Incumbent Food Service Specialist

State of Oklahoma; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement matching

Holidays

Paid leave

Insurance premium allowance

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

The State of Oklahoma is seeking an Incumbent Food Service Specialist to manage daily meal preparation for cadets at Thunderbird Challenge Program. You will maintain clean, sanitary kitchen areas and follow master menu instructions to serve three meals per day, seven days a week.

Responsibilities include preparing foods, salads, desserts, operating kitchen equipment, and adhering to dietary requirements. This full-time role offers benefits, retirement contributions, holidays, and paid leave.

Qualifications

• Six months in a commercial or institutional food service operation or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to follow recipes and dietary instructions.
• Maintain clean and sanitary work areas and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare foods, salads, and desserts; cook or bake as directed by the master menu.
• Operate dishwasher and assist with kitchen hygiene.
• Label, load, and deliver food; defrost and clean refrigeration units.
• Serve meals to cadets and cadre; assist with meat preparation as needed.
• Maintain records and prepare required reports.
• Attend staff meetings and training as scheduled.

Skills

Food preparation

Sanitation

Knife handling

Menu execution

Time management

Education

Six months food service experience

Tools

Kitchen equipment

Job description

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Job Posting Title

Incumbent Food Service Specialist

Agency

025 OKLAHOMA MILITARY DEPARTMENT

Supervisory Organization

Oklahoma Military Department

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Compensation: $34,000

Benefits

This is a full-time state position that provides a percentage of matching contributions to employees’ retirement plans, 11 holidays, and a minimum of 15 days of annual and sick leave per year. The state also offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.

Basic Purpose

This position is responsible for the daily food preparation for cadets attending Thunderbird Challenge Program of three meals per day, seven days per week. This includes maintaining clean and sanitary work, preparation and serving areas.

Essential Functions

• Under direct supervision, prepares foods, salads, and desserts; cooks or bakes as directed by the master menu
• Cleans and prepares foods using tools such as knives, slicers, and peelers and commercial equipment such as ovens and steamers
• Follows written orders including recipes and dietary instructions
• Operates dishwasher and buffers
• Removes refuse from kitchen area; sweeps, mops, and scrubs kitchen, dining and storage areas
• Labels, loads, and delivers food products; defrosts and cleans refrigeration units and other equipment as directed
• Responsible for preparing and serving meals to cadets and cadre using items for cooking and baking, cutting and preparing meat, poultry or fish
• Responsible for performing highly skilled work involving the operation of an institutional food service unit for up to 225 people per meal
• Make recommendations for future food needs, receive and store food and assist with serving food. Interprets recipes and follows modified diet plans
• Maintains necessary records and prepares required reports
• Attend staff meetings as required and attends training as scheduled

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Ability is required to carry out routine tasks to completion; to follow oral and written instructions and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others

Education and Experience

Minimum of six (6) months in a commercial or institutional food service operation or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Licenses/Certificates required

Valid Oklahoma Driver’s license and ability to obtain a Food handler’s permit

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift a minimum of 45 pounds
• Able to bend, stoop, twist, reach overhead, stretch\
• Able to be on feet for extended periods of time

Conditions Of Employment

• Serves a 12 month trial period
• Contingent on a favorable NCIC/OSBI background check
• Contingent on passing pre-employment drug & alcohol screening