Food Service Worker II

• In accordance with established vision and values of the organization, this position may perform a variety of duties within the food services operation, such as checking meal trays against patient menus to ensure accuracy of food and beverage items;
• reheating of meal service items according to predetermined temperatures and times; receiving supplies and checking goods received against invoices;

washing dishes, pots, pans and utensils; taking cash / preparing and verifying daily float and setting up and delivering meal carts.

Other duties may include measuring and combining food and beverage ingredients by procedures such as grinding, blending and slicing and preparing and portioning out therapeutic diet items.

TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Sets tables and / or trays with items such as condiments, utensils and napkins; loads, delivers, collects and unloads food / meal service wagons.

• Prepares beverage / food carts for catering; assembles, delivers and picks up catering supplies as needed. Portions and serves food and beverages within a dining room or cafeteria setting;
• withdraws food items from freezer and cooler for plating or heating; rotates food items in freezer and cooler as directed;

cleans and loads vending machines. Washes, peels, stores and prepares items such as vegetables and fruit by procedures such as slicing, dicing and grating.

Prepares items such as meat, fish, and poultry by procedures such as grinding, flouring and breading. Prepares beverages and food items such as sandwich fillings, nourishments and therapeutic diet items including tube feedings and milkshakes using standardized recipes and written procedures.

Counts, weighs, blends, measures and combines ingredients for assigned food items. Strips, racks and washes items such as dishes, pots, pans and utensils;

operates dishwashing and / or pot washing machines; stacks clean dishes and utensils; sets, clears and cleans dining tables.

Performs cleaning duties such as sweeping and washing floors, cleaning counter tops and tables, sinks, machines and equipment and washing walls and splash areas;

removes garbage as required, and cleans ovens. Performs clerical duties such as answering the telephone, running diet sheets off the computer and writing information on menu cards.

Prints and sorts tray line menu tickets and nourishment labels; reads therapeutic menus; checks meal trays against patient menus and tray cards to ensure accuracy of food and beverage items.

• Tallies therapeutic menu items and posts count in designated areas. Operates cash register and accepts money and vouchers for meals;
• counts and reconciles cash floats from cash register and vending machine; checks scale for accuracy. Receives and puts away supplies;

checks goods received against invoices. Stores, labels and dates stock; reports discrepancies and requests re-ordering from Supervisor or designate as necessary.

Takes and records temperature of hot foods at point of service. Re-heats prepared food items by turning equipment on according to pre-determined temperatures and times;

removes items and serves. Reports inoperable or damaged, unsafe equipment in accordance with established procedures. Performs other related duties as assigned.