Kitchen Lead

Holland, Michigan

West Ottawa Public Schools
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Position Type:
Food Service

Date Posted:
5/5/2025

Location:
Los Lagos Bilingual Academy

Date Available:
August, 2025

Closing Date:
Open Until filled
Notice of Support Staff Posting

Position: Kitchen Lead Posting 3712
-Los Lagos
Posting Dates: Immediatley - Until Filled
Reports To: Food Service Director
Beginning: August, 2025
Hours: 29.75 hours per week
Monday: 7:15 AM - 1:15 PM Tuesday, Wed, Thurs: 7:00 AM - 1:15 PM
Friday: 8:15 AM - 1:15 PM
School Year/Part Time

Qualifications:
  • Experience working in a school kitchen or cafeteria preferred
Job Responsibilities:
  • Food Preparation:
    Main cook of all breakfast and lunch meals.
    Follow recipes and portion guidelines to ensure consistency and quality.
    Maintain a clean and organized work area at all times.
  • Sanitation:
    Adhere to proper sanitation and food safety guidelines at all times.
    Clean and sanitize food preparation surfaces, equipment, and utensils.
    Monitor food temperatures and storage to prevent spoilage and contamination.
  • Serving Students:
    Greet students and staff in a friendly and courteous manner.
    Serve food items according to portion sizes and dietary restrictions.
    Assist students with meal selections and answer any questions about menu items.
  • Running Register:
    Operate the cash register and accurately process transactions.
    Handle cash in accordance with established procedures.
    Balance cash drawer at the end of each shift.
  • Dishwashing:
    Dishwashing duties as needed, including washing, rinsing, and sanitizing dishes, carts and utensils.
    Ensure that all dishes are properly cleaned and stored for future use.
  • Stocking Assist with putting away GFS order in dry storage, coolers and freezers. Responsilble for keeping inventory and ordering product/suppliles through kitchen manager.
  • Culinary Skills Proficient in preparing and cooking authentic Mexican cuisine, with knowledge of traditional recipes, ingredients, and cooking techniques.
  • Language Proficiency Must be fluent in Spanish, with strong verbal communication skills to effectively coordinate with staff and engage with Spanish-speaking students.
  • Other: Attend bi-monthly lead meetings.: Must obtain ServSafe Manager certification upon hire. Able to stand for extended periods and work in a fast paced kitchen environment.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
  • Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
  • Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles. Must be able to lift, push, pull and/or carry up to 40 pounds regularly.
  • Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
  • Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken work; those activities where detailed or import spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
  • Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
  • Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
  • The worker is subject to environmental conditions.
  • The worker should provide consistent and reliable attendance.
Date Posted: 29 May 2025
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