NUTRITION TECHNICIAN / ASSISTANT COOK

Full-Time (7 Hours Daily)

QUALIFICATIONS: One year cooking experience is preferred but not required. Foodservice experience is required.

REPORTS TO: Cafeteria Manager

JOB GOAL: Works in a safe, sanitary, and time efficient manner to produce quality meals for students and completes duties as assigned by the manager.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Reads and completes all duties assigned on the daily work sheet

2. Prepares all menu items assigned by manager such as meats, sandwiches, vegetables and sack lunches in a timely and sanitary manner

3. Knows where all food items are located and how much is prepared before serving

4. Understands portion sizes to be served for each menu item

5. Cleans work area and all equipment used before lunch service

6. Serves meals or backs up the lunch service line as assigned during meal times

7. Pre-preps breakfast items for the next day’s service as assigned

8. Assists manager by reporting the amount of food available, makes sure there is enough food throughout lunch service

9. Sanitizes meal service line as needed during lunch service

10. Keeps lunch line running smoothly and efficiently during meal service

11. Assists in dish room as need during lunch service

12. Breaks down lunch line after service, reports all leftovers and stores properly

13. Cleans and sanitizes meal service line

14. Cleans and sanitizes any food preparation areas that remain soiled

15. Plans ahead for future menus, removing items from freezer for thawing in cooler

16. Sweeps and mops assigned area of kitchen and serving area

17. Assists manager and other workers with food storage organization in dry storage room, walk-in and box freezers, and walk-in and reach-in coolers

18. Assists other workers and manager with laundry duties

19. Cleans and sanitizes restroom facilities as assigned

20. Checks bathroom daily, maintains soap, toilet paper, and hand towels

21. Assists in cleaning vents and vent hoods

22. Performs additional duties as assigned by manager

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Must be able to lift 40 pounds without assistance and on occasion repetitively. Work in a fast paced environment and stand for extended periods of time. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:

1. Talking

2. Hearing

3. Seeing

4. Walking

5. Pushing

6. Pulling

7. Carrying

8. Stooping

9. Kneeling

10. Bending

11. Reaching

TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits)

1. Adaptability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure

2. Adaptability to accept responsibility of the direction, control or planning of an activity

3. Adaptability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instruction

4. Adaptability to make generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.

1. Intelligence: Ability to “catch on” or understand instructions and underlying principles and ability to reason and make judgments

2. Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them

3. Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately

4. Data Perceptions: Ability to understand and interpret information which may be presented in the form of graphs, charts, or tables

WORK CONDITIONS

Normal working environment and moderate exposure to extreme temperature changes

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of the personnel so assigned.