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Culinary workers in Extra Help positions may perform general tasks related to preparing food and sanitation of kitchen/dining facilities. Specific tasks include, cooking/service, set up lines by arranging food and/or dessert; wash and stack dishes; clean and scrub pots and pans; clean conveyers, rack and set up trays and may serve customers in a cafeteria or restaurant setting. At higher levels, employees may serve as work leaders for groups in the performance of food preparation, serving and/or general maintenance functions. Employees plan menus; supervise the ordering, receiving, storing and issuing of food items; coordinate the preparation and serving of food; maintain quantity and quality control; supervise the maintenance of sanitary and safety standards for food preparation. All employees are responsible to assist in assuring that work areas conform to federal, state, and regulatory agencies' food safety standards.

Extra Help - Culinary (APPLICANT POOL/No Active Vacancy)
Springfield

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Culinary workers in Extra Help positions may perform general tasks related to preparing food and sanitation of kitchen/dining facilities. Specific tasks include, cooking/service, set up lines by arranging food and/or dessert; wash and stack dishes; clean and scrub pots and pans; clean conveyers, rack and set up trays and may serve customers in a cafeteria or restaurant setting. At higher levels, employees may serve as work leaders for groups in the performance of food preparation, serving and/or general maintenance functions. Employees plan menus; supervise the ordering, receiving, storing and issuing of food items; coordinate the preparation and serving of food; maintain quantity and quality control; supervise the maintenance of sanitary and safety standards for food preparation. All employees are responsible to assist in assuring that work areas conform to federal, state, and regulatory agencies' food safety standards.

Typical Duties

  1. assists in arrangement of dining area/food service equipment; sets up tables and trays.
  2. Prepares or assists in the preparation of food items, including such tasks as cleaning, dicing, and peeling vegetables, and weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients.
  3. may participate in planning menus, overseeing and/or training staff/students on simple operations.
  4. fills beverage or ice dispensers.
  5. May perform hand dishwashing; responsible for the storage of clean pots and pans.
  6. cleans and polishes kitchen items and silver; cleans up spilled food or beverage or broken dishes, and removes trash.
  7. sweeps, dusts, and cleans food service unit; washes, mops, and scrubs floors.
  8. scours and/or cleans counters, cabinets, tables, kitchen equipment, and fixtures in a food service unit; clears tables and carries soiled dishes to kitchen.
  9. places food trays over food warmers for immediate service, or stores them in refrigerated storage cabinets.
  10. greets and assists customers, checks ID card, and may accept payments for items and use Point of Sale (POS) equipment, as needed.
  11. performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum acceptable qualifications

  1. High school diplomas or equivalent
  2. Safe Food Handlers Certification (American National Standards Institute-accredited training) Based on institutional Standards this certification may be required upon hire or a newly selected employee may be required to complete this training (or equivalent) during an initial training period; and Six (6) months of experience in food preparation in a commercial setting may also be required.
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