Food Service Worker

About the Employer

Cafeteria Operator (2026-2027 School Year)

Job Summary

Job Title: Cafeteria Operator
Supervisor: Cafeteria Manager
Terms of Employment: $185/week
Prepare assigned breakfast and lunch meals following established recipes as assigned by cafeteria management to ensure quality, portion, and nutritional requirements. Serve attractive, well-presented, and portion-controlled menu items in a friendly manner.

Responsibilities

Follow specific sanitation and food safety practices established by the Food Service Child Nutrition Program. Attend a 10-hour sanitation course provided by HCS Food Services and a refresher course every three years. Complete Safe School's training videos regarding practicing safety requirements in all kitchen areas. Perform job requirements in assigned areas, including but not limited to:
Cashiering
Baking
Maintaining dish room
Daily record keeping
Properly receiving and storing of food and supplies
Fruit/vegetable preparation
Salad/sandwich preparation
Mainline cooking
Inventory control
Kitchen janitorial duties Follow general directions and assignments required by cafeteria management with limited supervision.

Physical Effort

Frequent lifting or moving of objects weighing 30 to 50 pounds. Sweeping, mopping, twisting, turning, reaching, bending, stooping, pushing, and pulling.

Working Conditions

Works in a noisy kitchen with fluctuating temperatures, exposure to steam, fumes, cooking odors, and chemicals. Danger of slips, trips, falls, burns, and cuts. Exposure to extreme temperature changes when entering walk-in refrigerators/freezers.

Equipment Operation

Responsible for operating dangerous pieces of equipment -- meat slicers, food choppers, garbage disposals, etc. Responsible for the breakdown and cleaning of all equipment, including the inside, outside, and filters of the kitchen hood and dishwasher hood.

Dress Code

The Horry County School District dress code must be followed. For cafeteria workers, approved uniforms and slip-resistant, closed-toed shoes must be worn daily.

Other Duties

Performs other duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the cafeteria management.

Performance Evaluation

Performance of this position will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on the evaluation of support personnel.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma. Previous school food service experience preferred.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and reach with hands and arms; walk; sit; stoop or kneel; crouch or crawl.
Additional physical requirements include:
- Physically capable of frequently lifting or moving up to 50 pounds;
- Specific vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus;
- Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time;
- Manual dexterity for the purpose of using a telephone and data entry;
- Read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids;
- Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone;
- Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in person and on the telephone.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Pay Grade

Pay grade: 10

Job Description Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the appropriate administrator or supervisor.
Horry County Schools reserves the right to update, revise, or change this job description and related duties at any time without prior notice.

Application Deadline Note

The deadline is for the convenience of the district. The district reserves the right at any time to extend the deadline date without notice and without final consideration of any pending applications.