Food Service Operator

Position Details

• Position Type:
  Operations/Cafeteria Workers
• Date Posted: 1/27/2026
• Location:
  
  Multiple Locations

Cafeteria Operator

Under regular supervision, prepares and serves nutritious student and staff meals and maintains a clean and sanitary work area, following established procedures, standards and regulations. Reports to the Cafeteria Manager and/or Supervisor of Food Services.

• Prepares, cooks and/or bakes food items for student and staff meals in the prescribed quantity and as scheduled.
• Monitors cooking times and temperatures to ensure thorough heating as required for consumer safety.
• Prepares foods for, sets up and replenishes salad bars.
• Sets up serving lines and maintains cleanliness of serving area; ensures the availability of necessary serving utensils; serves food in the appropriate quantity per customer.
• Fills ice machine.
• Assembles bag lunches as required.
• Cleans, sanitizes and stores utensils, pans, serving ware, cookware, etc.
• Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of equipment, food preparation areas and dining areas.
• Assists in stocking supplies and monitoring inventory; rotates food products as scheduled.
• Monitors inventory of foods and supplies; informs supervisor of products and quantities needed for meal preparation.
• Performs all duties in compliance with school and District policies, procedures and standards of quality and safety.
• Receives and responds to concerns, complaints and inquiries in areas of responsibility.
• Prepares and/or submits various logs, charts, order forms, and other records as required.
• Operates a variety of kitchen equipment including a dishwasher, steamer, kettles, oven, slicer, mixer, fryer, braising pan, grinder, freezer, cooler, small appliances, etc.
• Exercises care and safety in the use of equipment and tools required to complete assigned tasks.
• Uses various cleansers and kitchen supplies, utensils, scales, thermometers and gauges, etc.
• Interacts and communicates with various groups and individuals such as the immediate supervisor, school Principal, other school administrators and staff, co-workers, students, parents, etc.
• Attends training, meetings, etc., as necessary to maintain and enhance job knowledge and skills.

Performs related duties as required.

Requires high school diploma or GED supplemented by experience in institutional food service. Must possess a valid state driver's license.

To perform essential job functions.

Requires medium work that involves walking, standing, stooping, crouching, stretching or lifting all of the time and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a recurring basis, or considerable skill, adeptness and speed in the use of fingers, hands or limbs in tasks involving very close tolerances or limits of accuracy.

Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable functional, structural or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.

Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving assignments and/or direction from supervisors.

Requires ability to read a variety of policy manuals, menus, recipes, etc. Requires the ability to prepare various records and forms with proper format. Requires the ability to speak with and before others with clarity, voice control and confidence.

Requires the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagrammatic form; to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations. Requires the ability to make routine independent judgments in absence of supervision; to acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation. Must have the ability to comprehend and interpret received information.

Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to follow verbal and written instructions.…