Centennial Cafeteria Preparation Technician

Centennial Middle School; Casper (WY); On-site; USD 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Centennial Middle School in Casper, Wyoming is seeking a Cafeteria Preparation Technician to prepare and serve meals for students and staff, with travel to satellite sites as needed. This 8.0 hour/day, 175 days/year position offers starting pay steps from $17.13 to $18.88 with progression to $21.75 per hour as experience is verified.

The role involves food preparation, serving, handling payments, maintaining sanitary conditions, inventory, and adherence to health standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.

Responsibilities

• Arrange setup for food items, supplies, serving lines, and equipment to meet cafeteria needs.
• Clean utensils, equipment, and serving areas to maintain sanitary conditions.
• Collect payments for meals from students and staff to reimburse costs.
• Evaluate prepared food for flavor, appearance, and temperature before service.
• Inspect food items and supplies for quantity and health standards compliance.
• Maintain confidentiality on personnel and student information.
• Monitor data preparation for accuracy and policy compliance.
• Monitor inventory to ensure availability of items.
• Prepare and serve food according to approved recipes to meet nutrition standards.
• Report equipment malfunctions to keep equipment in safe working order.
• Respond to inquiries about meals from students, staff, or parents.
• Review students' food choices to ensure nutrition requirements are met.
• Serve food items to meet mandated nutrition requirements and requests.
• Stock food, condiments, and supplies to maintain adequate quantities.

Skills

Cash handling

Food service

Sanitation

Customer service

Education

High school graduation or GED

Job description

Natrona County School District #1 Centennial Middle School - Casper, Wyoming Open in Google Maps

Centennial Cafeteria Preparation Technician

Natrona County School District #1 Centennial Middle School - Casper, Wyoming Open in Google Maps

This job is also posted in Natrona County School District #1

Job Details

Job ID: 5963647

Application Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 11:59 PM (Mountain Standard Time)

Posted: Oct 19, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

This position is 8.0 hours per day for 175 days/year. The hours arehours: 5:30am to 2:00pm

NCSD offers new classified employees previous experience credit as follows for verified and approved experience:

0-3 Years = Step 1 ($17.13)

4-6 Years = Step 4 ($17.85)

7-10 Years = Step 6 ($18.36)

11-15 Years = Step 8 ($18.88)

For more information on pay, please call or email Charmin, HR Generalist at 307-253-5369 or [e-mail].

Purpose Statement

The job of Cafeteria Preparation Technician (JC762) is done for the purpose/s of preparing and serving food items to students and/or school personnel, often at a variety of sites, as well as, maintaining safe food service travel preparation, and on-site facilities in a safe and sanitary condition.

This job reports to the Building Cafeteria Manager or Building Food Services Manager

Essential Functions

• Arranges setup for food items, supplies, serving lines, and/or equipment (e.g. food set up for travel to other sites assigned, food set-up on site, travel counts, weight, accurate menu prep, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring that items are provided in accordance with cafeteria and satellite requirements.
• Cleans utensils, equipment, and the storage, food preparation and serving areas (e.g. ovens, steamers, fryers, mixers, slicers, freezers, dishes, tableware, kitchen utensils, counters, carts, racks, and dishwashing machine, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining sanitary conditions.
• Collects payments for food items from students and staff (e.g. cash, meal tickets, etc.) for the purpose of securing funds for reimbursement of costs.
• Evaluates prepared food for flavor, appearance and temperature (e.g. daily assessment before meal service, etc.) for the purpose of presenting items that will be accepted by students and/or staff.
• Inspects food items and/or supplies (e.g. items being sent or received from satellite kitchens, vendors, etc.) for the purpose of verifying quantity and specifications of orders and/or complying with mandated health standards.
• Maintains strict (or complete) confidentiality on personnel and student issues (e.g. personnel records, medical records, surveillance videos and images, student data, confidential communication, etc.) for the purpose of protecting personal information for staff and students.
• Monitors and approves all data prepared by others prior to entering it into the District accounting system for the purpose of ensuring accuracy, consistency and policy compliance.
• Monitors inventory (e.g. food, condiments and supplies, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring availability of items.
• Prepares and serves food and beverage items according to approved recipes (e.g. fruits, vegetables, salads, sandwiches, entrees, soups, baked goods, etc.) for the purpose of meeting mandated nutritional requirements and projected meal requirements and/or requests of students and school personnel.
• Reports equipment malfunctions (e.g. assigned administrators and assigned repair team, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining equipment in safe working order.
• Responds to inquires of students, staff and/or parents for the purpose of providing information and direction, regarding the type and cost of meals.
• Reviews students' food choices for the purpose of meeting mandated requirements, student assignment, and ensuring adequate nutrition.
• Serves one or more items of food for the purpose of meeting mandated nutritional requirements and requests of students and school personnel.
• Stocks food, condiments and supplies (e.g. assisting in assessment of deliveries, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining adequate quantities and security of items.
• Verifies quantity and quality of food prepared (e.g. daily review of meals served, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining accurate records in accordance with proper inventory control and to make sure students had the proper amount of food.

Other Functions

• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Education: High school graduation or GED

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $17.13 to $21.75 Per Hour

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Sylvia Salgado , Cafeteria Building Manager
• Centennial Middle School
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

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