Food service technician job description
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Food service technician requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in food service technician job postings.
Sample food service technician requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- Food Handler's Certificate
- 2+ years' experience in food service
- Knowledge of food safety practices
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
Sample required food service technician soft skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Strong problem-solving abilities
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Food service technician job description example 1
Healthcare Staffing Solutions Inc food service technician job description
Job DescriptionHealthcare Staffing Professionals has an immediate need for Food Service Technicians in West Los Angeles, CA. The Food Service Technician shall provide services as permitted within the scope of practice in accordance with policies and procedures.
Pay Rate-
$18/hr working 40hrs a week
Healthcare Benefits:
Healthcare, Dental and Vision, Life Insurance
Work Location
: West Los Angeles, CA
Job Duties
a. Provide food preparation and waited meal services three (3) times a day, in accordance with Departmental Policies and Procedures related to food handling and
sanitation regulations.
b. Provide meals for employees, guests, and catered events; sanitation and cleaning, food and supply purchasing, and nutrition care support.
c. Assist in food service and related work in the kitchen, dining room and the facility; read menus for regular and modified therapeutic diets.
d. Assist in preparing and dispensing food in the proper portions for tray line and in the dining room; load, transport, store and deliver food, supplies and equipment.
e. Set up assigned stations and salad bars with required serving equipment and utensils; replenish stations as needed; relieve and serve food from kitchen, including the preparation of beverages, desserts and salads.
f. Review and assist in putting away supplies.
g. Assist members at meal time.
h. Maintain proper sanitation and temperatures.
i. Perform simple cooking tasks (i.e. toasting bread, mixing batters, operating the grill).
j. Deliver and pick up meal carts.
k. Provide and replenish snacks and condiments.
l. Wash dishes, pots, pans, meal carts, dishwasher and disposal, and clean floors in related areas; operate dish washing machines and other culinary equipment.
m. Clean and maintain utensils, equipment and work area; clean and wipe interior and exterior of all equipment; properly dispose of items in appropriate bins.
n. Participate in regular monthly staff meetings; assist co-workers with any special clean up or extra jobs as related. May be required to participate in special events as they pertain to the Dietetics Department; may act in the absence of Food Service Technician II as required.
Requirements:
a. Experience: six (6) months of experience in an institution, hotel, or restaurant, serving, cleaning food service areas, or assisting with the preparation and service of foods and beverages.
b. Knowledge of: methods of cleaning and preparing foods for cooking and storing food; proper methods of arranging dining room furniture, setting tables, and serving meals; various types of food service utensils and equipment and their uses; methods of cleaning and maintaining food service areas, utensils, and equipment; sanitation and safety measures in food service areas; general pantry work.
c. Ability to: portion servings; follow directions and keep simple records; communicate at a level appropriate to the classification.
d. Sympathetic understanding of and willingness to work with the resident population of a State institution; personal cleanliness, good sense of smell and taste; and freedom from communicable disease.
Pay Rate-
$18/hr working 40hrs a week
Healthcare Benefits:
Healthcare, Dental and Vision, Life Insurance
Work Location
: West Los Angeles, CA
Job Duties
a. Provide food preparation and waited meal services three (3) times a day, in accordance with Departmental Policies and Procedures related to food handling and
sanitation regulations.
b. Provide meals for employees, guests, and catered events; sanitation and cleaning, food and supply purchasing, and nutrition care support.
c. Assist in food service and related work in the kitchen, dining room and the facility; read menus for regular and modified therapeutic diets.
d. Assist in preparing and dispensing food in the proper portions for tray line and in the dining room; load, transport, store and deliver food, supplies and equipment.
e. Set up assigned stations and salad bars with required serving equipment and utensils; replenish stations as needed; relieve and serve food from kitchen, including the preparation of beverages, desserts and salads.
f. Review and assist in putting away supplies.
g. Assist members at meal time.
h. Maintain proper sanitation and temperatures.
i. Perform simple cooking tasks (i.e. toasting bread, mixing batters, operating the grill).
j. Deliver and pick up meal carts.
k. Provide and replenish snacks and condiments.
l. Wash dishes, pots, pans, meal carts, dishwasher and disposal, and clean floors in related areas; operate dish washing machines and other culinary equipment.
m. Clean and maintain utensils, equipment and work area; clean and wipe interior and exterior of all equipment; properly dispose of items in appropriate bins.
n. Participate in regular monthly staff meetings; assist co-workers with any special clean up or extra jobs as related. May be required to participate in special events as they pertain to the Dietetics Department; may act in the absence of Food Service Technician II as required.
Requirements:
a. Experience: six (6) months of experience in an institution, hotel, or restaurant, serving, cleaning food service areas, or assisting with the preparation and service of foods and beverages.
b. Knowledge of: methods of cleaning and preparing foods for cooking and storing food; proper methods of arranging dining room furniture, setting tables, and serving meals; various types of food service utensils and equipment and their uses; methods of cleaning and maintaining food service areas, utensils, and equipment; sanitation and safety measures in food service areas; general pantry work.
c. Ability to: portion servings; follow directions and keep simple records; communicate at a level appropriate to the classification.
d. Sympathetic understanding of and willingness to work with the resident population of a State institution; personal cleanliness, good sense of smell and taste; and freedom from communicable disease.
