Food Service Assistant Manager

Perform varied and repetitive duties in the safe preparation and serving of food; cleans and sanitizes equipment and facilities; participates in purchase record-keeping, performs cashiering tasks and serves as food service manager in absence of said manager.

SUPERVISION

Work is performed under direct or general supervision of a food service manager, and a school site administrator. Incumbents may, in absence of manager, may assign and oversee operations. Incumbents at this level resolve standard work situations independently, based upon their understanding of Hopewell City Public School’s food service policy and guidelines. Supervision is exercised over food service staff assigned in absence of the School Food Service Manager.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

The Assistant Food Service Manager performs many of the same tasks as a Food Service Worker, but frequently is assigned cashier duties as a primary assignment and the role of serving as manager in the manager’s absence differentiates this class from the Food Service Worker classification.

GUIDELINES

School system policies and procedures, food service standard operating procedures, supervisor’s instructions, policies and procedures of the school to which assigned.

CONTACTS

Routine daily contact with students and school-based staff, vendors, parents.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE CLASS (May not include all duties performed; not all incumbents perform all essential functions delineated.)

May, as a primary task, collect moneys, ring sales on cash register, and makes change as needed.

Serves one or more items of food such as salads, meats, vegetables, pizza, sandwiches, desserts, and beverages at a counter or a steam table.

Prepares salads, coffee, and other foods.

Sells drinks, ice cream, snacks.

Replenishes food at serving stations.

Assists in or prepares and wraps sandwiches; washes, pares, and cuts vegetables and fruit.

Operates a variety of kitchen equipment, such as an oven, grill, deep-fat fryer, industrial dishwasher, etc.

Performs a variety of utensil, equipment and facility cleaning tasks, ensuring level of saturation is maintained within the assigned working area and assists in cleaning other areas as required.

Acts as School Food Service Manager as required or assigned.

Performs related work as required or assigned.