Food Service Specialist

Food Service Specialist job description includes handling, preparing, cooking, and serving food for regular, modified, and special diets at a state hospital, school, facility, or institution. Requires maintaining clean and sanitary work areas and operating kitchen equipment.

Requirements

• Prepare foods, salads, and desserts
• Cook or bake a variety of items
• Clean and prepare foods using tools such as knives, slicers, and peelers and equipment such as ovens and steamers
• Follow written diet orders
• Operate dishwasher
• Gather, clean, stack, and hand wash or scour pots, pans, dishes, silverware, and other cooking and baking utensils
• Remove refuse from kitchen area
• Sweep, mop, and scrub kitchen, dining, and storage areas
• Label, load, and deliver food carts or trays
• Pick up trays after use
• Defrost and clean refrigerators, walk-in coolers, and related equipment
• Operate state-owned cars, vans, and/or other motorized transportation

Benefits

• State paid health, dental, and life insurance
• Optional supplemental retirement plans
• Generous paid vacation leave and sick leave
• Family and medical leave
• Paid holidays
• Disability insurance