Nutrition Service Worker - Pioneer Elementary

Job Summary

The Nutrition Service Worker supports school meal preparation and service in an assigned location. This includes preparing, heating, and portioning food, operating kitchen equipment, and maintaining a clean and sanitary environment.

Essential Functions

• Prepares, heats, and portions food using standardized recipes and instructions.
• Operates commercial kitchen equipment such as ovens, warmers, mixers, and slicers.
• Uses kitchen tools independently, safely, and responsibly, including utensils for cutting, chopping, slicing, or portioning food.
• Serves meals to students, staff, and faculty with attention to portion size, presentation, and nutrition guidelines.
• Follows food safety and hygiene practices, including daily temperature logs, proper storage, and handwashing.
• Maintains clean and sanitary food preparation, serving, eating, and dishwashing areas.
• Cleans floors, counters, equipment, and utensils throughout and after meal service.
• Restocks salad bars, coolers, condiment stations, and other service areas as appropriate.
• Receives and puts away deliveries, rotates inventory, and pulls items for daily use.
• Supports site cleanliness, including wiping cafeteria tables during meal periods.
• May be responsible for cashiering, recording meal counts, or handling money.
• May be temporarily assigned to other school kitchens throughout the district as needed.
• Participates in team meetings and department-required training.

  Required Knowledge and Skills

  • Ability to work positively in a team-oriented and structured kitchen setting.
  • Knowledge of safe handling of food, chemicals, and equipment.
  • Ability to read and follow recipes and basic written instructions precisely.
  • Basic math and reading comprehension for portioning, inventory, and cashiering tasks.
  • Effective oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to adapt to changing needs, locations, and/or assignments.
  • Ability to read and interpret safety instructions, recipes, and communications from the Nutrition Services department.
  • Ability to complete duties while meeting deadlines and maintaining a calm, professional demeanor.
  • Ability to independently and safely use commercial-grade kitchen equipment.

  Required Education and Qualifications

  • Requires a high school diploma or equivalent.
  • Requires a current Utah recognized Food Handler's permit.

  Required Prior Experience

  • Not applicable.

  Assigned Decision Making

  • Empowered to work within specific guidelines established by kitchen supervisor.
  • Empowered to make suggestions for improvement, but must follow established procedures until changes are approved.

  Interactions With Others

  • Interacts positively with students, staff, manager, coordinator, administrators, and other district personnel.

  Supervisory Responsibility

  • Not applicable.

  Budget Responsibility

  • Not applicable.

  Physical Requirements

  • Frequent standing, walking, reaching with hands and arms, stooping, kneeling, twisting, and crouching.
  • Occasional climbing or balancing.
  • Frequent lifting and/or moving up to 20 pounds, and occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds.
  • Must be capable of reaching above the head while lifting 20 pounds.

  Working Environment

  • Work takes place in a typical commercial kitchen which includes walk-in freezers and refrigeration rooms.
  • Work takes place in a high-temperature environment which includes ovens, steamers, and warmers.
  • May experience stress related to meeting regular and unanticipated deadlines.

  Pay

  $19.63 per hour (for 2026-27 school year).

  Schedule

  20 hours per week, 4 hours/day (Monday - Friday).