Job Title

Substitute School Food Service Operator

 

Reports to

Manager and/ or Assistant manager

 

Function

To serve high quality, nutritious, appealing food in a clean and pleasant environment by food service professionals who care about the health and welfare of children.

 

Qualifications

• High school diploma.
• Prior food service experience preferred.
• Maintain good health and physical condition.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

 

Performance Responsibilities

• Prepares food to maintain nutritive value and produce an attractive, good tasting product.
• Uses standardized recipes, production records, thermometers, and scales to insure that quantities are prepared and served safely and in accordance with meal pattern portions.
• Follows safety and sanitation procedures as specified by the manager.
• Uses and maintains equipment safely and efficiently.
• Completes work assignments as scheduled by the manager including food preparation, serving line setup, serving students, food storage, and regular cleaning assignments.
• Assists manager in carrying out the standards of the state and federal regulations, and policies of the school board.
• Serves in a courteous manner.
• Demonstrates a positive attitude and team cooperation during routine daily tasks.
• Recognizes meal pattern portions and choices and conduct meal count procedures when needed.
• Works with calculator and computer needs.
• Participates in training activities and relate training to personal health and job responsibilities.
• Demonstrates knowledge that nutrition has a direct relationship to the growth and development of children.
• Reports low inventory, need for utensils, and problems with equipment to the manager.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

 

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, sit, stand and reach with hands and arms, stoop or kneel, and crouch.

 

Additional physical requirements include the following:

 

• Physically capable of frequently lifting or moving 40 pounds.
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.

 

Last Updated

08/2016