Food Service Worker WOW American Eats UK Campus

Snelling Staffing Lexington; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Snelling Staffing Lexington is seeking individuals to prepare, present, and serve food in a fast-paced setting. Responsibilities include washing and preparing ingredients, measuring portions, and transporting items between stations while maintaining safety and sanitation standards.

The role requires reading comprehension, basic arithmetic, and the ability to follow recipes and instructions. A GED/HS diploma and food handler permit are cited, with a focus on reliable, customer-friendly service.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; or 1–3 months related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence; present information to others.
• Mathematical skills include adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing; compute rate, ratio and percent.
• Reasoning ability to apply common sense to carry out instructions and handle problems with a few variables.
• Must meet safe/health requirements for food handlers; must possess a valid Food handler permit.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, presents, and serves food following recipes and standards.
• Washes, peels, cuts, and seeds vegetables and fruits; weighs and measures ingredients.
• Transfers food to/from stations; stores foods with proper wrapping, dating, and rotation.
• Cleans work areas, equipment, and utensils; distributes supplies and equipment.
• Ensures proper quality, serving temperatures, and portion control; serves customers efficiently.
• Resolves customer concerns and interacts with coworkers to meet service standards.
• Maintains sanitation and safety requirements in the work environment.

Skills

Language skills

Mathematical skills

Reasoning ability

Education

HS diploma or GED

Job description

Available Shifts:

• Sunday-Thursday 10:00 AM-6:00 PM
• Sunday-Thursday 5:00 PM-1:00 AM

SUMMARY:

Prepares, presents, and serves food by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Washes, peels, cuts, and seeds vegetables and fruits.

Weigh and measures designated ingredients.

Carries pans, kettles, and trays of food to and from work stations, stove, and refrigerator.

Properly stores foods in designated areas following wrapping, dating, and rotation procedures.

Cleans work areas, equipment and utensils.

Distributes supplies, utensils, and portable equipment.

Utilizes approved food recipes and production standards to ensure proper quality, serving temperatures and standard portion control.

Serves customers in an efficient and friendly manner.

Resolves customer concerns.

Interacts with co-workers to ensure compliance with company service standards, and inventory and cash control procedures.

Assures compliance with all sanitation, ServSafe and safety requirements.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Must meet safe and local health requirements for food handlers. Must possess valid Food handlers permit.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat; and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.