Food Service Specialist

Food Service Specialist

Full time – Regular

Compensation:

• Level I - $31,603.44
• Level II - $33,183.67
• Level III - $35,498.14
• Level IV - $39,722.34

Positions in this job family are involved in handling, preparing, cooking and serving food for regular, modified and special diets at a state hospital, school, facility or institution. This includes maintaining clean and sanitary work, preparation and serving areas.

• Prepares foods, salads, and desserts; cooks or bakes a variety of items.
• Supplies unit with meat, fish or fowl as ordered; cuts and prepares meat, poultry or fish.
• Cleans and prepares foods using tools such as knives, slicers and peelers and equipment such as ovens and steamers; follows written diet orders.
• Operates dishwasher; gathers, cleans, stacks and hand washes or scours pots, pans, dishes, silverware and other cooking and baking utensils.
• Removes refuse from kitchen area; sweeps mops and scrubs kitchen, dining and storage areas.
• Labels, loads and delivers food carts or trays; picks up trays after use.
• Defrosts and cleans refrigerators, walk-in coolers and related equipment.
• Operates state-owned cars, vans, and/or other motorized transportation.

Levels are distinguished based on the complexity of assigned duties, the level of expertise required for completion of work assignments, and the responsibility assigned for the supervision of others. At this level employees are assigned responsibility for the administration of a food service unit and activities of assigned staff, which may include employees, inmates, patients, and/or others in the preparation and serving of food in a state facility or institution.

In this role they will provide direction to staff members in completing assigned work and ensure completion of required activities. Responsibilities will also be assigned for interpreting menus and menu instructions, ensuring proper hygiene and sanitation methods are followed, inspecting kitchen and dining areas, requisitioning supplies and maintaining a store room.

Three years of experience in a commercial or institutional food service or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of vocational or technical school training in food preparation for the required experience.

Knowledge and skills include basic food preparation techniques; food service operations; proper sanitation practices; basic mathematics; ingredients used in baking and cooking; food storage, preparation and cooking; recipe usage; standard weights and measures; operation of kitchen equipment and utensils; practices and problems of meat storage and preparation; modern methods and materials used in large-scale baking, cooking, and meat cutting; cutting, mixing and adding ingredients to all types of meat;

sanitary and health standards; supervisory principles and practices; basic nutrition; food service organization and operation; menu planning; recipe interpretation; training principles; administrative principles and practices.

Abilities include carrying out routine tasks to completion; following oral and written instructions; establishing effective working relationships; preparing and cooking foods, baked goods and meat; using a variety of tools and knives; controlling food stock; communicating effectively; interpreting and preparing special dietary menus; organizing and supervising the work of others.

Some positions may require possession of a valid Oklahoma Driver’s License at time of appointment.

Some positions within the Office of Juvenile Affairs may require applicants to be able to lift 25 pounds.

Upon a conditional offer of employment, applicants must submit to a physical examination and meet physical examination requirements of lifting/carrying 50 pounds occasionally, 20 pounds frequently and being able to push and pull a maximum force of 50 pounds.

Some agencies may have determined positions in this job family to be safety sensitive as defined by 63 O.S. § 427.8.

James Crabtree Correctional Center

This is not a remote position.

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.