Food Service Worker

Summary:

The CDC Food Service Worker performs various tasks or a sequence of tasks in food service preparation. Tasks consist of several steps that require attention to work operations and follow and established sequence of work. These tasks, which are summarized into categories related to food preparation and service, kitchen maintenance, and food storage, are summarized below.

Salary commensurate with experience ($17- $19 hourly)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Food Preparation and Service

· Assist in food preparation with tasks such as peeling potatoes; cutting, sorting and washing vegetables and fruits; assembling sandwiches; and measuring and weighing ingredients.

· Stocks food service carts with appropriate utensils, plates, bowls, food and beverages, as required for family style dining in the classrooms or activity areas.

· Wraps, arranges, and/or packages items for serving to children.

· Transports food from kitchen area to classrooms or activity areas.

· Returns carts, dishes, and leftover food to the kitchen and disposes of all food waste and trash.

Kitchen Maintenance

· Pre-rinses and washes pots, pans, dishes, glasses and silverware in either a mechanical dishwasher or manually according to sanitation regulations.

· Food Storage Labels and dates all items in refrigerators and freezers and stores leftovers in accordance with sanitation and health standards.

· Cleans serving carts, food preparation areas, cupboards, drawers, and dishwashing areas.

· Sets up and operates a mechanical dishwasher.

· Removes inspection doors, strainer pans, screens, and spray arms for preventative maintenance and cleaning.

· Scrapes, soaks, scour, and scrubs the heavier cooking utensils such as mixing bowls and pots which, because of their large size and weight, are awkward to handle.

· Performs heavy-duty cleaning tasks through the food service and related areas, such as cleaning ceilings; cleaning exhaust hoods; cleaning spaces under and behind kitchen equipment, including moving he equipment; washing floors and walls with powered cleaning equipment; cleaning walk-in refrigerators and freezers; and sanitizing garbage room.

· Maintains work area in a clean and orderly manner.

· Operates, breaks down and cleans all electrical equipment assigned to the area for food preparation.

· Stores sanitized dishes and silverware.

Food Storage

· Labels and dates all items in refrigerators and freezers and stores leftovers in accordance with sanitation and health standards.

· Stores canned, boxed, and/or frozen items in food storage area.

· Unloads food and supplies from delivery trucks.

· Moves heavy garbage cans when collecting and transferring trash from the work area to the disposal area.

Additional Responsibilities

· Responsible for complying with state licensing regulations, security, fire and sanitation rules, policies, procedures, and regulations.

· Ensures compliance with U.S. Agriculture (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and all pertaining standards, policies, and regulations.

· Serves as a mandatory reporter to Child Protective Services as prescribed by local policy in the case of suspected incidences of child abuse and neglect.

· Requires light to moderate physical effort.

· FSW is subject to continuous standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. Frequently lifts or moves objects weighing up to 40 pounds.

· May be required to perform heavy work, such as scouring and scrubbing large-size cooking utensils and pushing heavy carts in unloading, storing, and delivering supplies.

· May be required to work on ladders and use powered cleaning equipment.

· Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

· Knowledge and understanding of food handling techniques, personal hygiene standards, and safe work procedures.

· Knowledge of techniques for measuring ingredients and basic understanding of recipe construction.

· Knowledge of basic arithmetic in order to count the number of table sand serving bowls required to determine the number of servings a container will yield.

· Working knowledge of diet principles.

· Working knowledge of sanitation standards and procedures to prevent contamination, such as the need to clean equipment previously used for raw food before further use and the need to use a chemical sanitizer or maintain proper water temperature when cleaning dishes.

· Skill to perform tasks involving several procedures.

· Skill to overcome practical production problems, evaluate final food products, and initiate corrective action when an item does not meet established quality standards.

· Skill to develop standardized recipes for quantity cooking; able to expand and modify recipes according to the capacity of the equipment in the kitchen as well and in response to adjustments in the number of servings required.

· Ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing, and possess strong interpersonal communication skill.

· Position is subject to special inoculation and immunization requirements as a condition of employment for working with children. Employee is required to obtain appropriate immunization against communicable diseases, which includes the influenza vaccine.

· Must obtain and maintain a valid food handlers card.

· Must pass a pre-employment physical, provide evidence of immunization and be free from communicable disease.

· Satisfactorily complete all background checks.

· Must satisfactorily obtain or complete required training certificates and maintain certifications or credentials required by federal, state or National Accreditation institutions utilized as part of the CDC

· Minimum 18 years of age.

· High School Diploma or equivalent.

Armed Service YMCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.  ASYMCA is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws of regulations in the locations where we operate. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. ASYMCA encourages applicants of all ages.
 

Military spouses, veterans and military affiliated job seekers encouraged to apply.

Armed Services YMCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. ASYMCA is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. ASYMCA encourages applicants of all ages.