Kitchen Assistant - HSS Snack Bar

West Ottawa Schools

MI

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Cafeteria, Cook Dishes, Food Safety, Housekeeping/Cleaning, Lift/Move 40 Pounds, Organizational Skills, Physical Demands, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Procedure Development, Sanitation, Secondary School, ServSafe Certification, Transaction Processing/Management, Waitressing
LOCATION
MI
POSTED
8 days ago

id='p4046_'>Kitchen Assistant - HSS Snack Bar JobID: 4046

Position Type:

Food Service

Date Posted:

7/7/2026

Location:

High School Campus

Date Available:

August 11, 2026

Closing Date:

Open until filled

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Notice of Support Staff Posting

Position: Kitchen Assistant - HSS Snack Bar Posting # 4046

  • West Ottawa High School

Posting Dates: July 7, 2026 Until Filled

Reports To: Food Director

Beginning: August 11, 2026

Hours: 40 hours per week

Monday to Friday

School Year/Part Time

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Qualifications:

  • Experience working in a school kitchen or cafeteria preferred.
  • ServSafe certified preferred.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Food Preparation::

Assist the main cook of all breakfast and lunch meals. Follow recipes and portion guidelines to ensure consistency and quality. Maintain a clean and organized work area at all times.

  • Sanitation: Adhere to proper sanitation and food safety guidelines at all times. Clean and sanitize food preparation surfaces, equipment, and utensils. Monitor food temperatures and storage to prevent spoilage and contamination. Maintain a clean snack bar. Perform cleaning and maintenance on Fro-Yo machine weekly.
  • Serving Students:: Greet students and staff in a friendly and courteous manner. Serve food items according to portion sizes and dietary restrictions. Assist students with their meal selections and answer any questions about menu items. Serve students at snack bar.
  • Running Register: Operate cash register and accurately process transactions. Handle cash in accordance with established procedures. Balance cash drawer at the end of each shift.
  • Dishwashing: Assist with dishwashing duties as needed, including washing, rinsing, and sanitizing dishes, carts and utensils. Ensure that all dishes are properly cleaned and stored for future use.
  • Stocking/Ordering: Assist with putting away GFS order. Responsible for keeping inventory and ordering a la carte product/supplies through Coke, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, Fro-Yo and GFS.
  • Other: Physically demanding job. Must be able to push, pull, lift, carry up to 40 lbs. Able to stand for extended periods and work in a fast-paced kitchen environment.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

  • Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
  • Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles. Must be able to lift, carry, push and/or pull up to 40 pounds
  • Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
  • Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken work; those activities where detailed or import spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
  • Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
  • Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
  • The worker is subject to environmental conditions.
  • The worker should provide consistent and reliable in person attendance.

About the Company

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West Ottawa Schools