Nutrition Technician (Food Prep) Early Childhood Ed

Easter Seals North Georgia; North Carolina; On-site; USD 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Easter Seals North Georgia is seeking a Nutrition Technician to prepare and serve meals according to Child Adult Care Food Program standards. The role involves maintaining kitchen organization, ensuring food safety, and effective communication with staff.

Successful candidates will have a high school diploma, experience in food preparation, and preferably ServSafe certification. The position requires physical stamina and the ability to handle food safely and efficiently, ensuring all meals are nutritious and timely.

Qualifications

• Direct food preparation experience is required.
• ServSafe Food Certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare wholesome, nutritious meals for children.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization in the kitchen.
• Communicate effectively with management and teammates.
• Record food service data accurately.

Skills

Food safety practices

Organizational skills

Recipe comprehension

Ability to operate kitchen appliances

Ability to work under pressure

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Commercial kitchen appliances

Job description

Job Location: Columbia - Avondale Estates, GA 30002

Purpose of Position

The Nutrition Technician prepares and serves meals in accordance with the Child Adult Care Food Program meal pattern requirements.

Summary

Under the direction of the Center Manager, the Nutrition Technician will be responsible for preparing food orders, maintaining inventories, and implementing accepted health and safety standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Behavior Standard – 50% of Position

• Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner so that you get along with customers, clients, co-workers, and management.

Attendance Standard

• Maintains excellent punctuality and attendance.

Fundamental: Day to Day Activities

• Prepares wholesome, nutritious meals in sufficient quantities to meet scheduled meal times for average daily participation.
• Records accurate point of meals served for each meal or snack.
• Ensures organization and cleanliness of kitchen.
• Orders food supplies according to the most current menu.

Communications/Public Relations

• Promotes ESNG and its values and mission.
• Communicates effectively with Center Manager, Assistant Center Manager and Nutrition Specialist concerning issues that affect the food program.

Monitoring

• Inventory food on hand and order foods/supplies according to the most current menu.
• Completes Kitchen Checklist weekly.

Record Keeping

• Prepare the CACFP food report and submit report in a timely fashion.
• Complies and records food service data on a daily and weekly basis.

Compliance

• Record temperatures of refrigerator/freezer twice daily.
• Keep cleaning supplies and food separate and keep all foods at least 6” from floor.

Learning and Growth

• Participates in all mandatory Easter Seals trainings to include pre-service, in-service and other educational programs and trainings.
• Completes the minimum number of training hours required by DHR, OSR, Georgia Pre-K and Head Start.

Physical Requirements

• The ability to stand for sustained periods of time.
• The ability to sit for sustained periods of time.
• The ability to walk for sustained periods of time including delivering meals to classrooms and responding quickly to safety concerns if needed.
• The ability to use hands and fingers to cook, stir, open containers, feel, operate a computer, and perform picking, pinching and whole hand or arm handling tasks.
• The ability to climb stairs.
• The ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as needed when working in a food preparation environment.
• The ability to reach, extending arms in any direction.
• The ability to push or pull objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• The ability to lift and carry food containers and cooking equipment as needed up to 50 pounds.
• The ability to talk in order to accurately exchange information.
• The ability to hear in order to accurately exchange information.
• The ability to see clearly in order to maintain cooking and food safety and supervision, use a computer, and for reading and writing.
• The ability to work in indoor conditions.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications – Nutrition Technician

• A High School Diploma or equivalent and direct food preparation experience.
• ServSafe Food Certification a plus.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the assigned functions responsibly.
• Must possess the ability to comprehend and implement recipes.
• Must possess the ability to operate commercial kitchen appliances.
• Must possess effective organizational skills.
• Must possess knowledge of health and safety practices for food preparation and clean‑up.
• Must possess the ability to prepare meals by the allocated meal times.
• Must possess the ability to direct the work of others.
• Must possess the ability to unpack and move food items after delivery and during food preparation.