Clerk I Stock Room Food Svc

TX-HHSC-DSHS-DFPS•Mexia, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is seeking a Clerk I Stock Room Food Svc to join their team, committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. HHSC supports its employees with comprehensive benefits and opportunities for career advancement. This role is situated within the state supported living centers, which serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are medically fragile or have behavioral problems, providing campus-based direct services and supports across 13 centers statewide. The position is located at the Mexia State Supported Living Center. The Clerk I Stock Room Food Svc is responsible for initiating grocery requirements based on current population and recipe menu needs, inventorying stock weekly/monthly, and accurately pulling, receiving, and storing groceries and supplies with proper labeling and dating. Key duties include breaking down produce and milk by cycle day, maintaining sanitary conditions in the Control Room and Cooler, and preparing weekly supplemental deliveries to on-site locations. The role also involves inventory management, accurate record-keeping, and forecasting to prevent overstock/understock situations. The incumbent will complete all tasks within scheduled hours, provide consistent coverage, and interact with individuals residing on campus in an emotionally supportive and therapeutic manner, fostering an environment of caring, dignity, and respect. The position requires proper dress to ensure safety and professionalism, and harmonious collaboration with colleagues, supervisors, and the public to achieve the facility's mission. Other duties may include active participation in disaster response or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation. Shift hours may change, potentially including weekends and holidays.

Requirements

Inventory Experience First In First Out and Accountability.
Food Service Experience.
Ability to accept constructive criticism.
Experience of working with large groups of people in a professional and proficient manner.
Prior knowledge of working in storeroom or warehouse experience.
Work history reflects an acceptable attendance record.
Computer experience required (word, excel).
Demonstrates ability to communicate verbally and written.
Demonstrates ability to work independently and organize/prioritize work.
Demonstrates leadership and group process skills.
Demonstrates ability to work harmoniously and professionally with staff at all levels.
Demonstrates ability to enter data effectively and efficiently.
Conducts self in a professional manner.
Ability to lift at least 50lbs.
Must possess valid Texas driver’s license or obtain it no later than 90 days after hire date.
Applicants with an out-of-state driver’s license must provide an original certified driving record from the state of driving licensure.
Eligible driving record required based on HHSC Fleet Management policy.
Servsafe certification is required.
Graduation from an accredited High School or GED equivalent.
Applicants must pass a fingerprint criminal background check.
Applicants must pass a pre-employment drug screen.
Applicants must pass registry checks including the Client Abuse/Neglect Reporting System (CANRS), Nurse Aide, Medication Aide and Employee Misconduct and HHS List of Excluded Individuals/ Entities (LEIE).
Males between the ages of 18 – 25 must be registered with the Selective Service.
All State Supported Living Center Employees are subject to Random Drug Testing.
All applicants must be at least 18 years of age to be considered for employment at a state-operated facility.

Responsibilities

Initiates grocery requirements based on current population and recipe menu requirements.
Responsible for inventorying stock on hand at the end of each week/month or as needed.
Pulls, receives and stores groceries/supplies appropriate manner, ensuring that each item is properly labeled and dated.
Produce/Milk are broken down by 7 cycle day, Saturday through Friday and double-checked for accuracy.
Maintains Control Room and Cooler in sanitary condition.
Responsible for preparation of weekly supplemental delivery to on-site locations.
Inventory management of tracking and organizing stock levels, parts, and supplies.
Accurate record-keeping and forecasting abilities are necessary to avoid overstock and understock situations.
Completes all job tasks assigned within scheduled working hours and performs other duties regularly.
Provide reliable and consistent coverage in area of responsibility.
Interacts with individuals residing on campus in an emotionally supportive and therapeutic manner in order to provide an environment of caring, dignity and respect.
Dresses properly in order to avoid injury and present a professional environment.
Works harmoniously with fellow employees, supervisors, family and friends of persons served, and the public in order to create an environment of caring, dignity and respect, and that allows for the accomplishment of the facility’s mission.
Actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the agency’s obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation.
Attends work on a regular basis and may be required to work a specific shift schedule or, at times, even a rotating schedule, extended shift and/or overtime in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned.
Calculates and places orders for the amount of Produce, Bread, Milk and grocery supplies that will need to be purchased locally and turn it into the Administrative Assistant.
Assists in unloading food trucks in the warehouse and checking invoice for accuracy, ensuring that damaged products are returned.
Weighs up ingredients for the recipes and prepares them on the carts for the Central Kitchen Cooks.
Fills orders from the units and cottages on a weekly basis according to their needs.
Takes weekly and monthly inventory.
Rotates stock as new stock comes in using the FIFO method.
Follows proper dress code for food service and maintain a sanitary work area at all times.