Dietary Aide

COLONIALVISTA in; Wenatchee (WA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with employer match

Paid time off

7 paid Holidays each year

Job summary

COLONIALVISTA in Wenatchee, WA is seeking a Dietary Aide to assist cooks and dietary supervisors. The role involves learning routines quickly, setting up meal trays, washing dishes, serving meals, and maintaining a clean kitchen environment.

Candidates must obtain a food handlers' certificate and be able to follow recipes, read procedures, and perform basic math for portioning. Physical duties include standing, lifting up to 50 pounds, and routine cleaning tasks.

Qualifications

• Must obtain and maintain food handlers' certificate.
• Ability to read technical procedures.
• Ability to read and follow recipes.
• Apply fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical tasks.
• Ability to solve practical problems and follow written or diagram instructions.
• Physical ability to perform duties with standing, lifting up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Learn food service routines quickly and assist cooks and supervisors.
• Set up meal trays and assist with serving meals.
• Strip down returned trays and wash dishes.
• Operate dishwasher and monitor water temperatures.
• Prepare nourishments and snacks; sweep and mop kitchen.
• Carry out trash, reset groceries, and maintain clean work areas.
• Participate in orientation and training of dietary staff.
• Cooperate with personnel across departments.

Skills

Reading procedures

Follow recipes

Food service basics

Math concepts (fractions, percentages)

Job description

The dietary aide assignments are determined by the needs basis on the activity of the shift. He/she is reports to the Cook and Dietary supervisor.

• Must be able to learn food service routine within a short period.
• Set up meal trays.
• Must strip down returned trays and start washing dishes.
• Assist with serving the different meals.
• Check and record chlorine concentration and water temperature of dishwashing machine at the beginning of shift.
• Observe water temperatures of dishwasher during dishwashing cycles.
• Operate dishwasher.
• Prepare nourishments and snacks.
• Sweep and mop kitchen.
• Carry out trash and garbage.
• Put groceries away in a safe, orderly and clean manner.
• To leave the kitchen in a clean and sanitary manner and be of assistance when called upon by the cook or dietary supervisor.
• Clean work surfaces and refrigerators.
• Sweep, mop, and maintain floors.
• Participate in the orientation and on-going training of dietary staff.
• Ability to work in cooperation and harmony with personnel in all departments.

Supervisory Requirements

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualification

Language Skills Ability to read technical procedures. Ability to read and follow recipes. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees. Mathematical Skills Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations. Reasoning Ability Ability to solve practical problems. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Must obtain and maintain food handlers' certificate. Physical Demands

Physical Demands

The essential functions of this position require the following physical abilities: Standing and /or walking very frequently. Sitting occasionally. Reaching with hands and arms frequently, pushing/pulling very frequently. Talking and /or hearing very frequently. Tasting and /or smelling very frequently. Lifting up to 50 pounds frequently. Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling occasionally. Close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception in vision: ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Summary of Benefits

We are proud to offer our staff low monthly premium payments for employees and dependents will be as follows:

• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off for vacation accruing at 4 hours a month, [Insert prorated sick time amount] sick days, and 7 paid Holidays each year.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.