Food Service Worker

HRsmart; Newport (RI); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

HRsmart seeks a Food Service Worker in Newport, RI. Responsibilities include setting up serving stations, dining room upkeep, dish and sanitation duties, and following safety guidelines. The role requires a background check and drug screening for access to a federal installation. Split shifts and Sunday mornings are part of the schedule.

Physical work includes lifting, standing, and potential travel between locations, with accommodations for safety and compliance with contractor requirements.

Qualifications

• Must understand oral and/or written instructions.
• Must interact appropriately with customers, government personnel, and staff members.
• Must meet eligibility requirements for work assignment on specified contract(s).
• Must be able to pass organization screening requirements, including state or federal background screenings as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Line Server - set up hot and cold food serving stations, serve customers, and communicate with cooks and supervisors.
• Dining Room - clean tables and service areas, refill napkins and disposables, and prepare items for serving.
• Dish Room/Pots and Pans - operate dishwasher, scrub and sort dishes, and clean food equipment.
• Sanitation/Custodial - sweep/vacuum/mop floors, clean windows, restock supplies, and follow safety guidelines.
• Other - handle chemicals training, maintain cleanliness, and attend trainings as required.

Job description

Job Title

Food Service Worker

Location

Newport - Newport, RI 02841 US (Primary)

Category

Operations

Job Description

The Food Service Worker is responsible for safely performing contract duties as assigned by management. Quality customer service is expected to be provided at all times. Knowledge and willingness to learn all aspects of the job is a requirement of the position.

Work schedule will include split shifts | All applicants must be available to work Sundays from 5:30 am to 9:30 am.

BEFORE APPLYING:This position is on a federal installation. All applicants must pass a background check and drug screening, and maintain your own reliable transportation. A valid driver's license, current vehicle registration, and proof of insurance is needed to access the federal installation.

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must understand oral and/or written instructions.
• Must interact appropriately with customers, government personnel, and staff members.
• Must meet eligibility requirements for work assignment on specified contract(s).
• Must be able to pass organization screening requirements, including state or federal background screenings as appropriate.

Essential Functions:

Workstations may vary depending on contract specifications, building assignments and/or shift assignments.

• Line Server - set up hot and cold food serving stations, serve customers properly sized portions at sufficient rates, remove or refill hot and cold food items, communicate with cooks, food runners, and supervisors when food items get low or run out, and properly store and label food items
• Dining Room - clean salad and beverage bar areas and clean spills immediately, clean tables after customer use, refill napkin, straw, toothpick, and other food service dispensers, cut, pan, or plate pastries and desserts, and prepare food items for serving or further cooking
• Dish Room/Pots and Pans - run automatic dishwasher and refill chemicals as needed, pre-wash, scrub, sort, separate, and put away dishes and utensils, scrub pots, pans, and utensils, clean scullery grease trap as needed, clean/de-scale dishwashers
• Sanitation/Custodial - sweep, vacuum, and/or mop flooring, deck-scrub tile and concrete floors, empty trash cans and deposit trash in appropriate receptacles, clean ground-level interior and exterior glass windows and doors, clean walls, police grounds for trash and debris, and re-stock paper products and soap and refill all other dispensers
• Other - comply with the training of chemicals (use, mixing, storage, and appropriate disposal), maintain cleanliness of equipment and ensure it functions properly, keep carts, caddies, and storage closets and cabinets orderly, ensure proper use of PPE and follow safety guidelines, and attend TRG in-service training as required

Physical Requirements:

May travel to and from various locations and buildings throughout the year and in various weather conditions. Most work will take place indoors. May work with cleaning chemicals. Will be required to follow Emergency Operations Work Assignment per customer requirements. Schedules are subject to change. May require working early morning, mid-morning, afternoon, and/or evening hours and weekends and holidays.

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to bend, crouch, walk, climb stairs and ladders, reach above head, sit (to drive) and lift up to 40 pounds. Will occasionally be required to lift or move up to 50 pounds. May be required to remove snow from sidewalks, driveways, and parking areas, using snow shovels or snow plows.

The mental demands, physical demands, and environmental factors described here represent those that a team member must meet to perform the job's essential functions successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.