Kitchen Assistant � Summer contract

Food Bank for Larimer County; Loveland (CO); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Summer Kitchen Assistant, where you'll play a crucial role in providing meals for kids in your community. This position offers hands-on experience in a commercial kitchen, focusing on food safety and nutrition. You'll collaborate with local partners and help address food insecurity while gaining valuable skills in a supportive environment. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact in Larimer County during the summer months, working full-time in a dynamic kitchen setting.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• Experience in a commercial kitchen is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and distribute food while ensuring quality and quantity.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness and assist with inventory management.

Skills

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

Time Management

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Summary: As a Summer Kitchen Assistant, you'll be pivotal in providing meals and snacks for kids in our community during the summer while building relationships with local partners. Our impact lies in our commercial community kitchen, bridging the gap for kids, families, and seniors year-round. You'll gain a better understanding of food insecurity in Larimer County, be part of a team committed to feeding kids in Larimer County and gain hands-on experience preparing nutritional foods in a commercial kitchen. Plus, you'll receive training on food safety standards and more. Join us and make a real difference in our community.

FLSA Classification: Non-exempt; hourly

Pay Range: $ 18.00 per hour

Spanish Bilingual differential: $0.75 per hour (as eligible)

Position Type: Contract;Full-time; 40 hours per work week; May 19 th , 2025 through August 14 th , 2025.

Work Schedule: Mon-Fri; 8:00a-4:30p with the ability to flex hours to accommodate business needs.

Location: Main Administration - 5706 Wright Dr. Loveland, CO 80538

Remote Eligibility: This position is not eligible to work from home.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties or responsibilities associated with the job. Other job-related duties may be assigned.

KITCHEN SUPPORT (95%)

• Prepare and distribute food for sites ensuring quality and quantity.
• Assist with loading and unloading kitchen vehicles, facilitating timely delivery of supplies.
• Support the coordination of volunteers, fostering teamwork and maximizing impact.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness by washing dishes, assisting with inventory management, and keeping work and storage areas clean and organized to ensure optimal efficiency.
• Conduct random audits to minimize waste and promote cost-effective practices, ensuring food meets standards.

GENERAL (5%)

• Maintain adherence to FBLC safety, OSHA, and food safety standards, prioritizing safety for oneself and others, including when operating company equipment or vehicles.
• When representing the organization in local, state, and regional collaborations, take care to embody organizational values.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to diverse viewpoints, including those shaped by different generations and cultures, while delivering exceptional customer service through kindness and engagement in all stakeholder interactions.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

COMPETENCIES:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to produce quality outcomes within tight timeframes; proven capability to balance several projects and meet deadlines.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience working in a commercial kitchen preferred.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING REQUIREMENTS: Successful completion of all pre-screening requirements.

LANGUAGE SKILLS & ABILITY: Proficiency in English required, bilingual in Spanish highly preferred.

COMPUTER SKILLS: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite preferred.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This position has no direct reports but may support the coordination of volunteers.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Primarily works in a kitchen environment located within a warehouse, with intermittent exposure to outdoor elements such as cold, heat, and rain.

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear with or without aid, walk for short or extended periods of time, stand for short or extended periods of time, sit for short and extended periods of time, kneel, crouch, crawl, stoop, bend repeatedly, pull, reach above the shoulder with hands and arms, regularly use hands to finger, grasp, handle, feel, pull, climb stairs or ladders, step up and down at least 29 inches, balance, write, count, read, analyze, alphabetize, and frequently lift and/or move objects up to 25 lbs., occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 55 lbs., frequently push or pull objects up to 75 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, color vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

TRAVEL: none

Note: In instances of a federal, state, or locally declared emergency, Food Bank for Larimer County is typically considered an essential service and emergency responder; all employees may be called in to perform regular or emergent duties.