"Food Services Assistant"

Job Description

This position is being filled through OU's PEAK Temporary Staffing Service.

Hours: must commit to at least a 4-hour shift per day, hours available between 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. Work 20 hours a week, or up to 40 hours a week, will be a set schedule for the fall semester once hired.

Under direct supervision, provides routine assistance in the preparation/serving of food.

• Prepare food following recipes and applying individual portion control standards.
• Properly and safely measures, weighs and combines ingredients for quantity preparation of simple menu items.
• Utilizes various kitchen utensils, appliances, and heavy/industrial equipment in food preparation (ovens, knives, peelers, dicers, slicers, mixers, industrial dish machines, recycling, stoves, etc.).
• Serves food in a courteous and respectful manner, with proper portion control and knowledge of menu items.
• Load, carry, and transport hot or cold food items or containers to customers, serving lines, or dining tables-safely, efficiently and timely.
• Loads and transports food carts to and from designated floor units.
• Washes, sanitizes, and stores pots, pans and kitchen utensils in designated areas.
• Scrapes dishes and cleans tables, serving areas.
• Cleans counters and floors. Follows proper kitchen standards when cleaning/sanitizing the work area (floors, food carts, cabinets, tables, kitchen utensils and equipment, dishes, and tableware, etc.).
• Assists with special events that may include unique luncheons and dinners, catering needs, student organizational special requests, and day-to-day events.
• Assists other food services staff when necessary and voluntarily as much as possible.

Job Requirements

Required Education: High School Diploma (GED)

Skills: Must be able to speak, read and write in clear English. Must have good customer service skills.

Advertised Physical Requirements: Must be able to pull, push, stand, engage in repetitive motions, grasp, walk, feel, touch, speak, hear and see. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.