What are the responsibilities and job description for the Food Service Specialist-1 position at The State of Oklahoma?
Job Posting Title
Food Service Specialist-1
Agency
025 OKLAHOMA MILITARY DEPARTMENT
Supervisory Organization
Oklahoma Military Department
Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.
Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)
Full/Part-Time
Full time
Job Type
Regular
Compensation
Benefits
Job Description
Basic Purpose
This position is responsible for the daily food preparation for cadets attending Sooner Job Challenge Program of three meals per day, seven days per week. This includes maintaining clean and sanitary work, preparation and serving areas.
Typical Functions
- Under direct supervision, prepares foods, salads, and desserts; cooks or bakes as directed by the master menu
- Cleans and prepares foods using tools such as knives, slicers, and peelers and commercial equipment such as ovens and steamers
- Follows written orders including recipes and dietary instructions
- Operates dishwasher and floor buffers as required
- Removes refuse from kitchen area; sweeps, mops, and scrubs kitchen, dining and storage areas
- Labels, loads, and delivers food products; defrosts and cleans refrigeration units and other equipment as directed
- Responsible for preparing and serving meals to cadets and cadre using items for cooking and baking, cutting and preparing meat, poultry or fish
- Responsible for performing highly skilled work involving the operation of an institutional food service unit for up to 100 people per meal
- Make recommendations for future food needs, receive and store food and assist with serving food. Interprets recipes and follows modified diet plans
- Maintains necessary records and prepares required reports
- Attend staff meetings as required and attends training as scheduled
Level Descriptor
This career level includes positions where employees are assigned responsibility for a variety of tasks involved in preparing and serving meals in a state hospital, school, facility or institution. This includes using items for cooking and baking, cutting and preparing meat, poultry or fish, frying, or roasting foods.
Education and Experience
Minimum of six (6) months in a commercial or institutional food service operation or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of basic food preparation techniques; of food service operations; of proper sanitation practices; of basic mathematics; of ingredients used in baking and cooking; of food storage, preparation and cooking; of recipe usage; of standard weights and measures used in cooking and calculating and measuring ingredients; of operation of kitchen equipment and utensils; of practices and problems of meat storage and preparation; of modern methods and materials used in large scale baking, cooking, and meat cutting; of cutting, mixing and adding ingredients to all types of meat; and of sanitary and health standards. Ability is required to carry out routine tasks to completion; to follow oral and written instructions; to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; to prepare and cook foods, baked goods and meat; to follow written and oral instructions; to direct the work of food service personnel; and to use a variety of tools and knives to cut or slice meat and other foods.
Special Requirements
ability to obtain a Food handler’s permit
Additional Job Description
Equal Opportunity Employment
The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.
Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday
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