Food Services Specialist

State of Oklahoma•Clinton, SD

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, including preparing toast, tea, and coffee and maintaining food-service-area cleanliness.

Requirements

Knowledge of basic food preparation techniques, food service operations, proper sanitation practices, and basic mathematics.
Ability to carry routine tasks through to completion.
Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Sufficient proficiency in English to perform the essential functions of the position.

Responsibilities

Prepare foods, salads, and desserts; cook or bake a variety of items.
Supply the unit with meat, fish, or fowl as ordered and cut and prepare meat, poultry, or fish.
Clean and prepare food using tools and equipment, including knives, slicers, peelers, 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; sweep, mop, and scrub kitchen, dining, and storage areas.
Label, load, and deliver food carts or trays and 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 other related duties consistent with the responsibilities of the position and agency operations.
Perform basic routine food-service duties, such as preparing toast, tea, and coffee, and maintaining cleanliness of the food service area.