Kitchen & Food Service Aide - Clean, Prep & Serve

MONROEVILLE in; Monroeville (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Monroeville is seeking a dietary aide to support daily kitchen operations, including meal service, tray handling, dishwashing, and sanitation. The role requires following recipes, maintaining cleanliness, and assisting the cook and dietary supervisor.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent and ability to learn procedures quickly. The position emphasizes safety, teamwork, and adherence to food-handling standards.

Qualifications

• Ability to read technical procedures.
• Ability to read and follow recipes.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Responsibilities

• Learn food service routine quickly.
• Strip down returned trays and start washing dishes.
• Assist with serving different meals.
• Check and record chlorine concentration and water temperature of dishwashing machine at the beginning of shift.
• Observe water temperatures during dishwashing cycles.
• Operate dishwasher.
• Prepare nourishments and snacks.
• Sweep and mop kitchen.
• Carry out trash and garbage.
• Put groceries away safely and neatly.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness and sanitary conditions.
• Clean work surfaces and refrigerators.
• Sweep, mop and maintain floors.
• Participate in orientation and ongoing training of dietary staff.
• Work cooperatively with personnel in all departments.

Skills

Reading procedures

Reading recipes

Communication with managers

Fractions and ratios

Problem solving

Instruction interpretation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Monroeville is seeking a dietary aide to support daily kitchen operations, including meal service, tray handling, dishwashing, and sanitation. The role requires following recipes, maintaining cleanliness, and assisting the cook and dietary supervisor.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent and ability to learn procedures quickly. The position emphasizes safety, teamwork, and adherence to food-handling standards.