Food service worker

Food Service Workers prepare simple foods according to standardized menus, recipes, or verbal instructions

given by supervisor; makes salads, dressings, gelatin, toast, or sandwiches; grills sandwiches, pancakes, eggs, French toast, and hash browns and toast; cleans, cuts, and chops vegetables and fruits; slices meats, cheeses, and breads; cuts desserts; adjusts recipe quantities to eliminate excessive waste of food products; fills drink machines, mixes beverages, makes coffee, and prepares sack lunches or snacks; uses various types of commercial kitchen equipment such as mixers, slicers, and choppers; prepares simple desserts such as

pudding, cobbler, and loaf cakes; slices and wraps bread and other baked items; checks for proper temperature of prepared foods with thermometer; observes food to be sure it is visually appealing and of high quality.

 

Additionally, you may transport food back and forth from the kitchen to the cafes, clean tables, mop floors,

stock utensils, cups and beverages. Serve food from steam tables, fill 5-gallon buckets of ice for the soda

machines, lift 30-50 lb. boxes of soda syrup and clean equipment.

 

Some cashiering duties may be assigned for less than ½ of your scheduled shift, as well as any additional

duties assigned by a manager or supervisor

• Great customer service. 

• Ring in customer order.

• Help customers with special needs. 

• Stock items for customers.

• Clean in the café, dish room and serving food. 

• Food preparation.

• Food Handler’s Permit

• Some positions may require the ability to push food carts and/or lift materials up to 50 pounds.

• Good understanding of math, customer service, cleanliness and food handling skills. 

• High school diploma or GED certificate.
• 6 Months food service experience.
• SERV Safe certificate

Exposure to loud noise, heat, grease, and cold.

 

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