Food Service Worker I

Classification Title:

Service/Maintenance Worker

FLSA:

Non-Exempt

FTE:

1.00

Minimum Qualifications:

Requires at least a high school diploma or equivalent. Please contact your Human Resources office for an evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.

Position Summary:

This is manual and semi-skilled work involving a variety of food service duties in dining hall or cash operations kitchens. Work involves responsibility for serving foods, cleaning facilities, and in preparing serving line meals.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or Competencies:

• Knowledge of the methods and practices of safe food handling in a team environment.
• Knowledge of the methods of practice of food preparation.

Physical Demands:

• Move loads up to 50 lbs, unloading and stocking products.
• Perform push/pull activity with products weighing up to 30 lbs.
• Perform duties with repetitive motion of wrists, arm, and shoulder, possess hand and finger coordination.
• Reach, climb, balance, crouch, twist, crawl, and kneel; and work in noisy, hot/cold environments with chemicals, cleaning equipment, dust, fumes, and odors.
• Work long hours standing.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Assists cooks and other kitchen personnel in such tasks as cleaning and paring vegetables, washing dishes, serving from a serving line, cleaning tables, and sweeping floors. Percentage of time: 30
• Responsible not only for neatness and cleanliness in preparing, handling, and serving food, but for serving patrons in a pleasant and courteous manner. Percentage of time: 30
• Care and use of food service equipment including meat slicer, mixing machine, steam cookers, and beverage machines. Percentage of time: 30
• Performs related work as assigned by management. Percentage of time: 10