Position Type: Administrative and Business Office Support/Other
Date Posted: 5/14/2025
Location: Administration Building
District: Huron Valley Schools
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Supervisor of Food & Nutrition Services oversees the planning, coordination, and daily operations of the district's food service program. This role ensures compliance with federal and state nutrition guidelines, manages staff, maintains high standards for food quality and safety, and supports student wellness through nutritious meal offerings. The supervisor also collaborates with school administrators and vendors to deliver efficient, cost-effective food service across all HVS schools.
Position Type: Administration/Supervisor
Location: Central Office
Salary: $80,008-$88,535
Reports To: Assistant Superintendent of Business & Operations
Status: Year Round
Start Date: As Soon As Possible
Posting Date: 5/14/2025
Closing Date: Internal: 5/21/2025 External: Until filled
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics, Nutrition or Food Service Management, Culinary Arts, Food & Nutrition Sciences, or Business preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years operations experience in school food service program management preferred.
- Serv-Safe certified, or the ability to be certified in 90 days.
- Ability to multitask, prioritize tasks, and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Current knowledge of all Federal and State child nutrition program regulations pertaining to all USDA food programs provided within the Huron Valley School District.
- A demonstrated ability to manage a comprehensive food service operation with a $3M annual budget.
- The ability to successfully communicate with and relate to students, parents, and school officials, as well as to cooperate with state and county officials.
- Experience with State reporting programs (ie. GEMS/MARS, NexSys, MIND, SMART)
- Child Nutrition Director (CND) Certification and School Nutrition Specialist (SNS) Credential preferred.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Organize and supervise an efficient and quality focused food preparation and meal service system for all school buildings for the purpose of promoting good nutrition, providing a variety of healthy foods to students and increasing breakfast and lunch participation within the district.
- Operate the food service program in accordance with USDA federal guidelines and regulations as well as in accordance with policies established by the Huron Valley Schools Board of Education.
- Recommend employee applications for hire, assign work hours and personnel assignments to all district cafeteria workers and staff, and approve & submit cafeteria employee's timesheets for payroll.
- Provide oversight of and direction to all cafeteria employees, including production kitchen managers, in the daily operation of the food service program.
- Maintain personnel files and medical examination records for all cafeteria employees.
- Establish regulations for cafeteria employees and students to provide a safe, healthy, and efficient program.
- Assist in the process of labor negotiations with cafeteria employees.
- Coordinate and provide training to all food service staff in accordance with federal guidelines for school meal programs.
- Conduct in-service meetings to provide training on food safety, food preparation, nutrition, and other related topics to keep staff knowledge current.
- Provide oversight and management of all purchases for the food service program including food, supplies and equipment.
- Plan new programs and improvements to existing programs to include electronic information for all stakeholders.
- Present food service information at school board meetings, parent and student presentations as requested.
- Maintain equipment maintenance & repair logs, equipment inventory and historical records of all kitchen equipment.
- Prepare and provide oversight of the food service budget including recommendations for new equipment purchases and lunch pricing.
- Prepare and submit all required local, state and federal applications and reports, financial records as well as all documentation requirements for the MDE Administrative Review, as well as internal and external audits.
- Responsible for all receipts and disbursements within the Department's operations.
- Participate in state and county organizations related to food service management.
- Other duties as assigned by the Assistant Superintendent of Business & Operations.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Associate's degree and related experience.
LANGUAGE, MATHEMATICAL AND REASONING SKILLS: Ability to speak and write effectively. Ability to apply mathematical concepts to practical situations. Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral format and deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and reach with hands or arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust and focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Apply on-line at hvs.org
A cover letter is required in order to be considered for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should outline skills and experience that directly relate to the qualifications for the position.
Inquiries should be addressed to:
Lori Lowe
Executive Assistant to Chief Human Resource Officer
2390 South Milford Rd., Highland, MI 48357
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E-MAIL:
Jeanette Wenger Chief Human Resource Officer and Title IX Coordinator
In compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disability Act of 1990, it is the policy of the Huron Valley School district that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, disability, height, weight, or marital status be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination during any program or activity or in employment.