District Chef Needed for School Food Service

Maschio's Food Services, Inc.

📍Caldwell, NJ
Posted May 22, 2026
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Job Overview

Position

District Chef Needed for School Food Service

Company

Maschio's Food Services, Inc.

Location

Caldwell, NJ

Work Type

On-site

Job ID

li-4418402331

Job Description

District Chef needed for school food service program in the Essex County, NJ area. Monday through Friday Full time position. Occasional nights and weekend for catering events. Fast-paced team environment.

Culinary experience is required. Must be willing to travel with in the district. Chef testing will be given. Must be able to obtain proper documentation to work in schools.

  • Must have experience in catering.

  • Must have experience in satellite preparation.

  • K-12 experience a plus.

  • Creating different menus items while adhering to school food service guideline NSLP.

  • ServSafe® certification required.

  • Inventory and quality control.

  • Maintain a clean kitchen

  • Follow safety rules at all times.
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Practice Questions

💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.How do you approach creating appealing menu items for students while strictly adhering to the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) guidelines?
  • 2.Can you explain the key logistical challenges of satellite meal preparation and how you ensure food quality and safety during transport?
  • 3.Walk me through your daily approach to inventory management and quality control in a school food service environment.
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time you had to prepare for a large catering event while simultaneously managing your daily meal production. How did you balance both?
  • 2.Describe a situation where you identified a potential food safety violation in your kitchen. What did you do?
  • 3.Give me an example of how you adapted a recipe or menu to accommodate a sudden shortage of a key ingredient while still meeting NSLP requirements.
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.You are overseeing meal distribution at a satellite location and discover the delivered food has fallen into the temperature danger zone. What is your immediate course of action?
  • 2.It is Wednesday afternoon, and you are short-staffed for the rest of the week while also having a catering event on Saturday. How do you manage the workload and maintain quality?

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NSLPK-12ServSafeSatellite PreparationCateringInventory ControlQuality ControlMenu DevelopmentKitchen SafetyFood Service

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