Food Service Worker - PT - Goose Creek

JOB DESCRIPTION – FOOD SERVICE WORKER

JOB TITLE Food Service Worker

REPORTS TO Project Manager

DIVISION Contracts

FLSA Non-Exempt

DOL OCC. CODE 07130

Summary

Performs a variety of tasks concerned with the preparation and serving of foods and beverages. Washes, peels, scrapes, and cuts vegetables and fruits. Prepare simple salads and toast. Cut butter and slices cakes and pies. Makes coffee, tea, and other beverages. Dish out portions of foods on trays or plates and pour beverages. Prepares dining and serving areas by setting up counters, stands, and tables. Places food containers in serving order, fills salt and pepper shakers, and places linen and silverware on tables. Scrapes, washes, and sorts dishes, glassware, and silverware. Cleans kitchen equipment, pots and pans, counters, and tables. Sweeps and mops floors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Read, understand, and follow all safety and cleaning instructions for all the equipment.
• Prepare and cut fruits and vegetables for cooking.
• Trim, cut and prepare fruits and vegetables.
• Prepare vegetables and salads according to the Armed Forces Recipe Service.
• Set up the serving line according to the menu items.
• Garnish food items placed on the serving line.
• Serve customers expeditiously and in a polite and friendly manner.
• Refill serving line with food products as needed.
• Ensure dining room area is clean and sanitary at all times.
• After each meal thoroughly clean all equipment, tables, chairs, carts and all dining facility areas.

Maintain high level cleanliness and sanitation.

• At the end of the meal thoroughly clean the serving line, dessert bar, hot/cold boxes and walls and floor. Scrap and sort soiled mess gear.
• Dispose of waste products such as paper products, bones, and corncobs, in appropriate garbage cans.
• Presoak soiled mess gear.
• Presoak soiled pots and pans.
• Rack soiled pots and pans and place in dishwasher.
• Rack soiled mess gear and place on the conveyer dishwasher.
• Put clean, dried and cooled mess gear back for customer's use.
• Dispose of all trash and garbage after each meal.

Other duties as

Qualifications

The employee must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the level required in the contract and upon receiving clearance eligibility must begin work within 30 days. Within 90 days of employment, must be able to obtain ServSafe Food Handler certification.

Education and Experience

Prefer one (1) year experience in high volume food service operation.

Physical Demands

While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand for long periods of time; ambulate independently; bend, push, balance and pull; ability to lift and/or move more than 25 pounds; have hand and eye coordination.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.