Food and Nutrition Services Manager

The Davenport Community School District is an EEO/AA employer.

Minimum Salary: $19.51 + Dependent on Education & Experience

• Orders food, supplies, and small equipment for operation. Inventories food and supplies.
• Maintains proper storage conditions.
• Ensures adherence to proper safety and sanitation principles.
• Assists Food and Nutrition Services Manager with menu planning and merchandising.
• Controls food and supply costs through menus, inventory, production schedules, waste reduction, storage, cost data, etc.
• Completes and maintains Food Production Records as required by the Supervisor of Food Service, and in compliance with federal standards.
• Ensures use of standardized recipes. Monitors meal compliance with menu, Federal meal components and required portion sizes.
• Promotes good public relations with students, faculty, staff and parents.
• Personnel
• Assists with scheduling and monitoring labor based on production needs. Recommends labor changes for improved efficiency.

• Delegates/assigns duties to staff as needed.
• Documents employee performance.
• Assists in guiding, training, and instructing staff. Constructively influences morale and provide recognition when deserved.
• Monitors and enforces school district and department policies and procedures.
• Assists Food and Nutrition Services Manager in providing instruction, direction, and support for satellite food service operations.
• Assists in the preparation and submission of food service employee payroll.
• Ensures delivery of high-quality food and superior customer service. Applies merchandising and marketing techniques to increase department sales.
• Assists with equipment inspection and submission of maintenance requests.
• Assists in making the school food service program an integral part of the educational program.
• Sets professional example for staff.
• Processes and maintains Free and Reduced-Price Meal Applications.
• Uses Food and Nutrition Accountability computer hardware and software to assist in management of the operation.
• Able to perform Food Service Manager duties in manager's absence.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned.

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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sit, stand, speak, hear, see, and walk to carry out routine duties.
• Must be able to occasionally lift, move, or push items of 50 lbs. such as assisting children or moving/rearranging furniture.
• Meet multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff.
• Has manual dexterity to handle knives and other pieces of kitchen equipment.
• May be required to climb stairs

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Noise level is quiet to loud.
• Work may be indoors and/or outdoors.
• Work may be in non-air-conditioned rooms.
• Substance-free environment.
• Fast-paced atmosphere with constant contact with students, staff, or the public.

• Food Service Serv Safe Certification
• Food Safety, Nutrition 101, Food Preparation Classes