Position Summary:
The Facilities & Utility Associate is responsible for keeping the restaurant clean, safe, organized, and properly maintained. This is a hands-on, do-it-all position that supports the kitchen, management team, and overall operation through cleaning, minor repairs, exterior maintenance, receiving deliveries, and completing general facility projects.
Primary Responsibilities:
Cleaning and Exterior Maintenance:
- Power-wash sidewalks, entrances, loading areas, patios, and exterior surfaces.
- Use a blower to clean sidewalks, entrances, patios, and parking areas.
- Remove trash, leaves, debris, grease buildup, and other exterior hazards.
- Clean trash-can areas, dumpsters, floor mats, drains, and loading areas.
- Clean walls, ceilings, vents, baseboards, storage areas, and hard-to-reach locations.
- Assist with deep-cleaning projects throughout the restaurant.
- Keep tools, maintenance supplies, and work areas clean and organized.
Minor Repairs and Maintenance:
- Change light bulbs and replace basic lighting components.
- Hang pictures, signs, shelves, dispensers, and other approved items.
- Tighten loose handles, hinges, knobs, tables, chairs, and equipment parts.
- Complete minor painting, patching, caulking, and touch-up work.
- Assemble shelving, furniture, carts, and small equipment.
- Perform basic repairs that do not require a licensed electrician, plumber, HVAC technician, or other certified contractor.
- Report equipment failures, leaks, electrical concerns, safety hazards, and larger repair needs to management immediately.
- Assist outside repair companies and vendors when directed.
Deliveries and Storage:
- Help unload restaurant deliveries safely.
- Verify delivered products with a manager or designated receiver.
- Put away truck deliveries promptly and correctly.
- Rotate products using FIFO—First In, First Out.
- Place products in the correct dry-storage, refrigerated, or frozen locations.
- Keep walk-ins, freezers, dry storage, and receiving areas clean and organized.
- Break down boxes and properly dispose of packaging.
- Follow food-safety requirements while handling and storing products.
General Support:
- Respond to maintenance and cleaning requests from management.
- Assist with moving furniture, equipment, storage racks, and supplies.
- Help prepare the building for inspections, special events, and severe weather.
- Complete daily, weekly, and monthly preventive-maintenance checklists.
- Inform management when supplies, tools, bulbs, filters, or replacement parts need to be ordered.
- Perform additional duties necessary to maintain a clean, safe, and successful restaurant.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Dependable, self-motivated, and able to work without constant supervision.
- General knowledge of cleaning, basic repairs, hand tools, and power tools.
- Able to identify maintenance and safety concerns.
- Able to follow written instructions and complete checklists.
- Able to work cooperatively with managers, kitchen employees, servers, delivery drivers, and outside vendors.
- Previous restaurant, janitorial, maintenance, construction, or facilities experience is preferred.
- Valid driver’s license preferred.
Physical Requirements:
- Able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds regularly.
- Able to push, pull, bend, reach, climb, kneel, and stand for extended periods.
- Able to safely use ladders, hand tools, power washers, blowers, and cleaning equipment.
- Able to work indoors and outdoors in heat, cold, and changing weather conditions.
- Able to work around water, cleaning chemicals, grease, food products, and restaurant equipment.
Work Standards:
The Facilities & Utility Associate must:
- Arrive on time and ready to work.
- Follow all safety, sanitation, and food-handling procedures.
- Use appropriate personal protective equipment.
- Complete assigned checklists and obtain management verification.
- Protect restaurant property, equipment, tools, and supplies.
- Never perform work outside their training or authorization.
- Immediately report injuries, damage, unsafe conditions, or incomplete repairs.
Reports To: Executive Chef, General Manager, or Manager on Duty.
Employment Status: Full-Time or Part-Time | Hourly | Non-Exempt.