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Food service technician job description example 2
Children's Health Corporation food service technician job description
Food Service Technician
Plano, Texas | Facilities & Operations
The Food Service Technician is a flexible position responsible for general food service functions within all areas of the food service department, including: preparation and delivery of patient trays, meal rounding, cashiering, serving, stocking, dish washing and cleaning functions. This position will also be responsible for other duties as assigned by a supervisor or manager.
Hourly pay is $20/hr.
Responsibilities:
* Assemble and deliver patient trays and nourishments; prepares trays with food and necessary items for presentation and accuracy as needed; conduct pick up for all dirty trays on all units as needed; conduct meal rounds as appropriate.
* Prepare condiments and cold items for tray line.
* Clean and dry trays and mat trays.
* Cashier and maintain the stocking of retail outlets. Balance cash drawer on a daily basis and complete related paperwork as appropriate.
* Stock floor stock supplies.
* Perform cleaning tasks.
* Serve food and beverages to customers in various retail outlets.
* Clean assigned equipment and area as needed, maintain cleanliness and par level of paper goods and dry goods in retail area, and remove and check expiration dates of all items
* Completes required documentation for quality and safety requirements.
Work Experience
At least 1 year Job-related experience, preferred.
Education
High school diploma or equivalent, required.
Licenses and Certifications
Food Handlers Card, obtain within 30 days and maintain thereafter, required.
About us
We are expanding care for kids in North Texas! Come and join all that the Children's Health System of Texas offers and make our next success story your own. We have new career opportunities in our Northern market as exciting as our hospital expansion. Located just 36 minutes north of Dallas, TX, Children's Medical Center Plano is a world-class pediatric hospital. To ensure we continue offering the same outstanding, convenient care, we are increasing from a Level IV to Level III trauma designation and adding a new eight-story tower home to 212 patient beds.
We also hold Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for nursing excellence, we serve as the primary pediatric teaching facility for the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and we are widely recognized for delivering high quality care.
Children's Health has also been named one of the 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare for nine consecutive years.
We invite you to learn more about Children's Health.
Benefits
Children's Health offers competitive pay, a comprehensive benefits program and opportunities for learning and career development. We promote a diverse and inclusive workplace, and our team members have a voice in their work through surveys and town halls.
Plano, Texas | Facilities & Operations
The Food Service Technician is a flexible position responsible for general food service functions within all areas of the food service department, including: preparation and delivery of patient trays, meal rounding, cashiering, serving, stocking, dish washing and cleaning functions. This position will also be responsible for other duties as assigned by a supervisor or manager.
Hourly pay is $20/hr.
Responsibilities:
* Assemble and deliver patient trays and nourishments; prepares trays with food and necessary items for presentation and accuracy as needed; conduct pick up for all dirty trays on all units as needed; conduct meal rounds as appropriate.
* Prepare condiments and cold items for tray line.
* Clean and dry trays and mat trays.
* Cashier and maintain the stocking of retail outlets. Balance cash drawer on a daily basis and complete related paperwork as appropriate.
* Stock floor stock supplies.
* Perform cleaning tasks.
* Serve food and beverages to customers in various retail outlets.
* Clean assigned equipment and area as needed, maintain cleanliness and par level of paper goods and dry goods in retail area, and remove and check expiration dates of all items
* Completes required documentation for quality and safety requirements.
Work Experience
At least 1 year Job-related experience, preferred.
Education
High school diploma or equivalent, required.
Licenses and Certifications
Food Handlers Card, obtain within 30 days and maintain thereafter, required.
About us
We are expanding care for kids in North Texas! Come and join all that the Children's Health System of Texas offers and make our next success story your own. We have new career opportunities in our Northern market as exciting as our hospital expansion. Located just 36 minutes north of Dallas, TX, Children's Medical Center Plano is a world-class pediatric hospital. To ensure we continue offering the same outstanding, convenient care, we are increasing from a Level IV to Level III trauma designation and adding a new eight-story tower home to 212 patient beds.
We also hold Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for nursing excellence, we serve as the primary pediatric teaching facility for the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and we are widely recognized for delivering high quality care.
Children's Health has also been named one of the 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare for nine consecutive years.
We invite you to learn more about Children's Health.
Benefits
Children's Health offers competitive pay, a comprehensive benefits program and opportunities for learning and career development. We promote a diverse and inclusive workplace, and our team members have a voice in their work through surveys and town halls.
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Food service technician job description example 3
Gillette food service technician job description
P&G Professional is the commercial division of Procter & Gamble focused on improving the lives of our consumers away from home. We provide the hospitality, foodservice, and long-term care industries chemical programs and solutions that keep their facilities clean and safe.
