1. Job Purpose

To ensure the smooth, hygienic, protected, and efficient operation of the school mess/cafeteria, providing nutritious and quality food while maintaining high standards of cleanliness, discipline, food safety, and service.

2. Key Responsibilities
- Supervise the day-to-day functioning of the school mess and kitchen.
- Ensure timely preparation and serving of meals, snacks, and beverages as per the approved menu.
- Maintain high standards of food quality, hygiene, cleanliness, and safety.
- Supervise mess staff, allocate duties, monitor attendance, discipline, grooming, and work performance.
- Ensure all mess staff follow proper hygiene practices, including clean uniforms, gloves, hairnets, and personal cleanliness.
- Monitor the quality and freshness of raw materials and ensure proper storage of food items.
- Check stock levels and maintain proper records of food items, groceries, consumables, and kitchen supplies.
- Ensure FIFO/FEFO practices for storage and usage of food materials.




- Coordinate procurement and ensure materials are purchased as per approved requirements.
- Monitor portion sizes and minimize food wastage.
- Ensure proper cleaning and sanitization of kitchen, utensils, equipment, dining areas, and storage areas.
- Ensure safe handling of LPG/gas, electrical equipment, kitchen machinery, and other kitchen utilities.
- Maintain records related to food preparation, stock, cleaning, pest control, maintenance, and other required inspections.
- Ensure that expired, spoiled, contaminated, or substandard food items are not used or served.
- Coordinate with the Administration regarding repairs, maintenance, pest control, and other mess-related requirements.
- Address complaints related to food quality, service, hygiene, or staff behaviour and report serious matters to the management.
- Ensure that all mess staff maintain professional, respectful, and appropriate behaviour with students, staff, vendors, and colleagues.
- Ensure compliance with appli

📌 MESS INCHARGE (Indore)
🏢 DPS Indore
📍 Indore