Position Title:

Food Service

Reports To: 

Food Service Director

Job Objectives

Helps prepare and serve meals.  Maintains high standards to ensure quality services and customer satisfaction.  

Maintains a sanitary and orderly kitchen.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Meets all mandated health requirements (e.g., a negative tuberculosis test, etc.).
• Documented evidence of a clear criminal record.
• Food production skills and the ability to use commercial kitchen equipment.
• Ability to comply with nutrition, health, and safety regulations.
• Ability to apply basic mathematical concepts.
• Meets all prerequisite qualifications to be bonded.

Responsibilities and Essential Functions: The following duties are representative of performance expectations. A reasonable qualification can be made to enable a qualified individual with a disability to perform essential functions.

• Checks with the Food Service Supervisor for assignments and/or instructions.  Carefully follows all directions.  Seeks advice when expectations are unclear.
• Upholds board policies and follows administrative procedures.
• Promotes a favorable image of the school district.
• Carefully uses products and supplies to control costs and reduce waste.  Advises the Food Service Supervisor about the need for additional inventory.
• Assists with deliveries.  Verifies quantities.  Reports shortages, spoilage, or inferior products.  Organizes, stores, dates, and rotates stock as directed.
• Follows the published menus.  Ensures compliance with all food preparation regulations (e.g., hazard analysis critical control points, sanitation procedures, etc.).
• Uses standardized recipes to maintain quality control.  Monitors production sheets.  
• Helps other staff as needed to meet established schedules.
• Recommends menu modifications in response to customer requests.
• Prepares special meals for students with dietary restrictions.
• Sets up serving lines.  Presents food in an attractive way.  Replenishes supplies to maintain an orderly flow of customers.  Monitors portion size to ensure compliance with district specifications.  Promptly provides substitute menu items as needed.
• Properly stores or disposes of leftover food.
• Helps accounts for all lunches.  Uses cafeteria receipts to prepare bank deposits.  Makes deposits and submits daily records to the treasurer’s office as directed.
• Maintains accurate records and submits reports on time.
• Monitors kitchen safety.  Ensures that kitchen supplies and equipment are properly stored.  Identifies maintenance needs and notifies the Food Service Supervisor.
• Promptly documents all injuries that require a medical referral.
• Cleans, washes, and sanitizes equipment and food preparation areas (e.g., work surfaces, cooking equipment, serving lines, etc.).
• Learns how to operate the fire suppression system.
• Helps prepare for fire, health, and safety inspections.
• Promotes a positive image of the food service program.  Wears appropriate work attire and maintains a neat appearance.
• Assists with special district events as directed (e.g., banquets, etc.).
• Assists rental groups as directed.  Secures the kitchen and storage areas as directed.
• Reports student discipline problems, vandalism, or other related concerns to the building principal.
• Participates in staff meetings and professional growth activities as directed.

Other Duties and Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Upholds board policies and follows administrative procedures.
• Promotes a favorable image of the school district.
• Respects personal privacy.  Maintains the confidentiality of privileged information.
• Reports evidence of suspected child abuse as required by law.
• Takes precautions to ensure student safety.  Does not leave students unsupervised.  Reports unauthorized persons or suspicious circumstances immediately.
• Supervises non-classroom activities when assigned.
• Participates in after-school programs (e.g., open houses, etc.) as directed. 
• Complete required training by appropriate deadlines (Vector, Gifted, Science of Reading, etc.)
• Accepts responsibility for personal decisions and conduct.  Strives to develop rapport and serve as a positive role model for others.
• Performs other specific job-related duties as directed.

Abilities Required: The following aptitudes and physical skills are essential for the successful performance of assigned duties.

• Demonstrates professionalism and maintains a positive work attitude.
• Carries out prescribed activities efficiently with limited supervision.
• Works cooperatively to support a successful team effort.
• Communicates effectively using verbal, nonverbal, and writing skills.
• Reacts productively to interruptions and changing conditions.
• Averts problem situations and intervenes to resolve conflicts.
• Lifts, carries, and/or moves food service supplies and equipment.  Performs repetitive tasks quickly.
• Distinguishes variances in color, texture, aroma, and taste.
• Performs activities that may require reaching, crouching, kneeling, and/or crawling.
• Maintains an acceptable attendance record and is punctual.
• Travels to meetings and work assignments.

(Additional) Working Conditions: Exposure to the following situations may range from remote to frequent, depending on circumstances and factors that are not predictable.

• Potential for exposure to blood borne pathogens and communicable diseases.
• Potential for interaction with disruptive and/or unruly individuals.
• Exposure to adverse weather conditions and seasonal temperature extremes.
• Duties may require operating and/or riding in a vehicle.
• Exposure to wet floors, kitchen temperatures, vapors, and odors.
• Exposure to loud noises and equipment vibrations.
• Duties require operating kitchen equipment and exposure to electrical hazards.
• Duties may require wearing protective clothing and using safety equipment.
• Duties may require detailed paperwork.
• Duties may require working under time constraints to meet deadlines.
• Duties may require working during the evening and/or weekend.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Food Service Supervisor: provides instructions and communicates expectations to assigned

staff, temporary employees, and trainees.  Monitors and helps assigned staff successfully accomplish delegated duties.

Performance Evaluations

Job performance is evaluated according to the policy provisions adopted by the Fostoria City School District Board of

Education.