The Specialist is a field-based position working independently to install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain our chemical dispensing equipment as well as commercial dish and on-premise laundry machines. This role is also responsible for training and coaching our field-based senior field service technicians. The goal is to deliver exceptional service in a way that delivers customer retention and superior customer service.
This is a full-time position with Procter & Gamble that includes a competitive salary, healthcare plan, retirement benefits as well as a company vehicle. P&G Professional is expanding rapidly across North America, and this position offers the opportunity to join a great company that can offer significant career opportunities as we continue to grow.
Job Qualifications
The ideal candidate would have a great work ethic, positive attitude, be customer service oriented while having a background in plumbing, mechanical and/or electrical programming experience. Prefer candidates with mechanical warewash (MWW) and On-Premise Laundry (OPL) experience. Ideal candidate would have a working knowledge of all regulatory and safety requirements especially in the areas that affect our MWW and OPL programs, which includes reading schematic drawings. Excellent working knowledge of appropriate tools, data, implements and service needs. Proficient in laptop and cell phone technology to include, but not limited to, Salesforce, Microsoft Word and Excel.
Candidate must have a valid driver's license. Occasional overnight travel is required.
Essential Job Functions
+ Work schedule may include: 12-hour shifts, 5 day work week, occasional weekends, and night shifts.
+ Lift, lower and carry objects up to 50 lbs.
+ Push and pull objects up to 50 lbs.
+ Climb a vertical ladder. Ability to go up and down.
+ Climb up and down stairs.
+ Stand, sit, and/or walk for long periods of time, twist, bend at the knees, stoop, kneel, squat, crawl, and reach for purposes of installing and maintaining equipment. Surface: Concrete, asphalt (uneven surfaces).
+ Operate a computer keyboard to input and access data, and phone.
+ The ability to work in extreme temperatures both hot and cold, generally in warehouse conditions including wide variances in temperature, dust, and dirt.
+ The ability to give and discern the various visual and audible alarms and signals for equipment startup, evacuation, and fires.
+ Must have a valid driver's license.
+ Candidate must be able to operate a motor vehicle, and spend approximately 30% of the day in the car traveling from accounts safely in city, rural and expressway conditions.
Other Requirements
+ Candidate must live in specified city
+ On-call coverage which may include occasional weekends, holidays, and night shifts.
Job Schedule
Full time
R000049981
Job Segmentation
Plant Technicians (Job Segmentation)
The Specialist is a field-based position working independently to install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain our chemical dispensing equipment as well as commercial dish and on-premise laundry machines. This role is also responsible for training and coaching our field-based senior field service technicians. The goal is to deliver exceptional service in a way that delivers customer retention and superior customer service.
This is a full-time position with Procter & Gamble that includes a competitive salary, healthcare plan, retirement benefits as well as a company vehicle. P&G Professional is expanding rapidly across North America, and this position offers the opportunity to join a great company that can offer significant career opportunities as we continue to grow.
Job Qualifications
The ideal candidate would have a great work ethic, positive attitude, be customer service oriented while having a background in plumbing, mechanical and/or electrical programming experience. Prefer candidates with mechanical warewash (MWW) and On-Premise Laundry (OPL) experience. Ideal candidate would have a working knowledge of all regulatory and safety requirements especially in the areas that affect our MWW and OPL programs, which includes reading schematic drawings. Excellent working knowledge of appropriate tools, data, implements and service needs. Proficient in laptop and cell phone technology to include, but not limited to, Salesforce, Microsoft Word and Excel.
Candidate must have a valid driver's license. Occasional overnight travel is required.
Essential Job Functions
+ Work schedule may include: 12-hour shifts, 5 day work week, occasional weekends, and night shifts.
+ Lift, lower and carry objects up to 50 lbs.
+ Push and pull objects up to 50 lbs.
+ Climb a vertical ladder. Ability to go up and down.
+ Climb up and down stairs.
+ Stand, sit, and/or walk for long periods of time, twist, bend at the knees, stoop, kneel, squat, crawl, and reach for purposes of installing and maintaining equipment. Surface: Concrete, asphalt (uneven surfaces).
+ Operate a computer keyboard to input and access data, and phone.
+ The ability to work in extreme temperatures both hot and cold, generally in warehouse conditions including wide variances in temperature, dust, and dirt.
+ The ability to give and discern the various visual and audible alarms and signals for equipment startup, evacuation, and fires.
+ Must have a valid driver's license.
+ Candidate must be able to operate a motor vehicle, and spend approximately 30% of the day in the car traveling from accounts safely in city, rural and expressway conditions.
Other Requirements
+ Candidate must live in specified city
+ On-call coverage which may include occasional weekends, holidays, and night shifts.
Job Schedule
Full time
R000049981
Job Segmentation
Plant Technicians (Job Segmentation)
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Updated March 14, 2024
Updated March 14, 2024