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Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food

Perform duties which combine both food preparation and food service.

Other names for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food: Cafe Worker, Car Hop, Caterer's Aide, Caterers Helper, Catering Assistant, Cook and Waitress/Waiter, Deli Cook (Delicatessen Cook), Deli Manager (Delicatessen Manager), Deli Clerk (Delicatessen Clerk), Deli Worker (Delicatessen Worker), Dietary Aide, Drive Thru Window Order Taker, Fast Food Cashier, Fast Food Server, Fast Food Worker, Food Server, Kitchen, Food Service Worker, Front Line Worker, Line Server, Mess Attendant, Oyster Preparer, Prep Cook (Preparation Cook), Raw Shellfish Preparer, Restaurant Worker, Salad Counter Attendant, School Cafeteria Cook, Server, Waiter and Cook,

What do Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food do?

  • Accept payment from customers, and make change as necessary.
  • Request and record customer orders, and compute bills using cash registers, multicounting machines, or pencil and paper.
  • Clean and organize eating and service areas.
  • Serve customers in eating places that specialize in fast service and inexpensive carry-out food.
  • Prepare and serve cold drinks, or frozen milk drinks or desserts, using drink-dispensing, milkshake, or frozen custard machines.
  • Select food items from serving or storage areas and place them in dishes, on serving trays, or in takeout bags.
  • Prepare simple foods and beverages such as sandwiches, salads, and coffee.
  • Notify kitchen personnel of shortages or special orders.
  • Cook or re-heat food items such as french fries.
  • Wash dishes, glassware, and silverware after meals.
  • Collect and return dirty dishes to the kitchen for washing.
  • Relay food orders to cooks.
  • Distribute food to servers.
  • Serve food and beverages to guests at banquets or other social functions.
  • Provide caterers with assistance in food preparation or service.
  • Pack food, dishes, utensils, tablecloths, and accessories for transportation from catering or food preparation establishments to locations designated by customers.
  • Arrange tables and decorations according to instructions.

Do you enjoy these?

  • Commercial use food choppers or cubers or dicers
  • Commercial use peelers
  • Commercial use food slicers
  • Bar code reader equipment
  • Commercial use broilers
  • Commercial use electric can openers
  • Carbonated beverage dispenser
  • Cash registers
  • Commercial use cutlery
  • Commercial use coffee or iced tea makers
  • Commercial use dishwashers
  • Commercial use convection ovens
  • Magnetic card readers
  • Commercial use deep fryers
  • Commercial use deep fryers
  • Commercial use food warmers
  • Cappuccino or espresso machines
  • Commercial use food choppers or cubers or dicers
  • Belt conveyors
  • Commercial use food processors
  • Commercial use deep fryers
  • Commercial use graters
  • Commercial use grills
  • Soft serve machines
  • Ice dispensers
  • Bar code reader equipment
  • Bar code reader equipment
  • Commercial use food grinders
  • Milk dispensers
  • Milkshake machines
  • Commercial use mixers
  • Carts
  • Non carbonated beverage dispenser
  • Commercial use ovens
  • Commercial use dough machines
  • Commercial use molds
  • Point of sale POS receipt printers
  • Bar code reader equipment
  • Point of sale POS terminal
  • Point of sale POS terminal
  • Commercial use scales
  • Slush machines
  • Commercial use steamers
  • Commercial use food warmers
  • Commercial use food warmers
  • Commercial use ranges
  • Commercial use toasters
  • Touch screen monitors
  • Commercial use food slicers

Technology used

  • Data base user interface and query software
  • Point of sale POS software