Food Service Specialist I

Oklahoma State Government • Norman, OK

12d • Onsite

About The Position

Positions in this job family are involved in handling, preparing, cooking and serving food for regular, modified and special diets at a state hospital, school, facility or institution. This includes maintaining clean and sanitary work, preparation and serving areas.

Requirements

• Knowledge of basic food preparation techniques; of food service operations; of proper sanitation practices; and of basic mathematics.
• Ability is required to carry out routine tasks to completion; to follow oral and written instructions; and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Responsibilities

• Prepares foods, salads, and desserts; cooks or bakes a variety of items.
• Supplies unit with meat, fish or fowl as ordered; cuts and prepares meat, poultry or fish.
• Cleans and prepares foods using tools such as knives, slicers and peelers and equipment such as ovens and steamers; follows written diet orders.
• Operates dishwasher; gathers, cleans, stacks and hand washes or scours pots, pans, dishes, silverware and other cooking and baking utensils.
• Removes refuse from kitchen area; sweeps mops and scrubs kitchen, dining and storage areas.
• Labels, loads and delivers food carts or trays; picks up trays after use.
• Defrosts and cleans refrigerators, walk-in coolers and related equipment.
• Operates state-owned cars, vans, and/or other motorized transportation.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life Insurance, Supplemental Life Insurance, Dependent Life Insurance, Flexible Spending and Daycare Account
• Retirement: Pathfinder is a 401K
• Longevity bonus
• Paid time off: Annual leave
• Sick leave
• Holiday leave: 11 holidays accrued yearly to use within 6 months after accrual date.
• Admin Weather leave: All ODVA employees are considered essential personnel. ODVA employees are required to work during inclement weather. You will accrue up to 8 hours per day or 32 hours total of admin leave if you are working during inclement weather to use within the 6 months from the date of accrual.
• Military Leave: Military leave with pay is limited to thirty (30) days, specifically two hundred forty (240) hours of pay within a federal fiscal year, beginning October 1 and ending September 30.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees