Nutrition Services Manager I

Salary: $35.43 - $43.08 Hourly
Location : San Bernardino City Unified School District, CA
Job Type: Most positions work 190 days per fiscal year
Job Number: 26-116
Department: Classified Management
Opening Date: 11/04/2026
Closing Date: 12/1/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY:
To plan, organize, assign and supervise the activities of a middle school cafeteria; and to participate in the work of the school cafeteria program.
SUPERVISION:
Receives direction from a Nutrition Services Supervisor.
Exercises supervision over school cafeteria staff.
Examples of Duties

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Implements schedules and methods for food preparation.
• Assists in the implementation of goals, objectives, policies and procedures.
• Recommends improvements in the program offered by the middle school cafeteria.
• Submits requests for supplies, equipment and materials.
• Orders an approved line of food stuffs from designated vendors.
• Monitors and controls expenditures.
• Supervises, trains and evaluates assigned staff.
• Participates in personnel selection.
• Plans, assigns and supervises the work of a middle school cafeteria.
• Trains cafeteria staff in food preparation procedures, setup for serving, cashiering, inventory and ordering procedures, sanitation, safety, work simplification and related activities.
• Plans for and supervises the ordering, receipt, inventory, storage, preparation and packaging of food products for the school cafeteria.
• Develops menus for programs such as faculty and staff serving line.
• Observes work activities and enforces standards of quality control, portion control, sanitation, safety, work simplification, inventory control and cash handling in the operation of the cafeteria.
• Performs the more skilled food preparation performed at the school kitchen.
• Operates fryers, ovens, soft drink dispensers, cooking ranges, and other kitchen equipment.
• Maintains varied manual and automated records including food prepared and used, sales and cash receipts, employee work hours and products ordered.
• Attends meetings and participates on committees, as assigned.
• Works with student advisory groups and student work program, as applicable.
• Prepares requests for equipment and facility repair.
• Uses personal transportation for incidental district travel.
• Performs job related duties as assigned.
Qualifications

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION/TRAINING: (These are the minimum experience and education/training standards which will be used to admit or reject applicants for examination.)

Two (2) years of experience, equivalent to a Serving Kitchen Operator or higher food service classification in the San Bernardino City Unified School District. OR Thirty (30) months of paid experience involving large-quantity preparation and equipment operation in a commercial or institutional food service industry; which includes one (1) year of experience as a lead or supervisor.
AND
Completion of at least 15 semester units of college coursework or the equivalent.
AND

High school graduation or the equivalent.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATES/REGISTRATIONS
An appropriate, valid California driver license and auto liability insurance at time of appointment to and during employment in a position in this class.
ServSafe Certificate, provided by the district within 30-days of appointment.
Additional Information
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Only online applications are accepted via https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sanbernardinousd
Computer access is available in the Personnel Commission Office.
APPLICATIONS: Following closing of recruitment, no additional application material or information will be accepted.
RECRUITMENT TYPE: OPEN & PROMOTIONAL (Anyone may apply for this position).
ADDITIONAL SALARY INFORMATION: This is an exempt position, Management Salary Range 10. Most positions in this class work 8 hours/190-days per year. The probationary period for employees in this classification is one (1) year.
BENEFITS: Health, Vision, Dental and PERS (retirement). Benefits are available to full-time and part-time employees.

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THE EXAMINATION:

• Written Examination. WEIGHT: 100%
• Only qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the examination process.
• Successful candidates who pass all parts of the examination process will be placed on the eligibility list in order of their relative merit.
• Candidates will be notified in accordance with the Personnel Commission Rules.
• This eligibility list will be active for a period of (1) year.