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Department or School Site The Food Production Assistant works at the Newman Nutrition Center in

Los Angeles. The scheduled work hours for this position are

Monday-Friday, 5:00am - 1:30pm or 1:30pm - 10:00pm.

Benefits Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental,

vision, and life insurance plans. Retirement: Membership in the California

Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).

Vacation: Two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five

years of year-round paid service. Paid Holidays: 12 days.

NOTE: Positions in this job classification may be offered on a 10 or 11

month basis - salary and paid time off for 10 or 11 month positions will be

adjusted accordingly. Positions in this job classification may be subject to

additional furlough days

Job Duties/Responsibilities The Food Production Assistant performs a variety of routine tasks related

to the receiving, cooking, plating, packaging, shipping, and sanitation

efforts in a high volume food processing plant. Duties involve extended

periods of heavy lifting or other strenuous physical activity. Typical duties

include but are not limited to:

• Assisting in unloading food supplies and moving the supplies to

appropriate holding locations, such as refrigerators, freezers, or other

storage areas.

• Unpacking by hand or by machine various foods from cans, cartons, or

other containers.

• Participating in the plating, packaging, and assembly of food items by

loading, adjusting, and operating production line machines and by hand

placing or packing food items as necessary to complete the assembly

process.

• Preparing completed food products for shipment by placing products on

trays, baskets, pallets, or carts, counting and moving them into site

refrigeration/freezer or delivery trucks.

For a complete list of typical duties, please view the Class Description at

http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/offices/personnel/class/class_comp/c

ds/indexcd.html.

Minimum Requirements MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:

Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational

proficiency.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:

Experience in the manufacturing, packaging or processing of foods in

large quantities and in the care of related equipment is preferable.

SPECIAL:

A valid Los Angeles Unified School District Food Handlers Health

Certificate must be obtained at time of appointment.

SPECIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Auditory acuity as required to hear oral communications while noisy

machinery is in operation.

• Visual acuity as required to measure, weigh, and package foods and

ingredients.

• Good depth and space perception as required to operate a supply

transporter.

• Manual dexterity as required to operate or to work in close proximity to

food production machinery.

• Stand and walk on concrete and tile floors for long periods of time.

• Work in refrigerated areas.

• Safely lift and carry items weighing up to 75 pounds.

Desirable Qualifications The ideal candidate for Food Production Assistant will have prior

experience in the manufacturing, packaging, or processing of foods in

large quantities and in the care of related equipment. The ideal candidate

adheres to safety instructions and policies and is cautious while working

with manufacturing equipment. The ideal candidate has strong attention

to detail and is able to work in a team to yield positive outcomes in the

workplace and provide excellent service to students, staff, and visitors.

They are also willing and able to report for work as early as 4 am, or as

late as 4 pm.

Employment Selection Process The TENTATIVE exam plan consists of a computerized multiple choice

test and a scored questionnaire. The scored questionnaire is part of your

application and will be evaluated after the computerized multiple choice

test. You must receive passing scores on both the computerized multiple

choice test and the scored questionnaire in order to be successful in this

assessment. In a typical scored questionnaire, the training and

experience shown on your application materials is evaluated in relation

to the background, experience, and competencies identified for

successful performance in this job. For this reason, it is recommended

that your application materials clearly show all of your relevant

background and specialized skills, knowledge, and abilities. Please

complete the scored questionnaire in its entirety and note that "See

Resume" will not be accepted in lieu of the requested response. We

anticipate receiving a number of well qualified applicants for this position;

therefore, there will be a competitive process. The hiring departments

have requested that we proceed with the selection process in an

expeditious and timely manner. To honor this request we will be adhering

to a pre-planned employment assessment schedule. As testing dates

may change, we encourage you to check your email periodically. If you

are unable to attend the scheduled dates, please note that

accommodations for make-up exams are not likely to be made. We

encourage you to visit our website, http://www.lausdjobs.org periodically

to check for the next recruitment and we encourage you to apply again.

For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment

process, visit the 'My LAUSD Career' section of our website at

http://www.lausdjobs.org .

Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net as an

approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your

spam/junk e-mail folder.

Application Process DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE

APPLICATION?

Please visit www.lausdjobs.org and click on "help desk service request

form" located to the left of the Quick Links. Reasonable accommodations

in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with

disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455

for more information.

Additional Posting Information Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment

assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment

process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment

score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top

three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The

hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open

positions in related job classifications.