Primary Purpose:

Supervise, train, and manage campus food service operations. Ensure that appropriate quantities of food are prepared and served. Meet time constraints set by menu requirements established by Central Office administration. Meet health codes.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

High school diploma or GED

Food manager certification

Special Knowledge/Skills:

Knowledge of methods, materials, equipment, and appliances used in food preparation

Ability to manage personnel

Effective planning and organizational skills

Experience:

Completion of a sanitation course before or during the first year as manager

Three years experience in institutional food service operations

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Cafeteria Management

1. Produce and maintain work schedules and production records.
2. Direct daily activities in kitchen and cafeteria.
3. Maintain all serving schedules and serve all food items according to menu specifications defined by departmental policies and procedures.
4. Work cooperatively with campus principal to accommodate temporary schedule changes, special serving requirements and to resolve personnel problems.
5. Supervise and train employees at campus level, promoting efficiency, morale, and teamwork.

Policy, Reports, and Law

1. Ensure that food is produced safely and is of high quality according to policies, procedures, and department requirements.
2. Maintain accurate reports of daily and monthly financial, production, and activity records.
3. Maintain and submit accurate information for payroll reporting (time cards, tardiness, and absenteeism).

Safety

1. Ensure that food items are stored in safe and hazard-free environment.
2. Establish and enforce standards of cleanliness, health, and safety following health and safety codes and regulations.
3. Maintain a safe work environment.

Inventory and Equipment

1. Ensure that appropriate quantities of food and supplies are available through daily orders and periodic inventories.
2. Maintain logs on all equipment maintenance required within the campus food service department.
3. Perform preventive maintenance and report needed equipment repairs.
4. Recommend replacement of existing equipment to meet department needs.
5. Conduct annual physical equipment and supplies inventory.

Other

1. Help screen, select, and train cafeteria workers and make sound recommendations about the assignment, discipline, and retention of cafeteria personnel.
2. Insure that all requirements relating to HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) are met.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Supervise and evaluate food service workers assigned to campus cafeteria.

Equipment Used:

Large and small kitchen equipment to include electric slicer, mixer, pressure steamer,

deep-fat fryer, sharp cutting tools, oven, dishwasher, and food and utility cart.

Working Conditions:

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.

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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Job Description 26-27
Campus Cafeteria Manager
Rice Independent School District Date Revised: 05/09/2024
Job Title: Cafeteria Manager
Reports to: Director of Food Service
Dept. /School: Food Service Department
Primary Purpose:
Supervise, train, and manage campus food service operations. Ensure that appropriate quantities of
food are prepared and served. Meet time constraints set by menu requirements established by Central
Office administration. Meet health codes.
Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
High school diploma or GED
Food manager certification
Special Knowledge/Skills:
Knowledge of methods, materials, equipment, and appliances used in food preparation
Ability to manage personnel
Effective planning and organizational skills
Experience:
Completion of a sanitation course before or during the first year as manager
Three years experience in institutional food service operations
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
Cafeteria Management
1. Produce and maintain work schedules and production records.
2. Direct daily activities in kitchen and cafeteria.
3. Maintain all serving schedules and serve all food items according to menu specifications defined by
departmental policies and procedures.
4. Work cooperatively with campus principal to accommodate temporary schedule changes, special
serving requirements and to resolve personnel problems.
5. Supervise and train employees at campus level, promoting efficiency, morale, and teamwork.
Policy, Reports, and Law
6. Ensure that food is produced safely and is of high quality according to policies, procedures, and
department requirements.

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7. Maintain accurate reports of daily and monthly financial, production, and activity records.
8. Maintain and submit accurate information for payroll reporting (time cards, tardiness, and
absenteeism).
Safety
9. Ensure that food items are stored in safe and hazard-free environment.
10. Establish and enforce standards of cleanliness, health, and safety following health and safety codes
and regulations.
11. Maintain a safe work environment.
Inventory and Equipment
12. Ensure that appropriate quantities of food and supplies are available through daily orders and periodic
inventories.
13. Maintain logs on all equipment maintenance required within the campus food service department.
14. Perform preventive maintenance and report needed equipment repairs.
15. Recommend replacement of existing equipment to meet department needs.
16. Conduct annual physical equipment and supplies inventory.
Other
17. Help screen, select, and train cafeteria workers and make sound recommendations about the
assignment, discipline, and retention of cafeteria personnel.
18. Insure that all requirements relating to HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) are met.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Supervise and evaluate food service workers assigned to campus cafeteria.
Equipment Used:
Large and small kitchen equipment to include electric slicer, mixer, pressure steamer,
deep-fat fryer, sharp cutting tools, oven, dishwasher, and food and utility cart.

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Working Conditions:
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.
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.
Approved by Date
(Cafeteria Manager)

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