FOOD SERVICE SPECIALIST 2 Job Listing at Louisiana Department of State Civil Service in Bossier City, LA

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Job Title: FOOD SERVICE SPECIALIST 2
Agency: DVA-NW LA War Veterans Home
Opening Date: Thu. 02/19/09
Closing Date/Time: Continuous
State Salary Range: $6.61 - $13.51 hourly
$1,146.00 - $2,342.00 monthly

Agency Hiring Range: Min: Max:
Job Type: Classified
Location: Bossier City, Louisiana

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Qualifications Benefits Supplemental Questions

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Six months of food services service experience in a commercial, industrial, military or institutional food services service operation which involved the actual preparation of food.

SUBSTITUTIONS:
Training in food technology, food service management or in a food service related curriculum in a trade school or technical institute may be substituted for the required experience on a month for month basis.

College credits in foods and nutrition; dietetics; food service preparation; home economics; or hotel, food service, restaurant or institutional management may be substituted for the required experience on the basis of one semester hour for one month of experience.

NOTE:
Preparation of food includes tasks such as cooking; baking; chopping vegetables or fruits; meat cutting/butcher duties; making salads, sandwiches, toast, or desserts; and short-order or fast food cooking such as frying or deep frying. It will not be necessary for classified employees to provide an official job description (SF-3), or to provide percentages of time spent preparing food. Describing food preparation tasks on the application will be sufficient. Experience which involved no food service preparation, such as fast food cashiering and serving; or food service experience consisting only of serving, tray preparation, cleaning, washing dishes, and/or bussing tables will not qualify.

NOTE:
Selective certification may be granted for one area of specialization such as cooking, baking or meat cutting.
Supplemental Information:

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

Currently there is no vacancy,however, to apply for a future vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for future job opportunities.

For further information about this posting contact:
Cassandra Bell-Atkins

LDVA/Northwest LA War Veterans Home

3130 Arthur Ray Teague Parkway
Bossier City, LA 71112
Cassandra.Bell-Atkins@vetaffairs.la.gov

Job Concepts:
Function of Work:
To perform the full range of food service preparation duties within a food service operation.

Level of Work:
Experienced.

Supervision Received:
General from a Food Service Specialist 5 or above.

Supervision Exercised:
None.

Location of Work:
All state agencies.

Job Distinctions:
Differs from Food Service Specialist 1 by the presence of independent action and the type of supervision received.

Differs from Food Service Specialist 3 by absence of advanced level cooking tasks.
Examples of Work:
COOKING DUTIES:
Reads recipes and gathers ingredients needed to cook a dish.

Weighs, blends, mixes, and purees ingredients as required by recipes.

Cooks meats, vegetables, soups, and cereals at correct temperatures.

Prepares and arranges salads.

Operates commercial grade peelers, choppers, blenders, mixers, slicers, and other equipment used to prepare foods.

Sets up steam lines and places pans of prepared foods on serving lines.

BAKING DUTIES:
Reads recipe to determine correct ingredients for goods to be baked.

Mixes, weighs, and blends ingredients for dough.

Kneads and molds dough.

Determines time that bread, rolls, cakes, and pastries should remain in oven; sets oven temperature and tests for rise and texture.

Receives bakery supplies and distributes baked products.

Opens packages and containers and places food items in proper sized pans, bowls, trays, pots, or other containers according to instructions from supervisors.

MEAT CUTTER DUTIES:
Cuts meats such as poultry, fowl, beef, and pork, and assures distribution of them to kitchens or units for preparation.

Maintains tools, machines, meat cases, walk-in coolers, and storage areas used in storage and preparation of meats.

Defrosts, cleans, and sanitizes all meat cases, refrigerators, and walk-in coolers.

Reviews menus for meat items needed for meals and pulls items from storage.

Cleans tools and machines such as meat grinders, electric saws, and meat blocks; sharpens knives.

Receives, stores, issues, and takes inventory of meats, frozen foods, and produce.