Performs routine work in preparing and serving food and/or performs routine clean-up and sanitation duties within a food service operation.

Under direct supervision, performs a variety of routine duties in the preparation and serving of food and beverages; performs routine clean-up duties in a food service operation such as dishwashing, trash removal, storage functions, and maintaining sanitary conditions.

Washes, peels, and cuts up vegetables and fruits; opens canned goods;

Performs simple cooking such as preparation of hot cereals, toast and boiled eggs;

Makes and serves beverages and soda fountain items;

Assembles salads, sandwiches and desserts;

Transports food, supplies, and equipment to and from kitchens, dining areas, storerooms and refrigerators;

Prepares and serves special prescribed diets, such as bland, ulcer, low salt, low fat, surgical liquid, and diabetic;

Serves food individually or from steam tables and carts; loads and clears steam tables and carts;

Sets, clears, and washes dining room tables; washes dishes, pots, pans and utensils; cleans and polishes silverware; scrubs, mops, and cleans kitchen, dining, refrigeration, or garbage areas; boils and scours steam tables and coffee urns; fills salt and pepper shakers, condiments and napkin containers;

Operates standard kitchen appliances and equipment such as coffee maker, toaster, dish and glass washers, and mixers;

Sorts and bundles soiled kitchen laundry; counts and stores clean laundry;

Performs other work as required;

May direct the work of others.

Knowledge of: kitchen and dining room work; personal hygiene, sanitation, and housekeeping practices; operation of standard kitchen appliances and equipment.

Ability to: learn routines involved in preparing and serving food; maintain sanitary conditions; follow written and oral instructions.

There may be instances where individual positions must have additional licenses or certification. It is the employer’s responsibility to ensure the appropriate licenses/certifications are obtained for each position.

Persons legally authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, are eligible for employment unless prohibited by other state or federal law.

Possession of, or eligible for, a food handler’s permit.