Nutrition Services | Towles Intermediate School | 4hr Cafeteria Assistant

Fort Wayne Community Schools; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort Wayne Community Schools is seeking a Food Service Worker to prepare and serve food items, assist with cashier duties, and keep dining facilities clean and sanitary in accordance with HACCP standards.

You will work as part of a school Nutrition Services team, handling utensils, equipment, and routine records, with probationary period and ongoing opportunities within a busy, student-focused environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Sufficient training and experience to perform duties.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and/or package food items and assemble ingredients according to established procedures, portion control standards and HACCP standards.
• Maintain food service facilities equipment and utensils in a clean and sanitary condition according to HACCP standards; clean serving areas, counters, tables, food containers, refrigerators and equipment; operate dishwashers and wash trays, pots, pans, plates and utensils.
• Prepare and assemble entrees, fruits, vegetables, sandwiches, desserts and other foods for distribution; mix, slice and chop food items; assist in ensuring proper food temperatures.
• Assist in the receipt, storage and rotation of food items and supplies; assist with inventory activities; open cans and boxes and replenish containers as necessary.
• Safely operate standard food service equipment including ovens, slicers, food carts, can openers, warmers, steam-jacketed kettles, mixers.
• Maintain routine records related to assigned activities.
• Perform related duties as assigned by the Administrator to meet the needs of the building/unit.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Prepare and serve food items; perform cashiering duties as assigned; maintain food service facilities equipment and utensils in a clean and sanitary condition.

Prepare and serve food items; perform cashiering duties as assigned; maintain food service facilities equipment and utensils in a clean and sanitary condition.

Qualifications

Any combination equivalent to: graduation from high school and sufficient training and experience to perform assigned duties.

Essential Functions

• Prepare and/or package food items; assemble various ingredients; heat package and wrap food items according to established procedures portion control standards and HACCP standards.
• Maintain food service facilities equipment and utensils in a clean and sanitary condition according to HACCP standards; clean serving areas counters tables food containers refrigerators and food service equipment; operate dish washers and wash trays pots pans plates utensils and other serving equipment as assigned.
• Prepare and assemble entrees fruits vegetables sandwiches desserts and other assigned foods for distribution as needed; prepare food items as assigned; mix slice and chop food items as assigned; assist in assuring proper temperature of foods.
• Assist in the receipt storage and rotation of food items and supplies in storage areas as assigned; assist with inventory activities as directed; open cans and boxes and replenish containers as necessary.
• Safely operate standard food service equipment including but not limited to ovens slicers food carts can openers warmers steam-jacketed kettles rotary ovens proofers assembly lines and mixers.
• Maintain routine records related to assigned activities.
• Perform related duties as assigned by the Administrator to meet the particular needs of the building/unit.

Probationary Period

• New employees must successfully complete their probationary period to be eligible to apply for posted positions.
• Employees must remain in their current position a minimum of sixty (60) calendar days to be eligible to apply for any non-lateral posted position.
• Current non-probationary employees may only apply for lateral positions at the end of each school year.

Physical Requirements

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 required to speak and hear. The employee is required to have dexterity of hands and fingers. The employee is required to stand for extended periods of time. Performing assigned duties which require bending kneeling twisting and reaching overhead above shoulders and horizontally. The employee will be required to push/pull lift and carry up to 50 pounds on a regular basis. The employee will be exposed to cold temperatures for extended periods of time and could complete repetitive work. Specific vision abilities required by this job include seeing to monitor food quality and quantity.