Food Service Manager
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The Food Service Manager works under the Early Childhood Director and Center Manager to support nutrition and food service operations. The role prepares meals, maintains kitchen sanitation and records, follows USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements, and may assist in classrooms as needed. It also includes food ordering and transportation, maintaining ServSafe certification, and supporting nutrition-related data management and documentation.
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This job was posted by https://www.arjoblink.arkansas.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.arjoblink.arkansas.gov/jobs/4883472 STATEMENT OF THE JOB: Under the overall supervision of the Early Childhood Director and the direct supervision of the Center Manager. Perform related duties to assure compliance in nutrition and food service areas. Perform duties related to maintaining a clean facility and playground. Work as a teacher aide in classrooms when needed. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 1. Maintain a professional attitude at all times with staff, parents, volunteers and children. 2. Responsible for daily preparation of all meals, including infant food and formula preparation for sites with infants and toddlers, and clean-up of dishes and utensils. 3. Ensure USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements are followed. 4. Ensure menu substitutions are made as deemed necessary for childrens allergies with the assistance of the Nutrition Coordinator and/or Nutrition Consultant. 5. Maintain an organized and sanitary kitchen, including proper storage of food and supplies. 6. Complete accurate nutrition reports, such as but not limited to menu production records, temperature logs, daily participation, etc. 7. Document and maintain accurate records of inventory including food received, use dates and food service utensil count. 8. Place food orders through designated food vendor. Submit requisitions for approval when necessary to purchase form other sources. 9. Responsible for transportation of food to designated site(s) if applicable. 10. Obtaining and maintain the ServSafe Certification. 11. Responsible for wearing Non-skid footwear while working in the kitchen. Cut-resistant gloves must be worn when using cutting tools, knives, etc. in the kitchen. 12. Assist in obtaining and documenting In-Kind (Non-Federal Match) for parent and community activities. 13. Responsible for data management in designated nutrition and food service areas. 14. Assist in the avoidance or appearance of fraud relating to nutrition and food service. 15. Work cooperatively with all classroom / center staff.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,212 open Food Service Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$65–76K/yr658 salary ranges
- US median$20–22/hr248 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 11 open Food Service Manager jobs in Arkansas and 1,212 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- Food Service Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (713 postings).
- Education
- 26 of the 1,212 open Food Service Manager jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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