PRN Food Service Specialist II

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are involved in handling, preparing, cooking and serving food for regular, modified and special diets at a state hospital, school, facility or institution. This includes maintaining clean and sanitary work, preparation and serving areas.

Typical Functions

• Prepares foods, salads, and desserts;
• Cooks or bakes a variety of items.
• Supplies unit with meat, fish or fowl as ordered;
• Cuts and prepares meat, poultry or fish.
• Cleans and prepares foods using tools such as knives, slicers and peelers and equipment such as ovens and steamers;
• Follows written diet orders.
• Operates dishwasher;
• Gathers, cleans, stacks and hand washes or scours pots, pans, dishes, silverware and other cooking and baking utensils.
• Removes refuse from kitchen area;
• Sweeps mops and scrubs kitchen, dining and storage areas.
• LABELS, LOADS AND DELIVERS FOOD CARTS OR TRAYS;
• PICKS UP TRAYS AFTER USE.
• Defrosts and cleans refrigerators, walk-in coolers and related equipment.
• OPERATES STATE-OWNED CARS, VANS, AND/OR OTHER MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION.

Education And Experience

• One year of experience in a commercial or institutional food service or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of vocational or technical school training in food preparation for the required experience.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And Competencies

• Knowledge of basic food preparation techniques;
• Knowledge of food service operations;
• Knowledge of proper sanitation practices;
• Knowledge of basic mathematics;
• Knowledge of ingredients used in baking and cooking;
• Knowledge of food storage, preparation and cooking;
• Knowledge of recipe usage;
• Knowledge of standard weights and measures used in cooking and calculating and measuring ingredients;
• Knowledge of operation of kitchen equipment and utensils;
• Knowledge of practices and problems of meat storage and preparation;
• Knowledge of modern methods and materials used in large scale baking, cooking, and meat cutting;
• Knowledge of cutting, mixing and adding ingredients to all types of meat;
• Knowledge of sanitary and health standards.

Special Requirements

• Some positions may require possession of a valid Oklahoma Driver’s License at time of appointment.
• Some positions within the Office of Juvenile Affairs may require applicants to be able to lift 25 pounds.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.