Food Service Specialist IV- PM Shift Supervisor

Basic Purpose

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.

Typical Functions

The functions performed in this job family will vary by level, unit and organization, but may include the following:

• 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.
  
  

Level Descriptor

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.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And Competencies

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of basic food preparation techniques;

of food service operations; of proper sanitation practices; of basic mathematics; of ingredients used in baking

and cooking; of food storage, preparation and cooking; of recipe usage; of standard weights and measures used

in cooking and calculating and measuring ingredients; of operation of kitchen equipment and utensils; of

practices and problems of meat storage and preparation; of modern methods and materials used in large scale

baking, cooking, and meat cutting; of cutting, mixing and adding ingredients to all types of meat; of sanitary

and health standards; of supervisory principles and practices; of basic nutrition; of food service organization

and operation; of menu planning; of recipe interpretation; of the principles of training; and of administrative

principles and practices. Ability is required to carry out routine tasks to completion; to follow oral and written

instructions; to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; to prepare and cook foods,

baked goods and meat; to follow written and oral instructions; to direct the work of food service personnel; to

use a variety of tools and knives to cut or slice meat and other foods; to control food stock; to communicate

effectively, both orally and in writing; to interpret and prepare special dietary menus and menu instructions;

and to organize and supervise the work of others.

Education And Experience

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of 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.

Special Requirements

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, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services applicants must

submit to a physical examination and shall meet the physical examination requirements of lifting/carrying 50

pounds occasionally, 20 pounds frequently and 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.