Essential Functions of Positions Related to Culinary Arts Ability to stand, use hands, fingers, dexterity, and lift up to 10 pounds continuously, walk, work in extreme heat, hear and listen, reach with hands and arms, and lift up to 25 pounds frequently, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, work with chemicals, work around noise, work in dirt, dust, work in extreme cold, occasionally operate kitchen equipment safely, determine the cleanliness of dishes, food contact surfaces, and kitchen area, comply with Minnesota Food Code in food preparation, maintain appropriate inventory of food and supplies, work with the foods used to prepare our international cuisines without impact upon the workers physical health. Live in community living arrangements assigned according to gender, nearly all positions include living and sleeping in a cabin or other housing unit with villagers, participants of the same gender, positions that do not include living with villagers do include living with other staff members of the same gender.