Kitchen Manager

Pay Range

This range is provided by In The Zone Child Care Services. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

$10.00/hr - $15.00/hr

The Kitchen Manager is responsible for preparing and serving attractive, nutritionally balanced meals. The Kitchen Manager will maintain high standards of quality food production and portion control using standard recipes and appropriate quantities to meet menu requirements.

• Ability to plan, prepare and serve menu according to the nutritional standards and regulations set forth by Mississippi State Board of Health.
• Be aware of and provide supplemented and/or parent supplied alternate foods for children with allergies or ethnic customs (special menus).
• Coordinate with the Director of Childcare Services and Director of Operations the purchasing of food and supplies.
• Ensure that inventory is ordered, purchased, picked up, delivered, stocked and that all necessary items on the inventory list are purchased at the most once weekly.
• Be aware of and assist in the management of food budget including choices of food and use of purchases.
• Maintain a sanitary, healthy, inviting kitchen workplace and kitchen storage area before preparing food and at all other times of the day according to Serv Safe.
• Participate in services to expand knowledge of nutrition, menu planning in the child care setting.
• Assume any and all other duties assigned by the Director of Childcare Services and the Director of Operations.

• Must be at least 18 years of age and bondable.
• Reliable transportation to and from the workplace.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Current CPR and First Aid certification or willing to be certified.
• Must be Serv Safe Certified or willing to become certified.
• CACFP program experience preferred but not required.

• Walking, squatting, climbing, hearing, standing for periods longer than one hour, pushing (50 lbs.), lifting (50 lbs.), sitting, pulling (50 lbs.), speaking, and vision.
• Must be able to lift and move In The Zone equipment properly as needed.
• Must be able to perform any and all duties as assigned by the Director of Childcare Services and/or the Director of Operations.

Entry level

Full-time

Management and Manufacturing

Consumer Services