Satellite Kitchen Operator – Department OF Food Services Careers

Overview

Position Title:Satellite Kitchen Operator

Company:City Of Ccsoh

Location:Columbus, OH, US

Job Description:

Under direction, is responsible for heating and serving prepackaged meals to students and for maintaining records and the controlling of funds necessary to account for the Satellite Meal Program; performs related tasks as required.

Responsibilities:

• Operates and loads oven, removes meals after testing with thermometer to insure proper heating;
• Distributes meals to students; prepares serving line with meal components; ensures students retrieve all needed components for federally reimbursable meals; counts and records meals served;
• Coordinates activities of student helpers and Food Service Helpers;
• Counts meals and checks for quality and sanitation of meals and equipment;
• Checks quality and quantity of food served in accordance with established procedures;
• Monitors and insures that the Federal school meal patterns are met;
• Cleans and sanitizes work area, serving area, utensils, and equipment;
• Inventories and orders supplies; keeps kitchen and storage areas in neat and orderly condition;
• Maintains an emergency meal inventory;
• Consults with professional and administrative staff concerning special needs and problems;
• Counts and verifies lunch and breakfast receipts, computes necessary figures, and completes daily report; prepares routine weekly, monthly, and ad hoc food service reports and forwards to designated offices;
• Counts and verifies weekly receipts, updates weekly and monthly reports; completes necessary figures, forwards necessary reports to designated offices;
• Records free, reduced, and paid meals served and compares with allowable attendance factor on the daily report and substantiates any numbers that fall outside the variance range;
• Reviews lunch applications to insure proper completion by parents or guardians; copies and mails application to Food Service Production Center;
• Calculates status and enters codes on classroom teacher lists;
• Records amounts and sends correspondence to parents for lunches of students who have not paid;
• Monitors to insure that students requiring special diets receive meals that accommodate their requirements;

Requirements:

• Outstanding oral and written communications skills.
• Ability to prioritize and organize tasks.
• Ability to relate, motivate and engage students.