A food service specialist prepares and serves food to large groups, requiring food preparation, cleaning, and equipment operation. They may create menus, order products, and keep records. After cleaning, they may keep inventory and order more items.
A food service specialist prepares and serves food to a large group of people in places such as schools, institutions and the military. The specialist is usually required to have at least a high school diploma to get a job, and they usually work with a team of other people. Key job duties include food preparation, cleaning, and operating equipment. An individual who works as a food service specialist may also spend time creating menus, ordering products, or keeping records. This position requires a person to be good with people and enjoy a kitchen environment.
Food preparation is a big part of a food service specialist’s job. As the food being prepared is usually for a large group, there is a lot of work to be done before serving it. For example, this could include things like chopping vegetables for salads, dividing up main courses, and making sauces. The preparation required may vary from day to day, or an individual may be responsible for the same thing every day, depending on the exact job they are hired to do. Part of the preparation duty is to use equipment such as blenders, ovens and knives.
After the food is prepared, a food service specialist is responsible for placing and serving the food. Plating entails placing the food on the plates to be eaten, and it can also include decorating plates to help make them look pretty. At that point, the food is brought to the table by the food service specialist or servers. In buffet situations, a food service specialist places food on the buffet line and ensures it remains full as needed.
After the food is consumed, the dishes, dishes, equipment and kitchen need to be cleaned, and this responsibility usually falls to a food service specialist. It is important to maintain high standards of cleanliness in professional kitchens; therefore sanitizing and washing often needs to be done later in the day. Records are kept detailing the food that was served and the cleanup that took place at the end of the shift.
Other tasks of a food service specialist may involve keeping inventory or counting all kitchen items and keeping records. This is usually done in the slower parts of the day when food is not being prepared. When items run out, it is sometimes up to the specialist to order more.
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