Food Service Worker

Job Title: Food Service Worker

Job Location: Boston, MA

Job Type: Contract

Pay Range: $17.00hr - $30.00hr

Job Overview:

The Food Service Worker sets up food service, kitchen, or salad area facilities, equipment, and utensils under detailed instruction. The role involves preparing food items, serving customers from counters or steam tables, maintaining sanitation standards, and ensuring work areas and equipment are properly cleaned and maintained.

This shift primarily focuses on maintaining department sanitation standards and supporting station sanitation, including cleaning and sanitizing food prep counters, pastry cases, coffee brewing lines, beverage dispensers, and point-of-sale areas.

The employee may assist with various tasks across different areas of the department.

Essential Functions:

• Sets up food service, kitchen, or salad area facilities, equipment, and utensils under detailed instruction and in accordance with specific area needs, checking food temperatures and preparing areas for daily operations, with potential operation of cooking or bakery equipment as assigned.
• Conveys food and supplies from the main kitchen, bakery, and salad preparation area to the serving site by carrying or utilizing a motorized cart.
• Follows prescribed procedures for setting up hot and cold food lines, ice cream, yogurt, and ice machines, choosing proper utensils and setting the steam line to the appropriate temperature for menu items.
• Prepares or assists in the preparation of hot and cold meat and vegetable dishes, beverages, salads, sandwiches, pie fillings, simple bakery items, salad dressings, and other food items as appropriate.
• Serves food items to customers from counters and steam tables in accordance with specific instructions, ensuring appropriate portions are served and adding relishes and garnishes as directed.
• Replenishes foods, silverware, glassware, dishes, and trays at serving stations, ordering and replenishing condiments as needed.
• Attends to day-to-day issues regarding equipment and food supplies, detecting and ensuring proper disposition of spoiled food, defective supplies, or equipment.
• Cleans, washes, and maintains work areas, including floors, facilities, pots, pans, service ware, utensils, and equipment, and collects and places trash in designated containers.

Education:

High School Diploma or Equivalent preferred.

Experience:

Food service experience 2-3 years required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of supplies, equipment, and services ordering and inventory control.
• Ability to follow routine verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to read and write.
• Ability to understand and follow safety procedures.
• Ability to safely use cleaning equipment and supplies.
• Knowledge of food service lines set-up and temperature requirements.
• Skill in cooking and preparing a variety of foods.
• Knowledge of food preparation and presentation methods, techniques, and quality standards.

Physical Requirements(Due to nature of job, The candidate must have):

• Ability to stand for 100% of shift.
• Ability to bend, stoop, reach and lift weights averaging 10 lbs.
• Ability to lift and manipulate heavy objects.

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• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Disability Insurance (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Paid Sick Leave (where required by applicable state or local law)
• Supplemental Insurance Plans
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Career Growth and Professional Development Opportunities