Operations Specialist – Food Service & Facilities

Damar Services, LLC; South Richmond (IN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Tuition Assistance

401(k) Plan Participation

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Damar Services, LLC in Richmond, IN, is seeking an Operations Specialist to provide hands-on operational support for daily food and nutrition operations at the Damar East campus. You will help with food preparation, reheating, portioning, meal service, special diets, sanitation, and required documentation under the Operations Manager.

As part of the integrated operations team, you will also support environmental services, facility readiness, inventory, and basic maintenance coordination while

Qualifications

• Prior experience in a commercial or institutional kitchen strongly preferred.
• Experience with food preparation, meal service, sanitation, inventory management, receiving, and recordkeeping preferred.
• Experience supporting environmental services, housekeeping, facility readiness, or basic maintenance coordination preferred.
• Experience working in a healthcare, residential, school, behavioral health, or human services environment preferred.
• ServSafe certification required or must be obtained within 18 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Performs assigned food preparation, cooking, reheating, holding, portioning, and meal service duties according to approved menus, recipes, production records, meal counts, diet instructions, and supervisor direction.
• Reviews meal counts and production information to ensure adequate and accurate preparation of meals, snacks, beverages, and supplemental items.
• Supports the safe and accurate preparation of regular meals, special diets, texture-modified meals, allergen- controlled meals, and medically tailored meals.
• Verifies food quality, portion size, temperature, appearance, and accuracy before meals are served or distributed.
• Assists with receiving, loading, unloading, organizing, transporting, and distributing food, meal carts, snacks, beverages, and operational supplies.
• Maintains safe food temperatures during receiving, storage, preparation, holding, transport, and service.
• Completes required records, including temperature logs, production records, cleaning records, receiving records, inventory sheets, and meal-count documentation.
• Labels, dates, stores, rotates, and disposes of food and supplies according to established procedures and FIFO practices.

Skills

Commercial kitchen experience

Food safety knowledge

Inventory management

Recordkeeping

CPR certification

Education

ServSafe certification

Job description

Damar Services, LLC in Richmond, IN, is seeking an Operations Specialist to provide hands-on operational support for daily food and nutrition operations at the Damar East campus. You will help with food preparation, reheating, portioning, meal service, special diets, sanitation, and required documentation under the Operations Manager.

As part of the integrated operations team, you will also support environmental services, facility readiness, inventory, and basic maintenance coordination while