Production Lead Beadle - Kitchen

Position Title: Middle School Production Lead @ Beadle

Hours: 6:00 AM- 2:00 PM

Position Summary: Assist Production Manager in day-to-day operations within the kitchen to ensure a quality breakfast and lunch program for high school student body and faculty.

• Performs duties in the absence of the Production Manager.
• Checks menus and removes required frozen foods from freezer to refrigerator for thawing for all departments.
• Under minimal supervision independently performs advanced cooking duties in preparing food items to be served to students and staff.
• Cleans and sanitizes work areas and equipment and follows all Sodexo, Millard Public Schools and regulatory rules and procedures.
• Assists with orders (Sysco, Dean Foods, Loffredo, Sara Lee) and inventory control
• Tastes products, reads menus, estimates food requirements, checks production, and keeps records in order to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment.
• Serves as lead cook guiding and assisting in the training of less experienced cooks
• Assists in ensuring a safe working environment throughout the facility for all employees using HACCP, temperature (milk, freezer, refrigerator, line box) logs, and reports to Production Manager any service requests and work orders in a timely manner.
• Serves as working lead coordinating activities and training of staff members engaged in food operations, such as assisting with preparing production sheets and working with employees and recipes.
• Ensures all pertinent information is on the all production reports and if not obtains the information prior to turning in to Production Manager.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Applies knowledge of department policies and procedures, and utilizes a general understanding of other departments’ functions.
• Applies advanced cooking skills. Adapts procedures, processes, tools, equipment and techniques to meet the more complex requirements of the position. Substantial working knowledge of food preparation. Requires complete knowledge of all kitchen equipment.
• Ability to effectively communicate policies and/or procedures in a manner easily understood by staff members.

Requirements:

• Function Specific Experience: Preferable, 4 or more years of related work experience (K-12) or have had experience in institutional cooking involved with the most complex requirements of the position
• Education or Equivalent Experience: High School Diploma or GED or Equivalent experience

Supervision:

Supervision Received:

• Works under general supervision. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish tasks and goals. Orients, trains, and checks the work of lower level employees.

Supervision Provided:

• Assists the Production Manager in the supervision and training of other kitchen staff.

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in an area that is adequately lighted and ventilated.
• Physical Demands: Specific physical characteristics and abilities are required to perform the work , such as dexterity, long periods of standing, bending, carrying or lifting supplies and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more