Food Service Specialist - IDEA Tres Lagos (Immediate Opening)
About the role
The CNP Food Service Specialist (FSS) assists with the operation of a food preparation and service establishment. FSS are tasked to serve customers, stock supplies, operate equipment, maintain clean areas, and operate point of sales (POS).
Responsibilities
- Assist in the food preparation, food safety, and food quality assurance for students.
- Provide customer service and interact with staff, students, and families on a daily basis.
- Operate food service equipment and maintain food service spaces and equipment, notify manager of equipment malfunction.
- Aid in various cafeteria cleaning duties including: sweeping, mopping, wiping tables, washing dishes, disposing of trash, moving cafeteria tables and mobile work vending stations.
- Loading and unloading on a weekly basis of food and non-food products.
- Encourage students to participate in the meal program, especially when observed not eating.
- Ensure counts of student meals are accurate and performed as the meal is delivered.
- Ensure reimbursable meals are offered to students.
- Ensure meals are ready as per campus meal schedules for breakfast, lunch, snack, and supper.
- Follow all recipes and report errors to the Cafeteria Manager.
- Follow all established processes and procedures; discuss with the Cafeteria Manager situations in which it seems they cannot be followed fully.
Requirements
- 1+ years work experience in a job that demonstrates the ability to handle physical activity for multiple hours on feet.
- Ability to lift up to 30 pounds via solo lift and up to 50 pounds with a partner, bend, pull, push, twist, stand, and walk while on duty or during a work shift.
- Ability to obtain locally-recognized manager food safety certification.
Qualifications
Knowledge and Skills - Competencies:
- Make Strategic Decisions: Gather relevant information, consider various options, and make choices that align with current responsibilities and team goals.
- Manage Work and Teams: Focus on managing work effectively. Develop skills in time management, task prioritization, and self-organization to ensure meeting personal objectives and contributing to team success.
- Grow Self and Others: Seek feedback, embrace challenges as learning opportunities, engage in professional development activities to enhance skills and performance.
- Build a Culture of Trust: Focus on awareness of emotional states and biases. Practice transparency and honesty in interactions to positively impact team morale and trust.
- Communicate Deliberately: Express ideas clearly and listen actively. Adjust messages based on immediate feedback and audience understanding.
Skills
- Physical Activity: Handle intermittent standing, walking, pushing, and pulling.
- Manual Dexterity: Perform frequent stooping, bending, kneeling, and climbing (ladder).
- Temperature Exposure: Withstand moderate exposure to extreme hot and cold temperatures.
- Weight Handling: Move and handle mixed weights to include: cafeteria tables, carts, trash cans/bags.
Benefits
Compensation for this role is set at an hourly rate ranging between $14.38 for 0 years of experience and $15.25. This role is also eligible for a performance bonus based on team performance and goal attainment. Other Benefits We offer a comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan and subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children. Some of the special benefits we offer at IDEA include: Paid Family Leave, Tuition Reimbursement, Employer-Paid Mental/Behavioral Health, Dental and Vision Plans, Disability, Life Insurance, Parenting Benefits, Generous Vacation Time, Referral Bonuses, and Professional Development. IDEA may offer a relocation allowance to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable.
Pay
Compensation for this role is set at an hourly rate ranging between $14.38 for 0 years of experience and $15.25.
Schedule
This is a full-time on-site position. Travel expectations: No travel required.