About this role
Breakfast and Lunch Cook at North Ridge Elementary starting in the 2026-2027 School year 6 hours/day. Starting pay: $15.75/hour JOB GOAL:
• To prepare and serve W-SR school meals to students in a pleasant, timely and appropriate manner, meeting Iowa Food Code regulations. • To demonstrate a positive attitude, loyalty, cooperation, teamwork, attendance, and safety. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Food preparation, including but not limited to, following a standardized recipe, cooking main or second entree items to appropriate temperatures while keeping quality of the product in mind. • Ability to cook during meal service, following previous production numbers and estimates, to not over or under produce items, therefore leading to food waste or student's not having a choice. • Sets up service line, counts trays for meals service number accuracy, gathers appropriate utensil for service, according to production sheet. • Serves all food required in the food services program, according to production sheet • Reads, follows and completes productions sheets daily, with accuracy. Provide production numbers to kitchen manager and reviews, daily. • Notes and records food, refrigerator/freezer and dish machine temperatures. Communicates any inappropriate temperatures to kitchen manager. • Sets up and operates dish machine with safety and appropriate use of chemicals • Operates all food preparation equipment in a safe manner, including ovens, combi ovens, garbage disposal, microwave, hot carts, can opener, use of knives and serving utensils. • Cleans and sanitizes equipment, food preparation areas and cafeteria tables, as needed, while maintaining the highest possible standards of sanitation. • Makes recommendations to improve service and ensure more efficient operation. • Follows the chain of command as required. • Maintains good public relations with students, parents, faculty, and community. • Reports to work each day clean, neat, and in uniform. • Must be able to get along with a wide variety of people. • Has regular attendance. Follows attendance restriction due to illness, according to Food Code. • Reports to work when an emergency arises. • Manages one's own time efficiently. • Attends annual safety training including blood borne pathogen, asbestos, MSDS, confined space, etc. • Attends in-service training and school meetings as appropriate. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:
• Must be capable of using cleaning chemicals with recognized inhalation and absorption hazards. • Must be capable of working in extreme temperatures, humid, and dusty environments. Job Task AnalysisActivityLift/CarryPush/Pull Constantly (301+/shift)Standing, Handling, Finger/Wrist Movement, Both Hands or prosthetics required, Both legs or prosthetics requiredUp to 15 lbs. Frequently (101-300/shift)Walking, Stooping, Reaching Forward, Reaching Below Waist16-50 lbs.16-50 lbs. Occasionally (11-100/shift) Crouching, Reaching Overhead Seldom (1-10/shift)Sitting, Balancing, Kneeling51-100 lbs.51-100+ lbs. NeverClimbing, CrawlingOver 100 lbs.