Food Service Worker

SUMMARY: This is an entry-level job involving the serving of food, cleanup operations and assistance in food preparation, performed under close to moderate supervision.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Helps prepare meals per approved recipes, pre-established menus and supervisory instruction, ensuring quality standards are followed as set by state food and nutrition guidelines.
• Serves meals per approved sanitation and safe handling procedures using appropriate equipment and utensils, with established portions.
• Sets up food service areas ensuring food is kept and served at proper temperatures.
• Assists with special events as needed.
• Assists in the daily clean up and maintenance of the kitchen, service and eating areas, including food preparation equipment.
• Assists in maintaining production, inventory, food usage and daily participation control records.
• Assists with loading and unloading of supplies.
• May perform food cashier duties on a daily basis, as needed.
• Responds to all related emergency situations per established guidelines.
• Assists with the ordering food and supplies to include storage and disposal of unused foods.
• Communicates with site administrators, students, staff and public regarding all food service operations.
• Completes daily paperwork as needed.
Maintains a current Cochise County Food Handler’s Certificate.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Possess basic mathematical skills.
• Knowledge of applicable federal and state food service regulations.
• Knowledge of rules and standards of cleanliness, health and safety.
• Ability to operate kitchen equipment including ovens, stoves and cleaning equipment.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations.
• Ability to establish priority ordering of tasks necessary to complete tasks and convey these understandings and priorities to others.
• Ability to work cooperatively and courteously with staff, students, parents and community members.
• Ability to cope with job stress while exhibiting patience and tact when dealing with others.
• Perform all duties in accordance with Federal and State laws, district procedures and Board policies.
• Ability to handle confrontation and conflict without an emotional response.
Produce accurate work and complete assignments with minimal supervision.

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS :

Education & Experience:

• High School graduate or G.E.D. preferred but not required.
Experience in quantity food preparation preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to reach with hands and arms and grasp. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, bend and stoop. The employee is required to lift or move fifty pounds or more on a daily basis.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

Kitchen and cafeteria/food service environment. This position regularly works indoors and occasionally outdoors in all weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is generally excessively noisy but may become less so at times. Will have contact with students, employees and the public.

Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities identified in this position description are illustrative only and are in no way intended to be a complete list of activities that may be required of an incumbent.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individual holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.