Kitchen Staff Substitute

About This Role

Perform essential kitchen staff duties on an as-needed basis for Opaa! Food Management, ensuring food quality, safety, and adherence to recipes and regulations. This role supports daily meal service for students.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily set-up of serving lines, ensuring proper food holding temperatures and stocked milk coolers
• Prepare foods according to menu plans and Opaa! recipes, and plan/prep for next day menus
• Operate kitchen equipment such as slicers, mixers, and grinders with proper certification
• Maintain clean, neat, and organized work areas, including kitchen, cafeteria, equipment, and dishes
• Organize inventory stock and practice First In/First Out (FIFO) procedures
• Clean, monitor chemical usage, and maintain dishwashing equipment, storing clean dishes appropriately
• Requisition food and supplies through the Kitchen Manager
• Prepare baked goods as required by the menu plan and present them appealingly
• Batch cook to maintain quality and excellent food presentation
• Serve items with proper serving sizes and utensils, ensuring quality presentation and hospitality
• Keep serving lines supplied with food items, napkins, silverware, and dishes
• Ensure strict compliance with menu plan, Opaa! recipes, HHFKA, and CACFP regulations for meal service
• Keep and maintain accurate daily production records per grade group
• Follow HACCP processes and procedures, including daily food safety logs and temperature recording
• Obey safety rules, report unsafe conditions, and participate in safety programs
• Attend all required meetings, in-services, and complete yearly continued training hours
• Handle customer monies, make change, and operate a cash register or computer
• Complete necessary paperwork, tray counts, and meal reconciliation tasks daily

Requirements

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
• Ability to write simple correspondence
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved instructions

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED, preferred; or up to one month related experience, training or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Up to one month related experience or training

Skills

* Required skills