Intern (Food Services) (PT)

ADAMS AND ASSOCIATES INC•Edinburgh, IN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This internship in Food Services involves assisting in the preparation and serving of food, maintaining kitchen cleanliness, and ensuring proper storage of food, supplies, and equipment. The intern will also be responsible for kitchen clean-up to facilitate sanitizing of all food service areas. There may be opportunities to supervise Job Corps’ Work-Based Learning students. Key duties include transferring food and supplies, preparing fruits and vegetables, setting up and taking down tables and chairs, washing dishes and utensils, cleaning kitchen and cafeteria areas, and maintaining the cleanliness of kitchen equipment and floors. The role also emphasizes providing superior customer service and producing quality work in a timely and accurate manner. The intern will be expected to maintain appropriate attendance and productivity standards, plan and organize assignments effectively, and apply job knowledge to complete responsibilities. Mentoring and modeling Career Success Standards for students is also a component of the role, along with providing high-quality supervision and positively influencing student behavior. The intern must show respect and courtesy to students and hold them accountable. The position requires collaboration with staff from all departments to ensure effective services are provided to students and the ability to accept direction and temporarily perform duties of other departments as assigned.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent required.
Ability to obtain local Food Handling/Health Certification required.
Physical requirements include sitting, standing, climbing, walking, lifting, pulling and/or pushing, carrying, reaching, stooping and crouching.
Demonstrates the ability to lift 40 pounds and / or the ability to assess the lift load in order to ask for necessary assistance.

Nice To Haves

Degree or certification from an accredited or relevant certified training program or school preferred.
Experience in a food services operation desired.

Responsibilities

Ensures that food, supplies and equipment are available as needed and stored properly when not in use.
Assisting in the preparation of food for meals.
Provides kitchen clean-up to facilitate sanitizing of all food service areas.
May supervise Job Corps’ Work-Based Learning students assigned to the department.
Transfers food, supplies and equipment between storage areas and kitchen and/or cafeteria.
Washes, peels and cores fruit and vegetables as necessary.
Sets up and takes down tables and chairs.
Scrapes, washes and stores dishes, pots, pans and utensils.
Clears, cleans, and sanitizes kitchen, cafeteria area and food storage areas.
Cleans refrigerators, stoves, ovens and other kitchen equipment.
Sweeps, mops, waxes and strips wax from floors.
Cleans and stores trash containers in appropriate areas.
Degreases and sanitizes vent screens and filters.
Provides superior customer service at all times.
Produces quality work/assignments in a thorough, timely and accurate manner.
Maintains appropriate personal attendance, accountability and work productivity standards.
Plans, prioritizes and organizes assignments to meet established goals and deadlines.
Understands and applies job knowledge to effectively complete all required job responsibilities.
Proactively maintains the skills required to perform job duties.
Mentors, monitors and models the Career Success Standards as required by the PRH.
Provides high-quality supervision and management for the student population.
Takes swift and appropriate action and positively influences student behavior.
Shows respect and courtesy to students and holds them accountable for their actions and behavior.
Provides quality services for students and ensures that quality is maintained and student needs are met.
Pursues improvement and enhancement of requisite services.
Exchanges ideas and information, both orally and in writing, in a clear and concise manner and contributes meaningfully to group efforts by offering relevant ideas and knowledge.
Provides quality and timely information to DOL/Company when requested.
Effectively articulates thoughts and ideas.
Identifies problems, analyzes causes and evaluates appropriate solutions prior to taking or recommending actions.
Follows up to ensure prompt/appropriate action is required and that problems are in fact corrected.
Works in partnership with staff from all Departments to ensure effective supervision and services are provided to students.
Accepts direction and supervision from the Center Director/Center Duty Officer/Shift Manager to include assignments to temporarily perform job responsibilities of other departments and positions.
Other duties as assigned.