Entry-Level Kitchen & Meal Service Associate

City of Las Cruces; Las Cruces (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Las Cruces is seeking an entry-level Food Service Worker to perform a variety of food preparation tasks in a municipal kitchen. You will learn and apply basic cooking methods while ensuring meals are prepared safely and served nicely to senior citizens.

The role involves assisting with meal preparation, serving, and cleanup, with opportunities to transport meals to delivery points and rotate kitchen sites for training.

Qualifications

• No specific educational or experience requirement.
• Prior experience in a commercial kitchen assisting with food preparation, serving, and cleanup preferred.
• Combination of education, experience, and training may be applied in accordance with City of Las Cruces policy.

Responsibilities

• Cleans, slices, and chops vegetables and fruits to prepare for meals; cleans and maintains salad bar to sustain fresh ingredients and required amount of ice for proper cooling.
• Provides kitchen support to other staff as needed and directed; prepares and cleans-up for coffee, tea, and water service.
• Packages and prepares individual meals for delivery to homebound clients; portions out meals to be catered to various meal sites; follows all portion control, health code, and safety policies and regulations.
• Serves meals to citizens in accordance with established policies and regulations to provide required levels of quality, safety, and customer service.
• Performs a variety of cleaning and sanitation activities regularly to maintain safe and clean environment and food preparation areas; stores and packages food and supplies received in accordance with applicable regulations and safety requirements to ensure items received are not subject to spoilage.
• Transports food to deliver meals or food items to other centers; rotates kitchens as assigned for training purposes.

Skills

Food preparation

Sanitation

Customer service

Job description

City of Las Cruces is seeking an entry-level Food Service Worker to perform a variety of food preparation tasks in a municipal kitchen. You will learn and apply basic cooking methods while ensuring meals are prepared safely and served nicely to senior citizens.

The role involves assisting with meal preparation, serving, and cleanup, with opportunities to transport meals to delivery points and rotate kitchen sites for training.