Kitchen & Meal Delivery Specialist

Kids Unlimited•Medford, OR

About The Position

Kids Unlimited Academy is seeking a dependable, hardworking, and team-oriented Kitchen & Meal Delivery Specialist to support its school nutrition program. The role prepares, packs, transports, and delivers CACFP dinner meals to afterschool sites and provides additional support with kitchen and cafeteria operations. The successful candidate is reliable, organized, detail-oriented, comfortable working with children and school staff, able to work independently and collaboratively, committed to food safety and quality, and flexible in helping where needed. The position assists with dinner meal preparation according to standardized recipes, menus, portion sizes, and production requirements; packages and labels meals; maintains appropriate food temperatures and required records; and keeps food, supplies, and kitchen areas properly stored, clean, and sanitary. It also safely transports meals to designated sites on schedule, communicates with site staff, and maintains delivery equipment and vehicles. Additional duties may include breakfast and lunch service, cafeteria setup and cleanup, salad bar support, and receiving and organizing supplies. Employment is full-time and regular. The wage is DOE. Employment is contingent upon pre-employment drug screening and background check clearance.

Requirements

Reliable and dependable attendance.
Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently as needed.
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
Ability to work in a fast-paced food service environment.
Ability to safely lift, carry, push, and pull food, equipment, and supplies.
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
Ability to maintain a clean and professional work environment.
Ability to communicate respectfully with students, staff, and coworkers.
Ability to obtain and maintain any required food handler certification.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in school food service, restaurant, catering, childcare food service, or institutional food service.
Experience preparing and portioning meals for large groups.
Experience with food delivery or route delivery.
Bilingual English/Spanish skills.

Responsibilities

Assist with preparing daily dinner meals for afterschool programs.
Follow standardized recipes, menus, portion sizes, and meal production requirements.
Prepare, portion, package, label, and organize meals for delivery, ensuring required meal components and portions are included.
Follow food safety, sanitation, and personal hygiene procedures and maintain appropriate hot and cold food temperatures during preparation and packing.
Complete production records, temperature logs, meal counts, and other assigned documentation.
Properly store, date, and rotate food and supplies; maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary kitchen and preparation area.
Safely transport prepared dinner meals to designated afterschool sites, loading and securing meals and equipment for transportation.
Maintain appropriate food temperatures during transportation and delivery and deliver according to established schedules and site procedures.
Communicate with site staff about deliveries, meal counts, special instructions, and concerns.
Assist with returning food service equipment, containers, and supplies to the kitchen; maintain cleanliness of the delivery vehicle and transportation equipment.
Follow applicable food safety and transportation procedures.
Provide support with breakfast and lunch meal service as needed.
Assist with cafeteria setup, meal service, cleanup, and breakdown as needed.
Assist with salad bar setup, monitoring, replenishment, and cleanup as needed.
Assist with receiving, stocking, and organizing food and supplies.