CAFETERIA

Chicago Heights School District 170; Chicago Heights (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Chicago Heights School District 170 is seeking a Cafeteria Porter for their school cafeteria operations in Chicago Heights, IL. The role performs routine tasks essential to meal service and supports kitchen staff during lunch periods.

Qualifications include completion of the 8th grade with basic reading, writing, and mathematics, and the ability to lift 50+ pounds. The position reports to the Food Service Director and related administrators.

Qualifications

• Completion of the 8th grade with basic reading, writing and math skills.
• Ability to lift 50+ pounds and remain physically able to perform duties.

Responsibilities

• Load food and supplies onto delivery truck.
• Deliver internal mail within the district.
• Organize food and supplies on carts.
• Use First In, First Out method for stock rotation.
• Assist cafeteria staff with heavy items during lunch.
• Clean spills promptly and maintain tidy storerooms and kitchens.
• Return stock to designated areas and rotate items to minimize waste.
• Secure refrigerators, freezers, and storerooms when not in use.
• Deliver daily meals and retrieve pots, pans, and items from previous days.
• Stage carts for next day’s deliveries.
• Empty trash and manage garbage as needed.
• Put away all food items after lunch periods end.
• Keep self and uniform neat and clean.
• Perform duties as directed by the Food Service Director/Head Cook.

Education

Completion of 8th grade

Job description

SCHOOL DISTRICT 170

CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS

TITLE: Cafeteria Porter

QUALIFICATIONS: Completion of the 8th grade, with functional skills in reading, writing, and mathematics.

JOB SUMMARY: Performs a variety of routine tasks essential to the operation of serving meals in a school cafeteria.

REPORTS TO: Food Service Director, Food Service Director Assistant and other Central Office Administrators

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary, benefits and work year to be determined by the Cafeteria Workers Contract.

PENSION SYSTEM: IMRF

Responsibilities

• Load food and supplies onto delivery truck


• Deliver inner district mail


• Organize food and supplies on carts


• Utilize First In, First Out method


• Assist cafeteria staff with heavy food items during lunch hours


• Cleaning spills as they occur in a timely manner


• Return stock back to designated areas


• Shut and secure all refrigerators, freezers, store room doors


• Assist truck porter with unfinished work


• Deliver food for the current day’s menu. Pick-up previous days pots, pans, and food items that come back.


• Stage carts for next day’s deliveries.


• Keep garbage picked up and empty trash in between lunch periods.


• Put all deliveries away when they have been checked in and rotate stock to use up older items first.


• Take milk to lines five minutes before lunch period starts.


• Sweep and mop storerooms, lines and kitchen daily.


• Keep storerooms and freezers organized.


• Bring out all items for the daily preparation of the menu.


• Put away all food items after the lunch period(s) end.


• Empty garbage cans and wash daily.


• Pick up money pouches from each school at the end of the lunch period(s).


• Help kitchen workers when asked.


• Keep self and uniform neat and clean.


• Perform all work necessary to the operation as directed by the Food Service Director, Food Service Director Assistant, or Head Cook.


• Able to lift 50+ pounds