School Food Program Manager - School Food Services Branch (Food Operations

School Food Program Manager

Salary Range:
All new external applicants will be placed on the initial step of the salary range. However, placement above the initial step of the salary range will be based on special characteristics and critical needs of the position, an applicant's exceptional qualifications, the availability of funds, and other relevant factors. Such appointments require prior approval. Hawaii State Department of Education employees will be placed on the salary range in accordance with Department regulation.

School Food Program Manager, EM-05: $9142.00 - $14,625.00 per month

Location:

OSFSS-School Food Svcs Branch: 1106 Koko Head Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time 12-month

Position: 100% Position Number 806982

Plans, organizes, directs, coordinates, and manages the activities of the assigned area of responsibility and participates in the overall planning of the statewide School Food Services Program.

Maintains management controls over assigned areas of responsibility to ensure planned levels of accomplishment are attained; evaluates program operations and develops new and/or revised policies, procedures, and standards to assure efficiency; plans, develops, implements, and evaluates long-range goals and short-term objectives.

Directs the development, execution, evaluation, and selection of the procurement processes for food, equipment, and supplies, ensuring cost-effective sourcing of quality products while adhering to both state and federal guidelines.

Establishes inventory systems to track and allocate food and supplies effectively, minimizing waste and ensuring timely restocking.

Ensures adherence to the wellness policy for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP), promoting nutrition education and healthy eating practices throughout the school environment.

Oversees the creation and update of menus that cater to the diverse needs of all students, ensuring compliance with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutritional standards while addressing specific dietary restrictions and allergies.

Oversees the implementation, execution, maintenance, and updates of the various software systems that the branch uses. Ensures operational efficiency and data accuracy.

Ensures compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, rules, regulations, requirements, and standards; takes corrective action and/or provides recommendations to the administrator to address deficiencies.

Participates in the recruitment and selection of new hires; provides orientation and training; establishes work performance standards and evaluates the work performance of subordinates; recommends approval of personnel actions; resolves conflicts between employees and counsels as necessary.

Attends and participates in meetings, workshops, and seminars; receives in-service training and continuing education; and keeps abreast of current food service trends and changes, including food safety and sanitation.

Education Requirement:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in food and nutrition, food service management, dietetics, family and consumer sciences, nutrition education, culinary arts, business, or a related field. Excess work experience as described under the Specialized Experience below or any other work experience that provided knowledge, skills, and abilities comparable to those acquired in four (4) years of successful study while completing a college or university curriculum leading to a baccalaureate degree may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.

To be acceptable, the experience must have been of such scope, level, and quality as to assure the possession of comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Note:

If a master's degree is used towards the education requirement, it may not be used again to substitute for the experience requirement.

Experience Requirement:
Except for the substitution provided below, applicants must have had progressively responsible experience of the kind, quality, and quantity described below or any equivalent combination of training and experience.

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