Food Service Worker - Hamden School Nutrition - Whitsons Culinary Group : Job Details

SUMMARY:This position is responsible for making and serving nutritious meals for students in a safe and healthful manner. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Prepares and serves food according to menus. Food to be prepared as mandated by recipes and served using correct portion sizes as mandated by yield guides.
• Performs cleaning duties, including sweeping and mopping of floors, cleaning of equipment and work areas, sanitizing, dishwashing and pot washing.
• Set up and deliver, when necessary, food to staff, students and catering events.
• Complies with all state, federal, and local health department requirements for safe food handling
• Complies with all client location security protocols and guidelines
• Checks and stores incoming supplies.
• Follows assigned break schedules.
• Sets up hot and/or cold food area.
• Participates in ware washing if assigned.
• Stores silverware, dishes, glasses, cups, pots, etc smallwares where designated
• Restock assigned serving line according to production needs
• Attends all mandatory in-service programs.
• Complete lead tasks when lead is not present including FFVP distribution.
• Manages POS/cash handling if applicable for position

ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Adheres to all Whitsons policies and procedures at all times
• Supports the goals, objective and mission statement set forth by Whitsons.
• Complies with all requirements of the mandated food handling certification requirements

Performs all other duties as assigned.REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES:Education:

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Must complete all Whitsons and other mandated training as necessary

Certifications:

• Servsafe certification

Other Qualifications, Experience and Competencies:

• Ability to speak and read English in order to understand and perform job assignments.

• 1 year professional food service experience recommended.

• Always present a positive and professional image.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THE JOB:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an team member 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 team member is frequently required sit, walk, talk and hear
• Use hands and fingers to feel, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.
• Be standing on feet majority of the workday in addition to walking back and forth.
• Lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Lifting while turning side to side is sometimes necessary.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The work is performed primarily in the kitchen and on the serving line
• Standing most of the work day is required.
• Work requires movement in and out of store rooms and freezers

• Exposure to extreme temperatures (hot and cold) due to cooking and refrigeration equipment.

• The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work and duties that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position, and Whitsons reserves the right to add additional duties or modify existing duties. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between Whitsons and team member and is subject to change by Whitsons as the needs of Whitsons and requirements of the job change.