Food Prep Assistant

Job Code: 1208
Department: TEC Cafeteria
Division: Chief Financial Officer
Reports to: Director of the Bookstore
Positions Supervised: None
Location: Technical Education Center

Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC) is currently searching for a food prep assistant who will perform routine, repetitive tasks, under the direction of bookstore management. Be able to function in a fast-paced environment as part of a team, prepare assigned food, and perform cashiering duties during the sale of food items to students, staff, and faculty. Continuously maintain work/serving areas in a clean, safe, sanitary condition related to handling and serving food. Must be able to follow instructions and be willing to improve on the job.  This single posting will be used to multiple positions. 

• Assist with preparation of daily breakfast, lunch and designated special functions.
• Practice Serve Safe standards at all times
• Dress professionally at all times
• Provide excellent customer service to students, staff, and faculty
• Knowledge in bakery, meat and vegetable cookery, breakfast and desserts, preparation techniques, presentation methods, and quality standards
• Ability to safely use cleaning equipment and supplies
• Manage computerized cash registers by taking payments and processing credit card payments
• Learn and follow current health and sanitation requirements for preparing and serving food
• Maintain a clean, orderly and safe kitchen by washing dishes, sanitizing surfaces, taking out trash etc.
• Capability of staying positive under pressure, using tact, patience and showing courtesy to all customers
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with a diverse group of students, staff, faculty and community
• Basic math skills including measurements and recipe conversions
• Operate and clean automatic dishwasher
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications and/or Education

• High school diploma or GED equivalent with 6 months of food service experience
• One (1) year of customer service experience
• One (1) year cashiering experience

Preferred Qualifications and/or Education

• One- Two (1-2) years' experience in a food service/food handling environment, e.g. fast food chain, restaurant, or cafeteria setting
• Serve-Safe or Food Handlers Health Care
• Possess food preparation fundamentals

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and occasionally push or lift items. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 

29.0 hours per week, during regular hours of Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Must be able to work a variable schedule/hour to meet operational needs. May require evening and weekend hours.
 

Pay grade level: N/A
Compensation: $12.04
Employee category: Staff
Position Type: Part-time/ up to 29 hours a week
FLSA status: Non-Exempt

Visit www.kckcc.edu and click on CAREERS for a list of available positions

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• If the position lists a required transcript (during the application process) unofficial transcripts may be submitted. However, please note that upon selection for hire, you will be required to submit official transcripts.

• Ensure that your transcripts show that a degree was awarded or conferred if you are stating that it is your highest level of education completed. If you certify your level of education and it cannot be verified from your transcript(s), your application may not be referred to the selection committee.
• Foreign degrees are acceptable provided they have been translated and/or shown to have equivalency to a United States: Associate, Bachelor, Master, or Doctorate level degree.
• Documentation verifying completion of a degree, course work within a discipline, or other educational criteria should be electronically attached (uploaded) to your application.
• Three (3) professional references with phone number and email addresses are required.
• A college selection committee is responsible for application review and interviews. The final candidate(s) selected to be hired will be made by the hiring manager.
• Successful completion of a background check on all persons recommended for employment is required Individual hiring departments may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions as part of the applicant selection/hiring process.

***This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. This job description may be revised upon development of other duties and changes in responsibilities.

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