Cafeteria Manager
NOLA Public Schools· Operations - Central Office and School Based – Child Nutrition
New Orleans, LA$27.7k - $42.1kFull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
The Cafeteria Manager is responsible for planning and providing nutritious meals to students, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, and supervising cafeteria personnel.
Responsibilities
- Consults with the school Principal in reaching decisions, which affect pupils. Consults with Child Nutrition Executive Director and Area Supervisor related to the school food service operation and follows the administrative directives which governs the employees and the operation
- Documents requisitions and inventories U.S.D.A. donated food, purchased food and supplies
- Prepares production schedules and provides written instructions and procedures for all personnel including student help and volunteer workers
- Monitors and or Logs food temperatures to ensure food safety
- Monitors and or Logs refrigerators and freezers temperatures to ensure food safety
- Supervises food preparation, service and maintenance of equipment and facilities
- Prepares and maintains all daily and monthly records
- Accounts for all monies received
- Maintains high standards of health, sanitation and safety
- Monitors proper cleaning of large and small equipment
- Supervises receiving and storage of all food and supplies and reports to Supervisor any inferior or faulty quality in food delivery
- Maintain a file of U.S.D.A. donated food received and used
- Confers with the Food Service Supervisors regarding personnel problems
- Handles first steps grievances; job attendance and annual job performance evaluations
- Reports immediately to the principal and Child Nutrition office any accidents occurring in the kitchen or cafeteria premises
- Performs other duties as required
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent is required
- Cafeteria Manager Training and Certification strongly preferred
- A minimum of 5 years of school food service experience is strongly preferred
Skills
Required:CommunicationAdherence to recipes and instructionsMathematics for recipe adjustmentsPhysical health and stamina
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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