Food Service Worker

Description

Position Highlights:

Location Name: Bishop Kearney High School

Rate of Pay: $15.50 per hour

Hours of Work / Schedule: Mon.-Fri. 8:00 am-1:00 pm

Part Time or Full Time Status: Part time

Do you love working in food service but not the late nights, weekends and holidays? Are you looking for a job at a locally owned company that works with school hours? Do you want to be home to enjoy dinner with your family in the evenings?

Come join our team at Personal Touch Food Service!

We have immediate openings for multiple food service positions in many school districts and businesses throughout Western New York!

We offer:

• Flexible schedules – most positions have no nights, weekends or holidays!
• School District positions have working hours compatible with school schedules for working families!
• Benefit eligible positions may chose to participate in Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, LTD, Life Insurance and Paid Vacation!
• FREE lunch and uniforms!

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Summary of position: Our food service workers are considered a jack of all trades. They are cross trained to have the ability to work in various roles within the department including cashing, food prep, serving and dishwashing. Most often, they assume one of the roles but can perform the duties (as needed) summarized below:

Essential Duties of the Cashiers, Dish/Pot Washers, Food Prep and Servers:

Cashiers:

• Responsible for accurately accounting for the collection of monies in payment of food products and meal plans:
• Verify the amount of money provided in the cash drawer at the beginning of his/her shift
• Check with Unit/Food Service Manager to determine any menu specials for the day or any item price changes
• Itemize and ring into the register all food and beverage item purchased by each customer and ensure accuracy of total
• Receive payment from customer and count change due back to the customer
• Collect cash or check payments for prepaid lunch programs and record payments according to procedure
• At some accounts locations, it may be required to count money and total checks in cash drawer at the end of shift

Dish/Pot Washers:

• Maintains a clean, sanitary and compliant healthy environment for food preparation and service.
• Responsible for monitoring the effectiveness of the dish cleaning machine; monitoring water temperature; and quality of cleanliness of all kitchen items.
• Responsible for overall operation of dish machine including set up and break down of all parts
• Wash and properly store all dishes, trays, utensils, cups, and small equipment for the department
• Set up pot and pan washing, rinsing, and sanitizing sinks; wash & store pots/pans in proper places in a sanitary manner
• Check the sanitizing sink with test strips provided to ensure proper solution mix and/or proper sanitizing temperature
• Keeps pot washing supply shelf clean and organized
• Remove all trash from kitchen and dish room and dispose of it properly
• Sweep and mop floors daily as assigned and assist in floor cleaning as directed by Manager in other areas
• Maintain a clean and organized dish room area, including detergent storage area and belt line from dining area
• Keep all lowerators clean, polished and neatly stored

Food Prep:

• Contributes to the success of the food service team through preparing selected cold foods and preparing in advance those food items and ingredients necessary for the menu items and/or recipes for the following day.
• Reviews production sheet to ensure a complete understanding of responsibilities specific to the published meal plan.
• Washes, peels, chops or dices vegetables, fruits, and other foods as required.
• Slices, grates and portions meat and cheese.
• Prepares a variety of cold foods as specified on the production sheet, including but not limited to sandwiches and salads using standardized recipes and ingredient lists.
• Portions food as required for recipes or as ingredients.
• Tastes food prepared to insure proper flavor, texture, consistency and quality control.
• Ensures that all cold foods are maintained at the proper temperature.
• Cleans and sanitizes utensils and work area before and after use.

Servers:

• Contributes to the orderly & efficient distribution of prepared foods as well as creating a positive customer experience.
• Servers are the