Kitchen Assistant (Tues-Sat 12-8 : 30pm)

Job Description

Job Description

JOB TITLE : Kitchen Assistant / Dishwasher

DEPARTMENT : Dietary

REPORTS TO : Sr. Food Service Director

HOURS : 12pm - 8 : 30pm Tuesday - Saturday

STATUS : Full time

POSITION SUMMARY :

Responsible for preforming a variety of duties in the Dietary Department to insure the area is kept clean and all services are accomplished in a customer friendly environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• To ensure adequate supply of clean utensils and dishes and pots and pans for use.
• Scrap trays, soak dishes, utensils, and assemble dish machine.
• Operate an industrial dishwasher.
• Set up and wash pots and pans.
• Removal of trash from kitchen.
• Operate an industrial dishwasher.
• To ensure proper safety and sanitation guidelines are used.
• Perform opening and closing side work.
• Clean up spills or broken glassware immediately.
• To provide quality food to residents, visitors, employees and guests in a timely manner.
• Making tea and coffee, cleaning coffee machines in health care.
• Working on tray line, setting up the trays with utensils, napkins, condiments, read and call out the diet cards, some bending over for tray and lifting up to 10 pounds.
• Putting plates, desserts, and drink on tray then put on cart, some bending is required as well
• Cleaning area and putting away milk and juice.
• Empty and clean tea urns and coffee pots.
• Pick up trays and trash from floor
• Assist with sweeping and mopping the floor.
• Must be able to lift trash cans.
• Reports all unusual conditions, behaviors, and / or resident reactions to the appropriate Licensed personnel in a timely manner.
• Responds and reacts in a kind, polite, and professional manner to residents, families, visitors, coworkers, and supervision.
• Responsible for protecting any confidential information concerning residents, family, and / or the organization.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of and adhere to all Safety procedures and facility Fire, Disaster, and Bomb Threat procedures.
• Adheres to all organizational, departmental, and nursing procedures in the performance of position responsibilities.
• Must attend organizational or departmental conferences and / or in-services as scheduled.
• Report any sanitation or janitorial issues to the appropriate party.
• May be required to perform other duties in keeping with the nature of this position which will not significantly alter the job requirements

Specific Requirements :

Education and / or Experience :