Food Service Tech - Lead - Rock County

This is a .7 Position, (28 hours per week, 11:30am - 8pm), with a rotating weekend schedule.

Directs and coordinates activities of kitchen workers preparing and cooking food. Assists in providing nutritional care to patients and employees.  Responsible for maintaining sanitary conditions in the work area.  Performs a variety of kitchen duties and related work.

60% - Organizes and directs the work activities of cooks and food service workers.
Assists cooks in preparing meals and diets.

• Oversees preparation and serving of food to insure procedures are followed.
• Organizes work flow and is responsible for staff placement and coverage.
• Assists in menu planning.
• Estimates food consumption and requirements to determine food/ingredient coverage and is responsible for reporting shortages, needed requirements, and ordering supplies.
• Tests and inspects food for quality, specifications, temperature, palatability, attractiveness, spoilage , and to insure food is cooked.
• Responsible for reporting equipment damage to Maintenance.
• Responsible for reporting all kitchen operating and personnel activities to the Food Service Manager.

30% - Directs the dietary department in absence of Food Service Manager and Assistant Food Service Manager.

• Trains new food service workers.
• Responsible for enforcing disciplinary procedures.

5% - Other Miscellaneous Duties.

•  Participate in fire drills, educational programs, and inservice meetings.  Attend meetings as required.
• May participate in disaster evacuations when circumstances exists.

5% - Performs other duties as assigned.