Nutrition Services Field Manager

Nutrition Services Field Manager

Salary

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Location

Nutrition Services 3321 S. Union Ave, WA

Job Type

Full time

Job Number

26-27-05755

Department

General Support Services

Division

Nutrition Services / GSS

Opening Date

10/26/2026

Closing Date

Continuous

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Description

Tacoma Public Schools

Expected Start Date: November 2026, As soon as possible

FTE: 1.0

Salary Level: $99,721 - $135,351 DOE

Work Year: Classified Exempt; 12-month; 260 days

Benefits: This job has the full range of benefits offered by Tacoma Public Schools

Additional Information: Please include a letter of interest/cover letter and an updated resume with your online application.

Examples Of Duties

SUMMARY

This position leads and develops Nutrition Services personnel to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant food service operations. Responsibilities include delivering high-quality food and services to students, staff, and the district community adhering to safety and health standards, meeting nutritional requirements, and addressing staffing and training needs.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Manages food service operations ensuring compliance with mandated nutritional requirements, certification standards, and health and safety regulations for all nutrition programs including but not limited to the National School Lunch Program, Breakfast After the Bell, Early Childhood Nutrition, Beyond the Bell Snack/Afternoon Snack, Catering, and Summer Meal Program.
• Supervises nutrition services staff. Lead and develop nutrition services personnel by orienting, training, evaluating, and implementing progressive discipline, as necessary. Ensuring staff adherence to health, safety, nutritional standards, and that each kitchen meets the specific needs of the building it serves.
• Conducts site visits observing nutrition services operations ensuring adherence to planned menus, standardized recipes, HACCP protocol, and to safety/health standards. Provides guidance on workflow improvements and assess training needs.
• Monitors meal input records, bank deposits, and other reporting functions ensuring accuracy and completeness; identifies and resolves discrepancies issues promptly.
• Manages staff schedules to ensure adequate coverage for school meal periods, afterschool programs, and special events such as catering.
• Serves as primary contact for resolving urgent nutrition services related issues off hours such as malfunctioning equipment. Coordinates with security, directs staff for food retrieval, and communicates with warehouse.
• Manages staff training needs and facilitates workshops addressing food service program requirements including food preparation, health standards, sanitation methods, point of sale system, and reporting requirements.
• Prepares documentation for state reimbursement claims; assists with other expense/reimbursement claims as directed.
• Assists staff with inventory orders for JIT delivery of products to schools and meeting projected menu requirements.
• Develops and maintains communication tools and documentation for nutrition services staff, including websites, newsletters, SOPs, and shared libraries (e.g., SharePoint), to ensure efficient information sharing, proper recordkeeping, and overall support of a productive work environment.
• Annually participates in a national or state School Nutrition Association conference, representing the district, attending classes, and gathering best practices to bring back to the district to enhance the Child Nutrition Services Program.
• Performs functions as required of other positions within area of responsibility for the purpose of providing overall coverage of food service operations.

OTHER JOB DUTIES

• Maintains and updates knowledge and skills required for success in the position by participating in professional development activities as needed or as assigned.
• Represents Nutrition Services in dealings with student groups and school personnel such as principals, teachers, secretaries, and custodians; to ensure mission of Nutrition Services and the District are upheld.
• Regular, reliable, predictable attendance or physical presence is an essential job requirement and critical to the performance of the work.

CONDITIONS

Experiences frequent interruptions. Required to travel to District and other sites within the community. May require occasional travel outside of the district. Required to work extended or flexible hours as needed. May be required to lift and carry up to 20 pounds regularly, up to 30 pounds infrequently, and 50 pounds using team lift techniques, bend, squat, stoop, kneel, crouch, walk, twist, climb, and/or be mobile.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in nutrition, dietetics, management, business, or closely related field, or demonstrated comparable experience and professional development required. Three years food service industry experience with child nutrition programs, volume processing, cook/chill production methods, factory supervision or/and central food processing plants required. Supervisory experience required.

Licenses/Special Requirements

Must maintain all licenses and certifications as a condition of continued employment.

Valid Washington State Food Handler's card.

Certified Food Protection Manager certification required or will need to be completed within the first six (6) months within this role.

Valid Washington State driver's license with access to personal transportation.

Fingerprints and successful WSP and FBI background clearance/sexual misconduct clearance.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of general accounting/bookkeeping procedures.

Skill in obtaining, clarifying, and exchanging information.

Skill in logical thinking.

Skill in operating commercial kitchen equipment.

Skill in quality customer service.

Ability to prepare food for school lunch programs.

Ability to manage a kitchen staff.

Ability to keep accurate financial records.

Ability to obtain, clarify and exchange information.

Ability to organize, coordinate activities, set priorities, and maintain good follow-up procedures.

Ability to accurately perform arithmetic calculations.

Ability to operate a personal computer with spreadsheet software application.

Ability to lift and carry up to 30 pounds and 50 pounds using team lift techniques.

Ability to demonstrate reasonable, reliable, and regular attendance.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of people in a multi-cultural, diverse socio-economic setting.

This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. District administration has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice. The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the primary functions of this job, the level of knowledge and skill typically required and the scope of responsibility, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods or otherwise balance the workload.

Applicant Inquiries: The civil rights contacts listed below are provided for questions or concerns regarding discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and compliance with applicable civil rights laws. These contacts do not handle routine employment inquiries, including questions about application status or hiring timelines. For assistance with those matters, please contact Human Resources at 253-571-1250 or email hrinfo@tacoma.k12.wa.us

Nondiscrimination Statement

Tacoma Public Schools does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, creed, religion, color, national origin, immigration or citizenship status, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, homelessness, disability, neurodivergence, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

Civil Rights Coordinator, Gender-Inclusive Schools Coordinator, and Title IX Coordinator:

Tiffany Davis-Brantley

253-571-1252, civilrights@tacoma.k12.wa.us

Section 504 Coordinator:

Laura Tuman

253-571-1086, 504Coordinator@tacoma.k12.wa.us

Tacoma Public Schools

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1357

Tacoma, WA 98401-1357

www.tacomaschools.org

Benefits: This job has the full range of benefits offered by Tacoma Public Schools.

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ALL1: Do you certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington that your responses to the disclosure questions that you answer as part of your Candidate profile are true and correct as of the date of the application to this job requisition?

• Yes
• No

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ALL2: Do you certify that you meet each of the minimum qualifications for this specific position as outlined in the job description?

• Yes
• No

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ALL3: Do you certify that you are able and/or willing to perform each of the essential job functions of this position as outlined in the job description?

• Yes
• No

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NutrSvc: Do you hold a bachelors degree in nutrition, dietetics, management, business or closely related field?

• Yes
• No

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NutrSvcs: Do you have three years of food service industry experience with child nutrition programs, volume processing, cook/chill production methods, factory supervision or/and central food processing plants as required? Be sure this is detailed in your application and resume.

• Yes
• No

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NutrSvcs: Do you have experience as a supervising staff? Be sure this is detailed in your application and resume.

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer Tacoma Public Schools (WA)

Address PO Box 1357

Tacoma, Washington, 98401

Phone 253-571-1250

Website http://www.tacomaschools.org/