Food Service Specialist I

State of Oklahoma • Norman, OK

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About The Position

Positions in this job family handle, prepare, cook, and serve food for regular, modified, and special diets at a state hospital, school, facility, or institution, while maintaining clean and sanitary work, preparation, and serving areas. At this basic level, employees perform simple, routine food-handling, preparation, and serving duties, such as preparing toast, tea, and coffee and maintaining the cleanliness of the food service area.

The position is based in Norman, Oklahoma, in Cleveland County. The listed Food Service I salary is $30,534.40 annually ($14.68 per hour), with the opportunity to progress to Level II at $32,614.40 annually ($15.68 per hour) after completing a one-year trial period. The posting describes a regular, full-time position and provides information about health and insurance benefits, retirement, longevity payments, and leave.

Requirements

• No education or experience is required.
• Knowledge of basic food preparation techniques, food service operations, proper sanitation practices, and basic mathematics.
• Ability to carry out routine tasks to completion, follow oral and written instructions, and establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Responsibilities

• Prepare foods, salads, and desserts; cook or bake a variety of items.
• Supply the unit with meat, fish, or fowl as ordered; cut and prepare meat, poultry, or fish.
• Clean and prepare foods using tools such as knives, slicers, and peelers and equipment such as ovens and steamers; follow written diet orders.
• Operate the dishwasher; gather, clean, stack, hand wash, or scour pots, pans, dishes, silverware, and other cooking and baking utensils.
• Remove refuse from the kitchen area; sweep, mop, and scrub kitchen, dining, and storage areas.
• Label, load, and deliver food carts or trays; pick up trays after use.
• Defrost and clean refrigerators, walk-in coolers, and related equipment.
• Operate state-owned cars, vans, and/or other motorized transportation.
• Perform simple and routine food-service tasks, including preparing toast, tea, and coffee and maintaining cleanliness of the food service area.

Benefits

• Biweekly benefit allowance for health, dental, vision, disability, life, supplemental life, and dependent life insurance, plus flexible spending and daycare accounts.
• Pathfinder 401(k) retirement plan with plan contribution options and vesting over five years.
• Longevity payments beginning after two years of service, increasing with length of service.
• Annual leave accrual, varying by years of service.
• Sick leave accrual of up to 15 days per year.
• Eleven holidays accrued yearly, to be used within six months after accrual.
• Administrative weather leave accrued for work during inclement weather, subject to stated limits and use period.
• Paid military leave of up to 30 days (240 hours) within a federal fiscal year, with appropriate military orders.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed