Child Nutrition Services Production Utility Elementary

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Position:  Child Nutrition Production Utility

Position Purpose:  The Production Utility is responsible for cashiering, set-up, serving, and clean-up in the assigned kitchen.   This person will be required to perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Child Nutrition Services or his/her designee.        

Schedule: 7 hours/day, 5 days/week, 38 weeks/year 

Essential Job Functions:

• Must have excellent communication skills with staff and students.
• Take initiative and responsibility for work and work areas.  
• Be a team player.
• Produce quality work.
• Be able to work well under pressure.
• Finish assignments on time.
• Maintain the kitchen and equipment to meet Health Department requirements.
• Perform any other related duties as assigned the Director of Child Nutrition Services or his/her designee.
• Regular, reliable and punctual attendance

Note:  The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities.  It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.
 

Equipment:  

• Use standard office equipment, such as personal computers and copiers.
• Use standard commercial grade food preparation equipment.

Travel Requirements:  Travel between schools, or between schools and central offices, may be required for certain positions.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to work in an economically, culturally and racially diverse environment.
• Effective writing and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and perform arithmetic operations as needed.
• Ability to understand, apply and use personal computers and software applications (e.g., Word, Excel).
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees and others.
• Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with students with special needs.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff and others contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to report work orally or in writing to supervisor as required.

Qualifications: 

• Candidate must have a very good work history with a good to excellent attendance record in previous assignments and have successful job performance as evidenced through past/recent supervisor's evaluations.
• Be able to lift 50 pounds
• Current Safety & Sanitation Certificate
• Full knowledge of all breakfast/lunch components and what equals a reimbursable meal.
• Evidence that candidate can work well with students and parents.
• Detail successful experiences in communication with supervisors and fellow staff.
• Previous work experience in the food services industry.
• Knowledge of state guidleline and regulations for food preparation.
• Previous experience with cash registers and point of sale systems.
• Experience with the receiving and inventorying of food orders from vendors.
• Previous experience wtih inventory procedures and maintaining kitchen supplies.
• Have examples of how you stayed self-motivated and well organized in past positions

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards:  

• Ada Requirements:  The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Physical Demands:   While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear (in a quiet or noisy environment), taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific