department, and district needs.
- Occasional changes to shift outside of normal range, occasional to frequent travel in and out of
EISD district boundaries.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Primary training of cafeteria workers, record corrective action of staff procedure and policy violations at
primary level, make recommendations for promotion, and retention of cafeteria personnel.
Working Conditions:
Equipment Used:
Tablet, Portable Handheld Electronic Devices, Laptop, PC, District phones, calculator, large and small
printer/copier/scanner, Menu and Inventory software and integrated Web-based programs.
Large and small kitchen equipment to include large mixer, Braising Pan/Large tilting skillet, blenders and
food processors, sharp cutting and chopping tools and equipment, Convection oven, dishwasher, garbage
disposal, mop sink, triple sink.
Mental Conditions/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Maintain emotional control under stress. Frequent standing, walking, pushing, and pulling; moderate
lifting and carrying; some stooping, bending, and kneeling; limited exposure to extreme hot and cold
temperatures.
Edgewood Independent School District does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for
employment because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender
identity), age, national origin, disability, military status, genetic information, or on any other basis
prohibited by law.
The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not
an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.
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