Nutrition - Production Assistant (Floater) 26-27

About the role

The Nutrition Services Production Associate - Floater position is responsible for operating kitchen equipment safely, adhering to food safety standards, and preparing meals according to the USDA regulations.

Responsibilities

• Operates all kitchen equipment in a safe and correct manner
• Ensures all activities conform to District, State Dept of Ed., and USDA standards
• Responds to menu changes effectively and completes tasks as assigned
• Attends meetings and workshops assigned by the Nutrition Services Director
• Prepares food items to be served in given quantities and at a stated time
• Reads and follows recipes and production records
• Cleans and sanitizes equipment properly
• Follows standardized recipes carefully, weighs and measures food ingredients accurately
• Maintains clean work area and follows proper food handling to maintain food quality and ensure food safety
• Serves meals to adults and students through serving line during service hours following the USDA regulations
• Ensures students have been served all the essential meal components of a reimbursable school lunch or breakfast
• Follows proper food handling to maintain food quality and ensure food safety
• Maintains District’s Charge Policy, including proper notices to families
• Responsible for charging the correct price for food and/or meals; making accurate change, and depositing all monies collected daily as assigned
• Completes daily USDA required paperwork including but not limited as assigned: Meal Count and FS4 Forms for all programs, and program documentation NIS student lists Daily Deposit Record and Ticket Cash Transaction Log with Receipts Refund/Transfer Requests
• Responsible for keeping an accurate roster of students participating in the lunch program
• Operates point of sale terminal
• Supports the philosophy and mission of the Nampa School District and the Child Nutrition Department
• Ensure reliable transportation to travel between various locations throughout the day
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED preferred; Certificates, Licenses, Registration Equivalent combination of education and nutrition service experience preferred
• SNA Certification Level 1 or willing to obtain
• USDA Required Professional Standards, minimum of 6 hours of continuing education/training yearly or willing to obtain
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively
• Ability to communicate through speech
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form

Physical Demands

• Sit, stand and walk
• Reach with hands and arms
• Use close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
• Communicate through speech
• Manual dexterity to move, lift, carry, pull, or push heavy objects up to 40 lbs

Work Environment

• Inside in a noisy environment
• On occasion in and around fumes and odors