Food Service Utilities Worker (Temp to Perm)

Utility Worker

Under the direction and supervision of the Director of Food Services, the Utility Worker is an integral member of the Food Services team. This position is responsible for maintaining a clean, organized, and efficient kitchen while assisting with meal preparation and service. The Utility Worker also provides friendly, courteous customer service and helps foster a warm, welcoming environment for students and staff.

What you'll do

• Performs daily cleaning of dishes by using the 3-bay sink and conveyor dishwashing machine to scrub and clean dishes, pots, and pans used in day-to-day operations.
• Ensures clean dishes, pots, and pans are in their proper place.
• Assists in basic kitchen prep of peeling and cutting fruits and vegetables.
• Scoops pre-made products into serving containers.
• Assists with catering as needed, such as assembling sandwiches and cookie/pastry platters.
• Delivers and/or sets up food and beverages within the building as needed when requested by Director. Catering events may take place in the evening and on weekends.
• Assists customers, answers questions, and retrieves requested items.
• Stocks items in the serving area such as bottled beverages and snacks. Before serving time, stocks snack items, dairy products, beverages, and other items that need replenishing.
• Sets up and maintains serving area with compostable paper supplies. Monitors serving area and refills compostable paper supplies as needed and keeps area neat and clean as needed.
• Cleans work areas and serving areas as needed. Periodically wash carts, sinks, shelves, refrigerator doors, and sides. End-of-day responsibilities include cleaning the salad bar, steam table, coffee dispensers, and all serving areas.
• Receives, lifts, and puts away deliveries in the dry storage room, paper storage room, walk-in refrigerator, walk-in freezer, reach-in refrigerators, and serving areas.
• Follows closing procedures. Turns off equipment, lights, locks doors, and closes windows.
• Always follow allergy awareness policies. Adheres to all rules designed to protect students and staff with food allergies and sensitivities. Be knowledgeable about all ingredients in the menu items, and food products and be ready to advise customers.
• Follows all safe food handling practices to prevent cross-contact with allergens.
• Adheres to all kosher dietary laws. Non-kosher food or meat of any kind is not allowed in the kitchen. Only utilize food products and cooking tools/knives supplied by Gann.

The above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required.

This is an in-person, full-time, temporary-to-perm position.

Qualifications

• Must have excellent customer service skills.
• Knowledgeable about the structure, fast pace, and flow of a food service operation.
• Ability to work with a wide range of peoplestudents, parents, faculty, staff, and vendors.
• Understanding of food safety/sanitation requirements and procedures.
• Knowledgeable about food allergies and practices to prevent cross-contact.
• Must be proficient in English to carry out work as assigned
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