Cafe Associate (30 hrs/wk)

Requires completion of a Serv Safe Certification within 90 days of hire; submits food, beverage and supply orders in a timely manner to the kitchen manager or cook; inventories food and supplies to determine product usage; checks food shipments, verifying invoices or delivery tickets; stores food and supplies following the Oakland Co. Health Dept / USDA guidelines; heats food and prepares side dishes according to planned menus; tests food for quality in flavor and appearance prior to serving; serves proper food portions based on USDA guidelines for breakfast and lunch; records required temperatures of freezers, coolers, cold and hot food; operates and maintains kitchen equipment; maintains the highest standards of safety and cleanliness in the kitchen and serving area as set forth by SHA/MIOSHA and HACCP; collects and records daily account deposits and food orders using a computerized system and secures daily deposit; communicates with students, parents and building staff with any changes or concerns pertaining to food service; promotes a positive work environment; trains food service staff to efficiently learn other tasks in the kitchen; performs daily cleaning and sanitizing of equipment, pots, pans, utensils and work areas; completes daily food production records, temperature logs and other reports as required by the Oakland Co. Health Dept. USDA and MDE; reports problems or accidents immediately to the manager or cook; building principal and the food service director; presents and conducts himself/herself in a professional manner, clean and neat in appearance; ensures strict confidentiality; secures the kitchen at the end of the day; attends professional development workshops or classes to keep current on food service trends and regulations; other duties as assigned by the Food Service Director, kitchen manager, cook or building principal; additional information about environment; while performing job duties, you may possibly work in very warm or cold temperatures, loud noise level; occasionally will walk on slippery surfaces, stand for long periods of time; other physical requirements of the job are pushing and lifting heavy cases of food, bending and reaching; internal candidates: online internal application; external candidates: online application; Lake Orion Community Schools non-discriminatory statement.