Area Supervisor

Directly supervise 12-15 Cafeteria Supervisors, indirectly supervise up to 100+ Food Service Cooks and Food Service Assistants by providing leadership on policies and procedures pertaining to the Food and Child Nutrition program as it relates to staffing, labor relations, compliance, training, employee evaluation and public relations at the school level.  Serve as a department liaison between food services and campus administrators.

• Supervise assigned schools in areas of personnel, operations, facilities, customer service, food quality, etc.
• Monitor all food purchases, labor cost and supply purchases according to keep within annual budget
• Monitor and review compliance of HACCP program to assure food safety practices are followed
• Maintain daily professional communication with administrators, campus staff and department leadership
• Responsible for documentation needed for due process of school staff
• Enforce compliance of best practices, laws, regulations, policies and emerging technologies related to school food service operations and communicate to appropriate department personnel
• Conduct regular audits to ensure the compliance of all department, local, state and federal policies and procedures
• Assume site Supervisor responsibilities when a position is vacant
• Facilitate, staff and attend department job fairs and campus events as needed
• Provide leadership to assure consistency and compliance with all policies and procedures
• Assess school based departmental needs and make recommendations to department administration to assure quality service to students and staff
• Observe daily operations and provide training as needed
• Work with department professional development team to develop and facilitate training for campus based staff
• Attend workshops and seminars as assigned to maintain current knowledge of the food services industry
• Conduct annual performance appraisals for Cafeteria Supervisors
• Responsible for presenting monthly meetings for all Cafeteria Supervisors and campus staff
• Verify and approve campus food, supply and small equipment orders
• Use professional judgment in handling emergency situations in cafeterias
• Perform all other tasks and duties as assigned
• All federally funded incumbents of this position must comply with time and effort reporting requirements through personnel activity reports or period certification, as appropriate