What Do Food Food Preparation Workers Do (including Their Typical Day At Work)

Job Description

Food Food Preparation Workers perform duties which combine preparing and serving food and nonalcoholic beverages. They also communicate with customers regarding orders, comments, and complaints.

Other tasks include:

• Accept payment from customers, and make change as necessary.
• Request and record customer orders, and compute bills using cash registers, multi counting machines, or pencil and paper.
• Prepare daily food items, and cook simple foods and beverages, such as sandwiches, salads, soups, pizza, or coffee, using proper safety precautions and sanitary measures.
• Clean and organize eating, service, and kitchen areas.
• Monitor and order supplies or food items and restock as necessary to maintain inventory.
• Serve customers in eating places that specialize in fast service and inexpensive carry-out food.

We asked Food Food Preparation Workers how satisfied they are with their job. Here is what they said.

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46% of them said they were satisfied with their job and 33% said they find that their job makes the world a better place or helps to make someone else’s life better.

Typical Day At Work

On a daily basis, Food Food Preparation Workers accept payment from customers, and make change as necessary. They distribute food to servers.

A typical day for a Fast Food Food Preparation and Serving Worker will also include:

• Request and record customer orders, and compute bills using cash registers, multi counting machines, or pencil and paper.
• Prepare and serve cold drinks, or frozen milk drinks or desserts, using drink-dispensing, milkshake, or frozen custard machines.
• Relay food orders to cooks.
• Serve customers in eating places that specialize in fast service and inexpensive carry-out food.
• Prepare daily food items, and cook simple foods and beverages, such as sandwiches, salads, soups, pizza, or coffee, using proper safety precautions and sanitary measures.

We asked some Food Food Preparation Workers a few questions to find out what else does their work day look like. Here is what we found.

	Do you have telephone conversations everyday in this job?	37% said yes
	How important is it to work in a team in this job?	46% said very important
	Do you have group discussions everyday in this job?	45% said yes
	Do you talk or work with customers everyday in this job?	37% said yes
	Do you have to deal with angry customers everyday in this job?	51% said yes
	Do you have to make decisions everyday in this job?	45% said yes

Other responsibilities

Besides their typical day, Food Food Preparation Workers also plan, prepare, and deliver meals to individuals with special dietary needs. They may also provide caterers with assistance in food preparation or service.

On a weekly to monthly basis, Food Food Preparation Workers Perform personnel activities such as supervising and training employees. They might also Serve food and beverages to guests at banquets or other social functions.

In addition, they Pack food, dishes, utensils, tablecloths, and accessories for transportation from catering or food preparation establishments to locations designated by customers.

Although specific duties may vary, many of them Distribute food to servers.

To some Food Food Preparation Workers, it is also their responsibility to Monitor and order supplies or food items and restock as necessary to maintain inventory.

Working life

Less than 40 hours per week

Regular schedule like a 9 to 5

In a typical work week as a Fast Food Food Preparation and Serving Worker, you can expect to work less than 40 hours per week.

Is this right for me

People who are suitable for this job tends to like following set procedures and routines. They like working with data and details more than with ideas..

They also like work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They like working with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

You can read more about these career personality types here.

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