Michelle Santimaw

Field Operation Manager September 2023 - Current

Penns Grove School District, Penns Grove, NJ

As a Field Operations Manager for Penns Grove School District, a school with 600+ students, I manage the staffing and execution of breakfast and lunch per student on a day to day basis. During which, I uphold state standards for food safety and overall inventory management for the forecasted week or weeks school is in session. I also as the Field Operations Manager review and visit other schools in the district, ensuring the same standard is being followed.

· Document inventory for food management and ordering to outline the demand of student to meal ratios.

· Performed weekly food orders for dry stock, frozen foods, produce, and paper supplies.

· Maintain staffing levels to ensure all serving resources have been allocated to feed total students each day.

· Train each staff member on food safety, POS systems, and serving responsibilities.

· Handles and prepares all catering requests.

· Leads the preparation of production records for Breakfast, Lunch, and After School Snack Programs.

· Assists and oversees the implementation of the Summer Feeding program for the past 3 years.

· Communicates and yields concerns to the Director of Food Service during peak serving times.

November 2015 - September 2023

Penns Grove School District, Penns Grove, NJ

· Monitor food preparation methods and portion sizes, while ensuring that food is prepared safely and presented in an acceptable manner.

· Responsible for counting register drawers, taking bank deposits, and getting change orders.

· Receive food and beverage delivery, checking delivery contents verifying product quality and quantity.

· Maintain food and equipment inventories and keep accurate inventory records each day.

· Regulate production paperwork for proper forecasting of production, milk, and recipe records.

· Assign and monitor work duties of all assigned kitchen employees.