Full Time Food Service Worker

Food Service Worker

Reports to: Director of Food Services, Site Manager, Chef Supervisor

Position Summary: Works as needed in various roles in an individual school cafeteria kitchen as assigned. Maintains accurate record keeping. Ensures sanitary and health standards are being followed. Interacts with customers, vendors, and school staff professionally.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists the cooks, site managers, site supervisor, with the preparation and service of hot and cold meals.
• Attends meetings and trainings when scheduled.
• Assists with receiving, proper storage, rotation of inventory.
• Takes and records temperature of food and notifies person in charge if corrective actions are needed.
• Washes and sanitizes pots, pans, and other items.
• Helps complete and maintain all records, including but not limited to production records, meal count sheets, other associated logs.
• Adheres to sanitary and health standards as defined in the district HACCP plan and by local health department officials.
• Ability to run a point of sale register during meal periods to accurately account for all meals served.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to stand for extended periods of time working and assisting where needed.
• Ability to physically tolerate temperatures from -10F to 40F for periods of time up to one half hour.
• Ability to lift and carry 50lbs. May be asked to travel between schools as necessary.

Qualifications Required:

• Education and/or Experience: High School Diploma or GED
• In-service training as required
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions and adhere to district and department policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate flexibility in changes to assignments, task, procedures and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Connecticut State approved certification in sanitation.
• Knowledge of food safety.
• Knowledge of methods of food preparation.
• Knowledge of the operation and care of food service equipment.

Salary is $19.19 per hour 7 hours per day