Food Service Worker

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Overview

Job Title: Food Service Worker

Department: Food Service
Reports To: Food Service Coordinator

Wage: $16 - $17/hr

Status: Part-Time Hourly

Date: January 2024

The Food Service Worker champions the experience of the guests and staff through food/beverage preparation and service in the LakeSide Grill and other food/drink venues. The Food Service Worker is primarily responsible for preparation and serve-out of food items at the lake with an emphasis on high quality, safety, and excellent customer service.

Essential Functions

1. Follow all applicable procedures in the LakeSide Grill and any other food/drink venues
2. Keep the food area in a clean and orderly condition to at least meet or exceed all regulatory
3. standards
4. Assist in opening and/or closing procedures
5. Take food/beverage orders, assist in food preparation of items, and serve completed orders

Additional Functions

1. Use cash register and follow all cash handling procedures accurately
2. Provide guests with an excellent experience by what and how they are served
3. Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Major Competency Areas

1. Ability to accept guidance and supervision
2. Ability to work as a positive team member
3. Ability to work well under pressure while maintaining a positive attitude and excellent
4. customer service
5. Organizational strength and the ability to work quickly
6. Ability to handle cash and recording procedures with accuracy

Qualifications

1. Excellent character, integrity, and adaptability
2. Current food handler card from San Bernardino County
3. Agreement with Lake Gregory Staff Handbook
4. CPR and First Aid Certifications

Physical Demands

1. Must be able to lift and carry 50 pounds & walk and carry over uneven terrain
2. Ability to work in inclement weather including heat, rain, snow, and ice
3. Abilities sufficient to carry out the essential functions of the job
4. Other physical demands

Task/Activity List for Food Service Positions

Walking and standing for long periods of time
Walking forward and backwards while carrying items, sometimes on wet floors
Lifting and carrying: materials and supplies, chairs, tables, boxes (sometimes up to 50 lbs), sometimes heavy pans, stacks of dishes, food trays, crates, etc.
Loading and unloading dishwashing machine
Using a step-ladder

Activities and tasks in the kitchen may include (but are not limited to) the following:

Wiping tables and counters Scrubbing pots and pans Leaning
Bending over

Stooping
Reaching
Pulling
Pushing
Squatting Climbing/Descending stairs Sweeping

Mopping
Vacuuming
Carrying boxes, sometimes heavy
Putting away stock and food on shelves
Carrying heavy pans from stove-oven-prep table to serve out lines
Breaking down boxes
Lifting trash bags (sometimes heavy) out of trash cans and taking them to dumpsters

The kitchen can have extreme changes in temperature from one area to another: hot ovens and stoves, cool refrigerators, freezers. Sometimes food service workers are going back and forth among these extremes in the course of their duties. This list is not exhaustive. Working in a kitchen can be very physically demanding.