Lead Food Service Worker

*SOUTH WHITTIER SCHOOL DISTRICT* *Department of Human Resources* *LEAD FOOD SERVICE WORKER* *Definition* Under the supervision of the Food Service Supervisor, the Lead Food Service Worker directs and participates in the operation of a Production Kitchen, performs a variety of tasks including preparing, cooking, and serving foods in large quantities, and coordinates and monitors the duties of food service workers in a lead capacity.
*Essential Duties* The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that might be performed.
The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.
● Acts as lead in coordinating and monitoring the duties of Food Service Workers.
● Directs and participates in the preparation, serving and/or transporting of food for daily menu and special events.
● Requisitions food and supplies from the warehouse.
● Assures overall quality and quantity of food served.
● Operates and maintains equipment in the kitchen.
● Directs and assists in the cleaning of dishes, pots, pans, utensils, kitchen equipment and food service areas.
● Completes daily production records for elementary schools and middle school.
● Ensures that general sanitation and safety procedures are followed.
● Oversees food preparation and/or service for State and Federal Nutrition Grants.
● Assures that the kitchen and storage areas are clean and organized.
● Handles and disposes of refuse, using proper sanitation.
● Performs other related duties as assigned.
*Knowledge and Abilities:* KNOWLEDGE OF: ● Food quantity for preparation, food service and sanitation principles as it applies to school food service.
ABILITY TO: ● Follow written and verbal directions.
● Read and write English.
● Perform assigned tasks without close supervision.
*Education and Experience:* Equivalent to the completion of twelfth grade.
One year of paid or unpaid experience in a kitchen, preferable in a school district.
Serv-Safe Certificate required.
*Physical, Mental, and Environmental Requirements* The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Physical Requirements While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to consistently sit for periods of time; talk or hear, in person and by telephone; use of hands and fingers to touch, feel or operate standard office equipment including technology, and reach with hands and arms; walking level surface, stand, bend and stoop; lifting objects 1-25 pounds; carry/push 1-25 pounds; specific vision abilities required include close vision to read and enter data into a computer; ability to distinguish sounds in transmission, speaking.
Mental Requirements Stress of deadlines, stress of interpersonal conflict, normal work standards stress, ability to work with interruptions, concentrate for long periods of time, reading, interpreting codes, laws, policy, calculate, perform routine math processes, memorize and recall objects, people, analyze problems and generate alternatives, reconcile apparent ambiguities, solve multi-variant problems.
*Work Environment:* The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Frequently exposed to extreme cold and heat from freezers and ovens.
Works with or near mechanical parts as in mixers and slicers.
*License Requirement* ● Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator’s License.
● Ability to maintain insurability under the District’s vehicle insurance policy.
● Current Standard Red Cross First-Aid and CPR Certification.
● ServSafe Manager Certification *Conditions of Employment* Appointment to this position predicated on successfully passing a district paid physical examination.
Within three days of employment, all new employees shall show appropriate documents which certify that they are legally eligible to work in the United States.
In addition, the selected candidate must complete the state fingerprinting requirements and the district must receive a Certificate of Clearance by the California Department of Justice.
*Work Year: *11 Months/Full-Time *Salary: *Classified Salary Schedule 3; Range 15 MA: lo 1/23/2023 Job Types: Full-time, Part-time Pay: $3,510.
02 - $4,504.
87 per month Benefits: * Dental insurance * Health insurance * Vision insurance Weekly day range: * Monday to Friday Work Location: In person