School Cafeteria Food Service Associate

Ruth's Chris Steak House; Paulsboro (NJ); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Nutri-Serve seeks a Food Service Worker to prepare and serve nutritious meals in a friendly, efficient school cafeteria setting, contributing to a positive dining experience for students. You will assist in meal prep, line setup, cash handling, reporting, and inventory, while ensuring cleanliness, accuracy, and timely communication with the kitchen team.

This role requires teamwork, the ability to follow directions, and compliance with state background checks; previous food service experience is

Qualifications

• Must pass the state-required background check and fingerprinting to work in NJ schools.
• Previous experience working in food service is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the preparation of meals and the setup of the cafeteria.
• Checks with Kitchen Manager for daily preparation work assignments.
• Assists in the preparation of daily menus.
• Assists in the set up of napkins, serving utensils, student lunch trays and condiments.
• Sets up daily snacks on the cafeteria line.
• Assists in checking food shipments into the school, signing invoices after verification.
• Assists in determining the amount of each food to be prepared daily.
• Serves students nutritious, attractive meals in a friendly manner.
• Works on a rotating basis as directed by the Food Service Director or Assistant Food Service Director in the kitchen and on the register.
• Serves food using appropriate portion sizes as directed by the production sheet.
• Works to promote a friendly atmosphere for the customers through positive customer service.
• Completes general housekeeping duties to maintain the cleanliness of the cafeteria
• Keeps the serving line clean between lunch periods.
• Replenishes the serving lines between lunch periods.
• Checks with Kitchen Manager regarding storage of leftovers.
• Cleans and sanitizes working area at the end of each day.
• Completes records, paperwork and other administrative tasks in an accurate and timely manner
• Inputs all prepayment and daily sales.
• Posts deposit at the conclusion of the day.
• Backs up computer onto the hard drive daily
• If applicable, assists in maintaining accurate student records on the Point of Sale, adding/deleting students, updating status, printing cards and distributing charge letters as needed.
• If applicable, completes daily, weekly and monthly reports from the Point of Sale as required by the Food Service Director and Assistant Food Service Director.
• Assists in communicating with parents about their student’s accounts via phone, letters and/or person regarding questions concerning account status.
• Counts, completes and verifies daily deposit. Wraps money as necessary and places in a bank bag. Takes bags to the designated bank night depository drop off.
• Assists in the inventorying and ordering process with the Kitchen Manager and complete order forms on a daily basis. Give to the Kitchen Manager in a timely fashion.
• Assists in the completion of daily production sheet.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Nutri-Serve seeks a Food Service Worker to prepare and serve nutritious meals in a friendly, efficient school cafeteria setting, contributing to a positive dining experience for students. You will assist in meal prep, line setup, cash handling, reporting, and inventory, while ensuring cleanliness, accuracy, and timely communication with the kitchen team.

This role requires teamwork, the ability to follow directions, and compliance with state background checks; previous food service experience is