Kitchen Aide

Job Title: Kitchen Aide

Supervisor (title): Food Services Director

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Purpose:

Responsible for setting tables, bussing tables, washing dishes, assisting the cook as needed and completing cleaning duties.

Essential Functions:

Kitchen

• Prepare, wash and store dishes following Facility procedures. Clean dishwashing area. Assist in serving, if needed. Assist cooks in cleaning food serving areas and equipment.

Dining Room

• Set up serving carts for each meal as required. Help serve meals to residents’ tables following Facility procedures. Bus tables and prepare dishes for washing. Clean dining room tables and chairs as needed. Sweep and clean dining room area. Set tables for the next meal. Focus on good customer service in regard to food service. Works as part of the Food Services team to ensure smooth, efficient and safe operation of the kitchen. Adheres to prescribed safety and sanitation practices and procedures. Performs similar or related duties as required or directed.

Other

• Adheres to prescribed sanitation practices and procedures.
• Performs similar or related duties as required or directed.

Physical/Sensory Requirements (with or without the aid of mechanical devices):

Medium Work – Ability to exert 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10-25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Bending, twisting, squatting and/or reaching is frequently and consistently necessary while serving, cleaning, or performing other tasks.

OSHA Category Classification:

• II: Potential for exposure to bloodborne pathogen