Food Service General Worker - Crystal Lake Middle

Broward County Public Schools•Crystal Lake, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

To perform skilled work in the preparation and service of nutritionally adequate, reimbursable meals and being responsible for meeting production deadlines and assume responsibility for the quality of food products. The Food & Nutrition Services General Worker (Assistant I) shall carry out essential performance responsibilities including following daily work schedules for food production, service, and cleaning, participating in on-going state-approved training, demonstrating and promoting exceptional customer service, operating point-of-sale systems according to federal guidelines, adhering to food safety rules, departmental procedures, and HACCP, performing kitchen duties as assigned, assisting in ensuring safe meal service with good quality food, assisting with ordering, storage, and inventories, following recipes and recording food preparation details, operating food service equipment safely, maintaining a clean work environment, ensuring sanitation practices are adhered to, driving vans to satellite sites for food delivery, gas, and cleaning, driving refrigerated/freezer trucks between sites, performing and promoting all activities in compliance with equal employment and non-discrimination policies, participating in training programs, reviewing current developments, and ensuring adherence to safety rules and procedures.

Requirements

Prior food service or cashier work experience.
Ability to follow directions, read, and communicate in English.
Ability to effectively communicate with students, teachers, school administrators and other Food & Nutrition service-related personnel.
Computer skills as required for the position.

Nice To Haves

A standard high school diploma or satisfactory completion of an approved General Educational Development (GED) Testing Program.
Valid Florida Driver’s License.
Bilingual skills.

Responsibilities

Follow daily work schedules for food production, service, and cleaning.
Participate in on-going state-approved training and educational initiatives relating to Food & Nutrition Services including Foundations of School Food Service, Nutrition, Quantity Cooking and Sanitation class.
Demonstrate and promote exceptional customer service, using good judgment, and professionalism when interacting and communicating with the general public, students, parents, and staff.
Operate point-of-sale systems according to federal guidelines when assigned.
Adhere to food safety rules, departmental procedures, and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), and at all times, ensuring a safe work environment.
Perform kitchen duties as assigned, including but not limited to, pre-preparation, food production, service, backup, clean-up, and check-in orders, as needed.
Assist in ensuring that meal service is safe, and that good quality food is served according to approved meal pattern requirements at the appropriate times.
Assist with ordering, proper storage and inventories for all supplies and food items received.
Follow written recipes and instructions for food preparation, record the time, amounts used in food preparation leftovers, and temperature on production worksheets.
Operate food service equipment in a safe manner.
Maintain a clean work environment by removing and disposing of garbage and waste and placing it at the back door of the kitchen.
Ensure sanitation practices are adhered to, including compliance with personal hygiene and grooming standards.
Perform necessary cleaning of food service equipment and facilities that does not require climbing.
Drive vans to satellite sites for food delivery, gas, and clean, as directed.
Drive refrigerated/freezer trucks between sites.
Perform and promote all activities in compliance with the equal employment and non-discrimination policies of The School Board of Broward County, Florida.
Participate in training programs offered to enhance the individual skills and proficiency related to job responsibilities.
Review current developments, literature, and technical sources of information related to job responsibilities.
Ensure adherence safety rules and procedures.
Follow federal and state laws, as well as School Board policies.
Perform other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor, or designee.