Foodservice Worker
About The Position
The Food Service Worker & Cashier prepares and serves attractive, nutritious meals in a friendly, efficient, and clean atmosphere while maintaining related paperwork accurately and completely. This role requires teamwork across meal preparation, service, and cleanup. The position is based at Hopewell Crest Elementary School and has hours of 7:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. The worker assists with meal preparation, cafeteria setup, food shipment verification, portioning and serving meals, customer service, cleaning, and replenishing the serving line. The position also performs cashier and administrative duties, including entering sales and prepayments, maintaining point-of-sale student records when applicable, completing reports, communicating with parents about account questions, handling daily deposits, and assisting with inventory and ordering. Other duties may be assigned. The work is performed in an indoor kitchen environment. The employee must be able to stand for extended periods, move freely, and lift up to 30 pounds. The role may involve exposure to moving mechanical parts, extreme heat, occasional wet or humid conditions, and extreme cold; noise is usually moderate.
Requirements
- Pass the state-required background check and fingerprinting to work in New Jersey schools.
- Excellent customer service skills and a positive approach.
- Patience and the ability to maintain a caring attitude toward children.
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
- Ability to interact successfully with customers and Nutri-Serve employees.
- Ability to stand for extended periods, twist, bend, and move freely, and lift up to 30 pounds.
- Ability to stand for the entire shift, usually 2–4 hours and sometimes longer.
Nice To Haves
- Previous food service experience is preferred but not required.
- Knowledge of food preparation is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Assist in meal preparation and cafeteria setup.
- Check with the Kitchen Manager for daily preparation work assignments.
- Assist in preparing daily menus.
- Set up napkins, serving utensils, student lunch trays, condiments, and daily snacks on the cafeteria line.
- Assist in checking food shipments and verify each order before signing invoices.
- Assist in determining the amount of food to prepare each day.
- Serve students nutritious, attractive meals in a friendly manner and use portion sizes specified on the production sheet.
- Work on a rotating basis in the kitchen and on the register, as directed by the Food Service Director or Assistant Food Service Director.
- Promote a friendly customer atmosphere through positive customer service.
- Perform housekeeping duties, keep the serving line clean between lunch periods, replenish it between periods, and clean and sanitize the work area at the end of each day.
- Check with the Kitchen Manager regarding storage of leftovers.
- Complete records, paperwork, and administrative tasks accurately and on time.
- Enter all prepayments and daily sales, post the daily deposit, and back up the computer to the hard drive daily.
- When applicable, maintain student records in the Point of Sale system, including adding or deleting students, updating statuses, printing cards, and distributing charge letters.
- When applicable, complete daily, weekly, and monthly Point of Sale reports as required by the Food Service Director and Assistant Food Service Director.
- Assist with communicating with parents by phone, letter, or in person about student account questions.
- Count, complete, and verify the daily deposit; wrap money as necessary, place it in a bank bag, and take it to the designated bank night depository.
- Assist the Kitchen Manager with inventory and ordering, complete order forms daily, and submit them to the Kitchen Manager promptly.
- Assist in completing the daily production sheet.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
