Food Service Specialist

State of Oklahoma-posted 1 day ago
Full-time • Entry Level
101-250 employees
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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.

  • 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.
  • At this level employees are assigned responsibility for the administration of a food service unit and activities of assigned staff, which may include employees, inmates, patients, and/or others in the preparation and serving of food in a state facility or institution.
  • In this role they will provide direction to staff members in completing assigned work and ensure completion of required activities.
  • Responsibilities will also be assigned for interpreting menus and menu instructions, ensuring proper hygiene and sanitation methods are followed, inspecting kitchen and dining areas, requisitioning supplies and maintaining a store room.
  • Knowledge of basic food preparation techniques
  • Knowledge of food service operations
  • Knowledge of proper sanitation practices
  • Knowledge of basic mathematics
  • Knowledge of ingredients used in baking and cooking
  • Knowledge of food storage, preparation and cooking
  • Knowledge of recipe usage
  • Knowledge of standard weights and measures used in cooking and calculating and measuring ingredients
  • Knowledge of operation of kitchen equipment and utensils
  • Knowledge of practices and problems of meat storage and preparation
  • Knowledge of modern methods and materials used in large scale baking, cooking, and meat cutting
  • Knowledge of cutting, mixing and adding ingredients to all types of meat
  • Knowledge of sanitary and health standards
  • Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices
  • Knowledge of basic nutrition
  • Knowledge of food service organization and operation
  • Knowledge of menu planning
  • Knowledge of recipe interpretation
  • Knowledge of the principles of training
  • Knowledge of administrative principles and practices.
  • Ability is required to carry out routine tasks to completion
  • Ability to follow oral and written instructions
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
  • Ability to prepare and cook foods, baked goods and meat
  • Ability to follow written and oral instructions
  • Ability to direct the work of food service personnel
  • Ability to use a variety of tools and knives to cut or slice meat and other foods
  • Ability to control food stock
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
  • Ability to interpret and prepare special dietary menus and menu instructions
  • Ability to organize and supervise the work of others.
  • three years of experience in a commercial or institutional food service or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of vocational or technical school training in food preparation for the required experience.
  • Some positions may require possession of a valid Oklahoma Driver’s License at time of appointment.
  • Some positions within the Office of Juvenile Affairs may require applicants to be able to lift 25 pounds.
  • Upon a conditional offer of employment, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services applicants must submit to a physical examination and shall meet the physical examination requirements of lifting/carrying 50 pounds occasionally, 20 pounds frequently and able to push and pull a maximum force of 50 pounds.
  • Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life Insurance, Supplemental Life Insurance, Dependent Life Insurance, Flexible Spending and Daycare Account
  • Retirement: Pathfinder is a 401K with 3 plan choices: Standard: 4.5% we put in 6% High: 7% we put in 7% Customized –You have the opportunity to put in any amount over 4.5% or 7%. We put in 6% for anything less than 7% and 7% for anything above 7%. You vest 20% each year. 1 year – 20% vested 2 years – 40% vested 3 years – 60% vested 4 years – 80% vested 5 years – 100% vested.
  • Longevity bonus: Longevity begins after 2 years. You receive your first longevity payment in the pay period of your 2nd anniversary date. Longevity will increase every 2 years: $250.00 At least 4 years but less than 6 years $426.00 At least 6 years but less than 8 years $626.00 At least 8 years but less than 10 years $850.00 At least 10 years but less than 12 years $1,062.00 At least 12 years but less than 14 years $1,250.00 At least 14 years but less than 16 years $1,500.00 At least 16 years but less than 18 years $1,688.00 At least 18 years but less than 20 years $1,900.00 At least 20 years $2,000.00 (For each additional 2 years of service after the 20 years, an additional $200 shall be added to the account stated for 20 years of service.)
  • Paid time off: Annual leave: • 1-5 years – 15 days a year possible – 4.62 hours biweekly (based on hours worked 0.057692 per minute) • 5-10 years – 18 days a year possible – 5.54 hours biweekly (based on hours worked 0.069231 per minute) • 10-20 years – 20 days per year possible – 6.15 hours biweekly (based on hours worked 0.076923 per minute) • 20 years plus – 25 days per year possible – 7.69 hours biweekly (based on hours worked 0.096154 per minute)
  • Sick leave: 15 days a year possible – 4.62 hours biweekly (based on hours worked 0.057692 per minute)
  • 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.
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