Food Service Associate
About The Position
This position involves hot and cold food production for retail sales, including slicing fruits, vegetables, desserts, and meats. The associate is responsible for setting up the café for sales, stocking food and paper products, and frequently checking and documenting food temperatures. They also monitor temperatures of freezers, refrigeration, dishwashers, and heating units, notifying a Supervisor of any non-compliance. Maintaining clean and orderly refrigeration units, requisitioning and replenishing food and supplies, inspecting items for integrity, rotating stock, and disposing of outdated products are also key tasks. The role includes properly wrapping, labeling, and dating food items, portioning and packaging cold foods, stocking and cleaning refrigerated display cases, and preparing beverages like coffee, juice, and smoothies. The associate maintains a clean and sanitary work area, café serving and seating areas, and equipment, which includes pushing food carts, racks, and dish bins. They may also cook at the grill, fryer, or sandwich grill, and perform deep cleaning of various kitchen and café areas. Daily signage maintenance and using standardized and non-standardized recipes are also part of the job, along with assisting in other areas as requested.
Requirements
- Knowledge of several subjects in order to prepare reports, perform calculations and/or deal effectively with other people.
- Ability to read and write.
- Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter abuse training for child and dependent adult abuse within three (3) months of hire.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or GED preferred.
- Experience in restaurant or food service operations preferred.
Responsibilities
- Hot and cold food production for retail sales.
- Sliced fruit, vegetables, desserts, meats for retail production and sales.
- Sets up for café sales- stock food and paper products.
- Checks food temperatures frequently throughout shift. Documents temperatures on applicable forms. Notifies Supervisor immediately of any food out of compliance.
- Monitors temperature of freezers, refrigeration, dishwasher and heating units throughout shift. Documents temperatures on appropriate forms. Notifies Supervisor immediately of any food out of compliance.
- Maintain refrigeration units in clean orderly condition, compliant with food codes and regulatory agencies.
- Requisitions, transports and replenishes foods and supplies to replenish the inventory in the café.
- Inspects items for integrity. Rotates stock, disposes of outdated products or less than optimum quality or correct temperature.
- Properly wraps, labels, dates food items.
- Portions and packages cold food items; stocks and cleans refrigerated display cases inside and out.
- Makes coffee, juice and smoothies; replenishes and cleans beverage-dispensing machines and areas.
- Maintains a clean and sanitary work area, the café serving and seating area, and equipment.
- Pushes food carts, racks and dish bins.
- May cook at the grill, fryer, or sandwich grill.
- Deep cleans refrigerators, counter tops and cupboards, tile, and entire café serving and seating areas including microwaves, tables, chairs and tray return. Cleans and sanitizes utensils and equipment.
- Maintains signage daily.
- Uses standardized and non-standardized recipes and ingredients to prepare, create, and process foods.
- Assists in other areas as requested.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
