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About the Role
Lead Wherever You?re Needed ? Become a Kitchen Manager Floater! This role is ideal for experienced kitchen managers who are flexible, organized, and ready to lead with confidence in a variety of settings. You'll support multiple school sites by leading cafeteria operations wherever coverage is needed.
Responsibilities
- Travel between school sites to provide leadership and support for kitchen operations
- Oversee food production, service quality, and safety standards
- Train and supervise kitchen staff on recipes, sanitation, and safe equipment use
- Ensure cleanliness of all kitchen areas and maintain equipment
- Complete required documentation and reports accurately and on time
- Manage inventory, ordering, and receiving of food and supplies at each site
- Monitor labor and adjust schedules to meet coverage and cost goals
- Enforce ServSafe, HACCP, and child nutrition program regulations
- Maintain accurate temperature logs, cleaning schedules, and safety checklists
- Ensure proper cash handling procedures are followed
- Act as the site lead and point of contact during float assignments
- Support and maintain a positive culture across teams and schools
- Submit reports and complete administrative tasks as required
- Perform other duties as assigned to support school food service
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- ServSafe certification required (or must be obtained before start)
- Prior experience as a kitchen manager or lead preferred
- Strong communication, adaptability, and time management skills
- Food service and inventory management experience required
- Reliable transportation and willingness to travel to different school sites daily
- Must pass a background check and/or fingerprint screening and MVR
- Comfortable working in new environments and leading unfamiliar teams
- Experience with POS systems and basic computer literacy preferred
- Customer service mindset and enjoyment of working with children
- Must be able to stand for full shifts and lift up to 50 pounds
- Frequent walking, reaching, bending, and use of hands
Skills
- Communication
- Adaptability
- Time management
- Food service
- Inventory management
- POS systems
- Basic computer literacy
- Customer service
Location
- Multiple school sites
Work Type
- Full-time
- Travel between schools
Experience Level
- Prior experience as a kitchen manager or lead preferred
Education Level
- High school diploma or equivalent
- ServSafe certification
About the Company
- Varying kitchen environments with moderate noise levels
- Full-time schedule, Monday through Friday, with occasional extended weeks
- Must be able to travel between schools and attend meetings as needed
Equal Opportunity
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, Gender/Minority/Veterans/Disabled and participates with E-Verify Employment Eligibility Program