Cafeteria Worker Transporter

Food Service Transportation

Provides daily transportation of food and supplies from base complex to satellite schools within a designated area. Responsible for daily production, serving, and cleaning duties for the school lunch program. Meets and greets students and assists them with making healthy menu selections. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Transports food from the base complex to the receiving schools. Operates and loads truck which includes overhead roll-up door and lift gates on the vehicle.
• Performs maintenance of vehicle to include fueling and reporting any vehicle safety or defects.
• Performs food service production and operational tasks as assigned by the school's site manager.
• Assists in the preparation of foods using standardized recipes and menus, and portion controls in accordance with work production standards.
• Sets up food on serving lines and/or steam tables and serves meals or meal components.
• Conducts the cashiering function in accordance with established financial and accountability procedures.
• Cleans and sanitizes all equipment and work areas including the kitchen floors, walk-in refrigerators, and storage areas. Follows established Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) procedures and food safety standards.
• Assists with maintaining production records, HACCP logs, and satellite control sheets.
• Properly stores food and supplies.
• Reports to any site in the complex as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications Education, Training, and Experience:

• High school diploma or appropriate equivalent is preferred.
• One year's experience in food service is preferred.

Licenses and Certifications

• Possession of a valid class C Maryland driver's license or an equivalent is required.
• The required license must be maintained throughout employment in this position.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of school system's safety, procedural, and policy guidelines, and applicable safety regulations.
• Ability to read, understand, and speak English. Ability to maintain good relationships with teachers, students, and other employees. Good human relations and communications skills.

Physical and Environmental Conditions:

• The work of this class is primarily performed in a kitchen and cafeteria environment and requires the operation of a vehicle to transport, load, and unload food to sites throughout Baltimore County. Duties require frequent lifting and carrying including objects up to 50 pounds, the ability to bend and kneel on a regular basis, and the ability to stand for three hours or more consecutively. Also requires the ability to withstand extreme temperatures of hot and cold.

Benefits: BCPS offers a comprehensive benefits program for eligible employees including options for medical plans, dental plans, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, disability coverage, and 403(b)/457 plans. Other benefits include sick, paid holidays, personal business, and bereavement days, and flexible leave options such as FMLA, sick bank, and board approved leaves. All new hires will attend a benefits and retirement orientation upon hire. Visit the BCPS website for additional information about benefit plans for BCPS employees.

Grade: Grade 01 - 10 Month AFSCME Pay Scale Salary: $15.30 - $20.95 (Hourly Base Pay Scale for All Employees Represented by AFSCME, Effective July 1, 2024)