Cafeteria Operator ( 6 Hours)

Terms of employment: 185 days

About the Role

To serve customers attractive and nutritious meals in an efficient, clean, and friendly environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare assigned breakfast and lunch meals.
• Follow established recipes as assigned by cafeteria management to ensure quality, portion, and nutritional requirements.
• Serve attractive, well-presented, and portion-controlled menu items in a friendly manner.
• Follow specific sanitation and food safety practices established by the food service child nutrition program.
• Attend a 10-hour sanitation course provided by HCS food services and a refresher course every three years.
• Complete SafeSchools training videos regarding safety requirements in all kitchen areas.
• Complete job requirements in assigned areas, which may include but are not limited to:
  • Cashiering
  • Baking
  • Maintaining dish room
  • Daily record keeping
  • Properly receiving and storing food and supplies
  • Fruit/vegetable preparation
  • Salad/sandwich preparation
  • Mainline cooking
  • Inventory control
  • Kitchen janitorial duties
• Follow general directions and assignments required by cafeteria management with limited supervision.
• Operate dangerous pieces of equipment such as meat slicers, food choppers, and garbage disposals.
• Responsible for the breakdown and cleaning of all equipment, including the inside, outside, and filters of the kitchen hood and dishwasher hood.
• Follow the Horry County School District Dress Code, including wearing approved uniforms and slip-resistant, closed-toed shoes daily.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by Cafeteria Management.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent lifting or moving of objects weighing 30 to 50 pounds.
• Sweeping, mopping, twisting, turning, reaching, bending, stooping, pushing, and pulling.
• Regularly required to stand, reach with hands and arms, walk, sit, stoop or kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Physically capable of frequently lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Manual dexterity for using a telephone and data entry.
• Read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids.
• Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone.
• Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in person and on the telephone.

Work Environment

• Works in a noisy kitchen with fluctuating temperatures, exposure to steam, fumes, cooking odors, and chemicals.
• Danger of slips, trips, falls, burns, and cuts.
• Exposure to extreme temperature changes when entering walk-in refrigerators/freezers.

Qualifications

• High school diploma.
• Previous school food service experience preferred.