Food Unit Lead

Position Overview

• Full-time FOOD UNIT LEAD position
• Location:
  
  Wellington USD 353 – 1700 East 16th Street, Wellington, KS 67152 (online applications only)
• Schedule:
  
  Monday‑Friday, hours may vary (details provided during interview)
• Pay Range: $12.00–$14.00 per hour
• Internal Employee Referral Bonus available
• Perks: free shift meals, no evenings, no weekends, no holidays
• Requirement:
  Previous food service, inventory, and computer skills experience preferred

Coordinates activities of other food‑service employees. Creates an enjoyable dining experience for customers, staff, and visitors.

• Provides quality customer service with one‑on‑one attention to detail.
• Oversees and participates in the preparation and service of food and beverage items in accordance with company standards for presentation, sanitation, safety, and portion control.
• Helps plan menus.
• Ensures timely, efficient meal service; supervises serving of meals.
• Responds to customer complaints in person at the time of the complaint and via email for electronic complaints.
• Trains employees; assigns and coordinates work of employees to promote efficiency and excellence in food and service.
• Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules, and expedites workflow.
• Uses proper systems for completion of required daily/weekly/monthly reports such as inventory‑cash reports, production records, payroll, and time‑keeping.
• Responsible for proper cash handling as established by the Food Accounting Manual (deposits—petty cash—change funds).
• Orders food and other necessary supplies from approved sources or purveyors.
• Directs and participates in the overall sanitation and safety of the facility and employees in accordance with company standards and government regulations.
• Develops sanitation schedule and ensures food‑service employees adhere to the schedule for cleaning of kitchen and dining area and washing of kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Issues written and oral instructions.
• Helps select and orient employees; oversees staff training in areas of responsibility.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Retirement Plan
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits (Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Legal Services, Auto and Home Program)
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life Insurance/AD
• Disability Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Chartwell K‑12 is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to treating all applicants and associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience, without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Chartwells K‑12 maintains a drug‑free workplace.