[2026 - 27] Kitchen Manager - contracted through SLA ($21 per hour)
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KIPP ENC PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC
Gaston, NC, US
Summary
The Kitchen Manager Floater manages daily food service operations across multiple school sites, including supervising staff and ensuring compliance with safety and nutrition regulations. They are responsible for inventory management, food production quality, and maintaining accurate administrative reports.
Job Description
Description
This role is contracted through SLA. Please apply here: Kitchen Manager Application
Lead Wherever You're Needed
Become a Kitchen Manager Floater. Do you thrive in dynamic environments and love the challenge of stepping in to make things run smoothly? As a Kitchen Manager Floater, you'll support multiple school sites by leading cafeteria operations wherever coverage is needed. This role is ideal for experienced kitchen managers who are flexible, organized, and ready to lead with confidence in a variety of settings.
Position Summary
The Kitchen Manager Floater is responsible for managing daily food service operations at various school sites as assigned. This includes supervising kitchen teams, overseeing food prep and safety standards, maintaining inventory, and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and company regulations. Floaters must be adaptable, proactive, and comfortable stepping into different kitchens with little notice.
Key Responsibilities
- Travel between school sites to provide leadership and support for kitchen operations
- Oversee food production, service quality, and safety standards
- Train and supervise kitchen staff on recipes, sanitation, and safe equipment use
- Ensure cleanliness of all kitchen areas and maintain equipment
- Complete required documentation and reports accurately and on time
- Manage inventory, ordering, and receiving of food and supplies at each site
- Monitor labor and adjust schedules to meet coverage and cost goals
- Enforce ServSafe, HACCP, and child nutrition program regulations
- Maintain accurate temperature logs, cleaning schedules, and safety checklists
- Ensure proper cash handling procedures are followed
- Act as the site lead and point of contact during float assignments
- Support and maintain a positive culture across teams and schools
- Submit reports and complete administrative tasks as required
- Perform other duties as assigned to support school food service
Requirements
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- ServSafe certification required (or must be obtained before start)Prior experience as a kitchen manager or lead preferred
- Strong communication, adaptability, and time management skills
- Food service and inventory management experience required
- Reliable transportation and willingness to travel to different school sites daily
- Must pass a background check and/or fingerprint screening and MVR
- Comfortable working in new environments and leading unfamiliar teams
- Experience with POS systems and basic computer literacy preferred
- Customer service mindset and enjoyment of working with children
Physical & Work Environment Requirements
- Must be able to stand for full shifts and lift up to 50 pounds
- Frequent walking, reaching, bending, and use of hands
- Varying kitchen environments with moderate noise levels
- Full-time schedule, Monday through Friday, with occasional extended weeks
- Must be able to travel between schools and attend meetings as needed
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, Gender/Minority/Veterans/Disabled and participates with E-Verify Employment Eligibility Program
KIPP NC is a network of eight high-performing, college-preparatory public charter schools providing an academically rigorous and joyous school experience to more than 3,500 students in grades K-12 in Charlotte, Durham, Gaston, and Halifax. KIPP NC supports several thousand alumni on their journey to and through high school, college, and career.
KIPP NC is building on a rich tradition of academic excellence and relentless fight for social justice present from the founding of both KIPP ENC and KIPP Charlotte. KIPP ENC is the second oldest KIPP region in the nation. In its 20 years
KIPP NC will build on a rich tradition of academic excellence and relentless fight for social justice present from the founding of both KIPP ENC and KIPP Charlotte. KIPP ENC is the second oldest KIPP region in the nation. In its 20 years of operation, KIPP ENC has been a cornerstone for students and families in rural Gaston and Halifax, operating two primary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. Over the past five years, it grew to serve even more students by opening up a middle school in Durham, an urban center in the center part of the state. KIPP Charlotte, which grew out of the strong traditions and academics of KIPP ENC, has supported students and families for the past 13 years, operating one primary school and one middle school in the largest city in North Carolina.
KIPP North Carolina will build upon the successes and experiences of KIPP ENC and KIPP Charlotte to provide inclusive school environments and an educational program that will enable our students to lead full lives and equip graduates to be future leaders and agents of change in North Carolina and beyond. KIPP NC also will continue to engage in direct, anti-racist work, and it will contribute meaningfully to the dismantling of structures of inequality within our organization, schools, and classrooms. KIPP NC will be committed to expanding our efforts to embed anti-racism in all of our classrooms and schools.
Founded
2000
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Education Management
Org type
Educational
Headquarters
Durham, North Carolina
KIPP NC is a network of eight high-performing, college-preparatory public charter schools providing an academically rigorous and joyous school experience to more than 3,500 students in grades K-12 in Charlotte, Durham, Gaston, and Halifax. KIPP NC supports several thousand alumni on their journey to and through high school, college, and career.
KIPP NC is building on a rich tradition of academic excellence and relentless fight for social justice present from the founding of both KIPP ENC and KIPP Charlotte. KIPP ENC is the second oldest KIPP region in the nation. In its 20 years
KIPP NC will build on a rich tradition of academic excellence and relentless fight for social justice present from the founding of both KIPP ENC and KIPP Charlotte. KIPP ENC is the second oldest KIPP region in the nation. In its 20 years of operation, KIPP ENC has been a cornerstone for students and families in rural Gaston and Halifax, operating two primary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. Over the past five years, it grew to serve even more students by opening up a middle school in Durham, an urban center in the center part of the state. KIPP Charlotte, which grew out of the strong traditions and academics of KIPP ENC, has supported students and families for the past 13 years, operating one primary school and one middle school in the largest city in North Carolina.
KIPP North Carolina will build upon the successes and experiences of KIPP ENC and KIPP Charlotte to provide inclusive school environments and an educational program that will enable our students to lead full lives and equip graduates to be future leaders and agents of change in North Carolina and beyond. KIPP NC also will continue to engage in direct, anti-racist work, and it will contribute meaningfully to the dismantling of structures of inequality within our organization, schools, and classrooms. KIPP NC will be committed to expanding our efforts to embed anti-racism in all of our classrooms and schools.
Founded
2000
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Education Management
Org type
Educational
Headquarters
Durham, North Carolina
