Food Service Employee

Cannon County School District•Woodbury, TN

About The Position

JOB SUMMARY: Under general supervision, prepare and cook large quantities of main dishes, baked goods, and other foods; assist in maintaining a school food service unit in a sanitary, safe, and orderly condition; and may be responsible for the operation of the kitchen in absence of the manager and to perform other job-related duties as required. QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed in the scope of responsibility and essential functions represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. REPORTS TO: Food Service Director, Cafeteria Manager FLSA STATUS: NONEXEMPT = An employee's FLSA status is whether that employee is classified as exempt or nonexempt according to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). An employee who is nonexempt is entitled to receive overtime pay after they work a certain number of hours, while exempt employees are not eligible for overtime. Nonexempt: Employees primarily performing work that is subject to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Overtime pay is required. SEE: https://hr.umn.edu/HR-Community/Job-Family-and-Classification/FLSA-Exempt-and-Nonexempt- Defined#:~:text=Exempt%3A Employees primarily performing work,exempt Non%2DV%2 0Class employees. SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Following menus and recipes, prepares and cooks main dishes, baked goods and other foods Measures, weighs and mixes necessary ingredients in accordance with menu and recipes Performs mathematical calculations to adjust recipes and portion sizes Assists in serving food Assists in cleaning and storing food service equipment and food supplies Assists manager in maintaining records (e.g. counting and recording the amount of leftovers, number of opened cans, etc.) for the purpose of keeping an accurate record of food used Lifts and carries moderately heavy supplies to and from the kitchen and storeroom, with assistance as necessary Attend in-services and training as required Project a positive image of CCS at all times Keep information confidential concerning school business Act in a professional manner at all times May operate a motor vehicle to conduct various work activities Successful completion of Criminal Justice fingerprint/background process and drug screen Performs other duties as assigned by the Food Service Manager and Food Service Director. TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits): Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure; Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, and/or planning of an activity; Adaptability to working with people beyond giving and receiving instructions and Adaptability to construct generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based upon sensory or judgmental criteria. CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS: Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty. Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; the ability to reason and make judgments. Verbal: The ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them. Numerical: The ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. Data Perception: The ability to understand and interpret information presented in the forms of graphs, charts, or tables. Spatial: The ability to comprehend forms in space and understand relationships of plane and solid objects. Manual Dexterity: The ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately. Color Discrimination: The ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.
The requirements listed in the scope of responsibility and essential functions represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure
Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, and/or planning of an activity
Adaptability to working with people beyond giving and receiving instructions
Adaptability to construct generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based upon sensory or judgmental criteria.
Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; the ability to reason and make judgments.
Verbal: The ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.
Numerical: The ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
Data Perception: The ability to understand and interpret information presented in the forms of graphs, charts, or tables.
Spatial: The ability to comprehend forms in space and understand relationships of plane and solid objects.
Manual Dexterity: The ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately.
Color Discrimination: The ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.

Responsibilities

Following menus and recipes, prepares and cooks main dishes, baked goods and other foods
Measures, weighs and mixes necessary ingredients in accordance with menu and recipes
Performs mathematical calculations to adjust recipes and portion sizes
Assists in serving food
Assists in cleaning and storing food service equipment and food supplies
Assists manager in maintaining records (e.g. counting and recording the amount of leftovers, number of opened cans, etc.) for the purpose of keeping an accurate record of food used
Lifts and carries moderately heavy supplies to and from the kitchen and storeroom, with assistance as necessary
Attend in-services and training as required
Project a positive image of CCS at all times
Keep information confidential concerning school business
Act in a professional manner at all times
May operate a motor vehicle to conduct various work activities
Successful completion of Criminal Justice fingerprint/background process and drug screen
Performs other duties as assigned by the Food Service Manager and Food Service Director.