Foodservice Worker

Position Title: Food Service Worker

Location: Eastampton Community School, Eastampton NJ

Salary: $15.50/hr

Nutri-Serve in partnership with Eastampton Community School Dining Services is now hiring a food service worker to join our amazing team.  Enjoy daylight and summers off with your family.

The Food Service Worker prepares and serves attractive and nutritious meals in a friendly, efficient and clean atmosphere and maintains related paperwork accurately and completely.   

Must be a TEAM player, in order to accomplish the end result, whether it be in preparation, service or clean-up.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists in the preparation of meals and the setup of the cafeteria
• Checks with Kitchen Manager for daily preparation work assignments.
• Assists in the preparation of daily menus.  
• Assists in the set up of napkins, serving utensils, student lunch trays and condiments.
• Sets up daily snacks on the cafeteria line.
• Assists in checking food shipments into the school, signing invoices only after each order has been verified.
• Assists in determining the amount of each food to be prepared daily.
• Serves students nutritious, attractive meals in a friendly manner.  
• Works on a rotating basis as directed by the Food Service Director or Assistant Food Service Director in the kitchen and on the register.
• Serves food using appropriate portion sizes as directed by the production sheet.
• Works to promote a friendly atmosphere for the customers through positive customer service.
• Completes general housekeeping duties to maintain the cleanliness of the cafeteria
• Keeps the serving line clean between lunch periods.
• Replenishes the serving lines between lunch periods.
• Checks with Kitchen Manger regarding storage of leftovers.
• Cleans and sanitizes working area at the end of each day.

• Completes records, paperwork and other administrative tasks in an accurate and timely manner
• Inputs all prepayment and daily sales.  
• Posts deposit at the conclusion of the day.  
• Backs up computer onto the hard drive daily
• If applicable, assists in maintaining accurate student records on the Point of Sale, adding/deleting students, updating status, printing cards and distributing charge letters as needed. 
• If applicable, completes daily, weekly and monthly reports from the Point of Sale as required by the Food Service Director and Assistant Food Service Director.
• Assists in communicating with parents about their student’s accounts via phone, letters and/or person regarding questions concerning account status.
• Counts, completes and verifies daily deposit. Wraps money as necessary and places in a bank bag. Takes bags to the designated bank night depository drop off.
• Assists in the inventorying and ordering process with the Kitchen Manager and complete order forms on a daily basis. Give to the Kitchen Manager in a timely fashion.
• Assists in the completion of daily production sheet.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

All Food Service Workers must meet the following requirements:

• Must be able to pass the state-required background check and fingerprinting to work in NJ schools.  
• Previous experience working in food service is preferred but not required.

Key knowledge, skills and abilities of this job include the following:

• Excellent customer service skills and a positive approach
• Patience and the ability to maintain a caring attitude towards children
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions
• Ability to interact successfully with customers and Nutri-Serve employees
• Knowledge of food preparation, a plus 

Physical Demands & Working Conditions:

Position is performed in an indoor kitchen environment.  Therefore, an ability to stand for extended periods; twist, bend, and move freely; and lift up to 30 pounds is required. Employees are required to stand for the entire shift, usually 2-4 hours (sometimes longer periods of time).

While performing the duties of this job, the inc