Director of Good Food Manufacturing and Production - Nutrition Services (2026-27

Director of Good Food Manufacturing and Production
- Nutrition Services (2026-27)

Oakland Unified School District Nutrition Services
- Oakland, California

Job : 5838095

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Jul 16, 2026 7:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

TITLE: Director of Good Food Manufacturing and Production

REPORTS TO: Executive Director of Nutrition Services

DEPARTMENT: Nutrition Services

CLASSIFICATION: Classified Management

FLSA: Exempt

WORK YEAR/

HOURS:

261 days / 7.5 hours or duty days or hours as assigned

ISSUED: Created:
June 2021

SALARY GRADE: ADCL 19

BASIC FUNCTION: Build and maintain a high-performance team, manage operations, and staff at the Food Production Facility at the Center. The Director of Good Food Manufacturing will lead the operation and development of the manufacturing facility and ensure business targets are met or exceeded. The Director of Good Food Manufacturing will also ensure best practices are followed in all areas of the business - finance, employee safety, food safety and health.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES: Incumbent may perform any combination of the essential functions shown below. This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge, or abilities associated with this classification, but are intended to accurately reflect the principal job elements.

• Develop, plan and implement strategic long term and short term plans and activities; monitor and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of operations and procedures; identify opportunities for improvement and make changes appropriate to ensure smooth and effective operations of the manufacturing facility.
• Create and execute business plans to grow production outside of OUSD and make the manufacturing facility self-sustaining financially by growing business and developing contracts with outside organizations.
• Lead the warehouse, production, facilities, and sanitation teams at the manufacturing facility on West Street to execute menus and deliver production commitments of prepared food to satellite and hybrid kitchens in OUSD.
• Collaborate with OUSD Transportation Department and school site staff to ensure safe and timely delivery of meals to OUSD satellite, hybrid and cooking kitchens at school sites.
• Plan and manage food preparation tasks, review and approve planned production menus and schedule; ensure all cooked food, prepared or from scratch for student nutrition programs meet the mandated nutritional needs, quality standards and food safety requirements.
• Operate and train staff on high volume cook chill systems including kettles, sous vide, rotary ovens, pump fill machines, tilt skillets, convection ovens, standard ranges, mixers, blast chillers, and other commercial kitchen equipment, and be able to understand the operation of large heating and cooling equipment to maintain efficiency of large scale cooking operations.
• Select, train, supervise and evaluate staff; hold direct reports accountable for results; create metrics to gauge performance of direct reports; direct, train and motivate assigned staff to meet organizational goals and exceed performance standards.
• Ensure personal safety, food safety, and quality protocols are followed.
• Lead the team to acquire and maintain safety certifications including but not limited to HACCP, Occupational Safety, and Material Safety Usage.
• Provide leadership, supervision, training, guidance, and support for a manufacturing operation.
• Provide technical expertise regarding assigned functions; formulate and develop effective policies and procedures to accomplish stated goals.
• Provide cross‑training to other staff members and within the department.
• Provide monthly key performance indicator reports on manufacturing and safety metrics.
• Remain current on legislation and policies affecting food preparation and state/federal meal programming.
• Ensure lean manufacturing best practices are understood and followed in operations, maintenance, warehousing, and facilities.
• Ensure systematic planning and control of all operational management activities.
• Monitor key performance indicators against goals to…