Area Operations Officer

We are a not for profit organization that works with vulnerable children in the public school system to improve their lives and school performance. Founded in 2012, Food for Education provides subsidized school meals every day to over 15,000 kids with a goal of feeding 1,000,000 kids by 2025.

Area Operations Officer

About the Role

• What if you could lead the performance of six F4E kitchens, developing teams, solving operational challenges and ensuring every kitchen is ready to deliver safe, reliable meals to thousands of learners every day?

• As an AOO, you will oversee a portfolio of six kitchens within an area, working through Kitchen Officers to drive strong production, stock availability, yield and dispatch readiness.

• This is a hands-on operational role where you’ll connect people, processes and performance to keep kitchens running efficiently and consistently.

Scope

• Lead a portfolio of six kitchens within an assigned area.

• Drive performance across production, yield, stock availability and dispatch readiness.

• Coach and support Kitchen Officers to deliver consistent kitchen performance.

• Identify and resolve operational challenges before they impact service.

• Excludes a centralised kitchen assigned to a Kitchen Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Site Operations & Standards

• Conduct structured audits of your sites, ensuring compliance with F4E’s SOPs, food safety policies, and operational standards.

• Train kitchen staff on SOPs and communicate policy updates — you’re the bridge between the service centre and the sites.

• Ensure every site has what it needs to operate: stock, PPE, equipment, and supplies are

• Validate stock takes twice a month at every site you oversee.

• Financial Oversight