POSITION SUMMARY:
As the Kitchen staff, he/she shall serve and prepare foods items on the menu and perform kitchen activities including dish washing, general cleaning duties and storing food and non-food supplies.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Plan for food needs for following day and assemble products as needed.
- Operate food service equipment in accordance with appropriate procedures.
- Report daily food amounts utilized on Food Production Records Assist with record keeping, storage, and inventory tasks.
- Inspect and assist with proper storage of food supplies.
- Maintain positive relationships with staff and members.
- Demonstrate initiative in the performance of assigned responsibilities.
- Wash dishes and pots under state guidelines using 3 part sink or sanitizing dishwasher only.
- Distribute and store clean pots, dishes and utensils.
- Clean and sanitize production equipment, work surfaces and kitchen according to cleaning schedules and procedures.
- Empty trash containers as required.
- Maintain assigned work station in a safe and sanitary condition.
- Handle food in a manner that is consistent with local health department guidelines.
- Follow proper food handling techniques and coordinates the use of time, material and equipment to avoid waste and unnecessary expense.
- Maintain acceptable standards of personal hygiene.
- Comply with department’s dress code.
- Follow safety regulations, reporting injuries or any unsafe conditions and work practices to the supervisor.
- Other duties as assigned.
- WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, kneel or stand extended periods of time.
- The employee frequently is required to reach, and must be able to move around the work environment.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust.
- Regular reaching, including over-head to stock & retrieve supplies, equipment, painting, repairs etc.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- The YMCA of Southwest Florida has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included.
- It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee’s ability to perform the position described.
- It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities.
- Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.
- This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the YMCA of Southwest Florida reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the YMCA of Southwest Florida may deem appropriate.
