Production Kitchen Manager
Lancer Dining seeks experienced food production/kitchen manager for our senior dining delivered meals program. Lancer prepares meals for daily delivery to approximately 40 locations throughout the metro area that participate by serving congregate meals or delivering meals on wheels. Lancer prepares all the food, portions the meals, organizes and conducts the deliveries in temperature controlled vans. It is essential that all delivered meals are accurately portioned and comply with strict nutritional standards. All production is done at our production kitchen in Eagan on the 2nd shift. Hours of production are between 2:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
The job responsibilities for this position include:
• The daily production of meals with strict compliance to menu and recipe standards
• Providing organizational leadership so that production planning is always done in advance
• A leadership role in culinary production, menu development and nutritional analysis
• Ensuring the accuracy of delivered meals with full accountability for shortages, overages and portion sizes
• Ensuring the accuracy and compliance of ordering and inventory of product
The preferred individual has:
• A hands-on management style
• 5+ years of production management experience
• School or senior dining kitchen experience preferred
• A solid understanding of nutritional guidelines and menu specifications
• Computer skills as well as an aptitude to learn nutritional compliance software, scheduling, production and ordering
• The ability to build a team centered work environment
Submit resume and salary requirements to tquinnell@lancercatering.com.