Food Service Worker

Duties

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Receives and stores all products delivered to the service. Accepts receipts of subsistence deliveries from all vendors. Ensures that subsistence is received in a safe and sanitary manner, and that accurate quantities are received and added into running inventories.
• Stores all subsistence and expendable supplies according to service policy. Selects storage location, and labels, dates, and rotates stock. Makes sound decisions in moving stock and has full responsibility for the security of stock areas. Maintains clean and orderly storage areas always.
• Inventories subsistence and maintains running inventories of all foods/beverages, supplies, subsistence, and supplements. Ensures that all subsistence is rotated and used according to service policy.
• Communicates to appropriate personnel when stock items are low, items are close to expiration dates, or item(s) shows signs of damage.
• Requisitions items in accordance with menu requirements, diet census, oral/written instructions, and dietetic reports. Issues supplies and ingredients to all using areas daily and as needed. Uses production forms, recipes, cycle menu, oral, and written instruction to determine type and quantity of ingredients and food items to portion.
• Conducts quality assurance assignments as assigned.
• Prepares various nutrition and food service documents related to subsistence or supply requisition and inventory control.
• Performs duties that require proficiency in special procedures and a broad knowledge of service operations, such as food preparation, dishwashing, dry and refrigerated storage, and food and beverage serving.
• Follows all safety and sanitation policies and procedures.
• Completes training for self in a timely manner. May conduct on-the-job training and general training for food service workers.

Work Schedule: 5:30 am to 2:00 pm, Monday through Friday

Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD910750

Physical Requirements: Performs heavy work, such as scouring and scrubbing equipment and storage locations when maintaining a clean and orderly work area, and pushing heavy carts and trucks in unloading, storing, and delivering supplies. May be required to work on ladders and use powered cleaning equipment when maintaining a clean work area and moving stock. Frequently lifts or moves objects weighing up to 40 pounds when receiving, storing, moving, and rotating stock. Work requires continuous standing, walking, bending, stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and some stretching due to continuous receiving, rotation, and moving of stock. Work is subject to pressure to complete assignments within close time schedules