Food Service Specialist

Job description

Basic Purpose Positions in this job family are involved in handling, preparing, cooking and serving food for regular, modified and special diets at a state hospital, school, facility or institution. This includes maintaining clean and sanitary work, preparation and serving areas. Typical Functions: - Prepares foods, salads, and desserts; cooks or bakes a variety of items. - Supplies unit with meat, fish or fowl as ordered; cuts and prepares meat, poultry or fish. - Cleans and prepares foods using tools such as knives, slicers and peelers and equipment such as ovens and steamers; follows written diet orders. - Operates dishwasher; gathers, cleans, stacks and hand washes or scours pots, pans, dishes, silverware and other cooking and baking utensils. - Removes refuse from kitchen area; sweeps mops and scrubs kitchen, dining and storage areas. - Labels, loads and delivers food carts or trays; picks up trays after use. - Defrosts and cleans refrigerators, walk-in coolers and related equipment. - Operates state-owned cars, vans, and/or other motorized transportation. Level Descriptor: This career level includes positions where employees are assigned responsibility for a variety of tasks...