Nutrition Technician/Assistant Cook

Cleveland City Schools•Cleveland, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

NUTRITION TECHNICIAN / ASSISTANT COOK Full-Time (7 Hours Daily) QUALIFICATIONS: One year cooking experience is preferred but not required. Foodservice experience is required. REPORTS TO: Cafeteria Manager JOB GOAL: Works in a safe, sanitary, and time efficient manner to produce quality meals for students and completes duties as assigned by the manager. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Reads and completes all duties assigned on the daily work sheet Prepares all menu items assigned by manager such as meats, sandwiches, vegetables and sack lunches in a timely and sanitary manner Knows where all food items are located and how much is prepared before serving Understands portion sizes to be served for each menu item Cleans work area and all equipment used before lunch service Serves meals or backs up the lunch service line as assigned during meal times Pre-preps breakfast items for the next day’s service as assigned Assists manager by reporting the amount of food available, makes sure there is enough food throughout lunch service Sanitizes meal service line as needed during lunch service Keeps lunch line running smoothly and efficiently during meal service Assists in dish room as need during lunch service Breaks down lunch line after service, reports all leftovers and stores properly Cleans and sanitizes meal service line Cleans and sanitizes any food preparation areas that remain soiled Plans ahead for future menus, removing items from freezer for thawing in cooler Sweeps and mops assigned area of kitchen and serving area Assists manager and other workers with food storage organization in dry storage room, walk-in and box freezers, and walk-in and reach-in coolers Assists other workers and manager with laundry duties Cleans and sanitizes restroom facilities as assigned Checks bathroom daily, maintains soap, toilet paper, and hand towels Assists in cleaning vents and vent hoods Performs additional duties as assigned by manager PHYSICAL DEMANDS Must be able to lift 40 pounds without assistance and on occasion repetitively. Work in a fast paced environment and stand for extended periods of time. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows: Talking Hearing Seeing Walking Pushing Pulling Carrying Stooping Kneeling Bending Reaching TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits) Adaptability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure Adaptability to accept responsibility of the direction, control or planning of an activity Adaptability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instruction Adaptability to make generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty. Intelligence: Ability to “catch on” or understand instructions and underlying principles and ability to reason and make judgments Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately Data Perceptions: Ability to understand and interpret information which may be presented in the form of graphs, charts, or tables WORK CONDITIONS Normal working environment and moderate exposure to extreme temperature changes GENERAL REQUIREMENTS The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of the personnel so assigned. JOB CODE: 1000025

Requirements

Foodservice experience is required
Must be able to lift 40 pounds without assistance and on occasion repetitively
Work in a fast paced environment and stand for extended periods of time
Talking
Hearing
Seeing
Walking
Pushing
Pulling
Carrying
Stooping
Kneeling
Bending
Reaching
Adaptability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure
Adaptability to accept responsibility of the direction, control or planning of an activity
Adaptability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instruction
Adaptability to make generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria
Ability to “catch on” or understand instructions and underlying principles and ability to reason and make judgments
Ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them
Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately
Ability to understand and interpret information which may be presented in the form of graphs, charts, or tables

Nice To Haves

One year cooking experience is preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Reads and completes all duties assigned on the daily work sheet
Prepares all menu items assigned by manager such as meats, sandwiches, vegetables and sack lunches in a timely and sanitary manner
Knows where all food items are located and how much is prepared before serving
Understands portion sizes to be served for each menu item
Cleans work area and all equipment used before lunch service
Serves meals or backs up the lunch service line as assigned during meal times
Pre-preps breakfast items for the next day’s service as assigned
Assists manager by reporting the amount of food available, makes sure there is enough food throughout lunch service
Sanitizes meal service line as needed during lunch service
Keeps lunch line running smoothly and efficiently during meal service
Assists in dish room as need during lunch service
Breaks down lunch line after service, reports all leftovers and stores properly
Cleans and sanitizes meal service line
Cleans and sanitizes any food preparation areas that remain soiled
Plans ahead for future menus, removing items from freezer for thawing in cooler
Sweeps and mops assigned area of kitchen and serving area
Assists manager and other workers with food storage organization in dry storage room, walk-in and box freezers, and walk-in and reach-in coolers
Assists other workers and manager with laundry duties
Cleans and sanitizes restroom facilities as assigned
Checks bathroom daily, maintains soap, toilet paper, and hand towels
Assists in cleaning vents and vent hoods
Performs additional duties as assigned by manager