Kitchen Utility Worker

Atria Senior Living; Kentucky; On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Atria Senior Living in Kentucky is seeking a dedicated kitchen aide to support daily dining services for residents.

You will work with the Executive Chef and dining staff to maintain a clean kitchen, assist with meal prep, serve meals, and ensure food safety standards.

The role requires a positive attitude, reliability, and ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment, contributing to a warm, restaurant-style dining atmosphere.

Qualifications

• Customer service and resident relations are essential.
• Ability to work with others in a kitchen and dining environment.
• Basic understanding of food safety practices and hygiene.
• Consistently follow policy, procedures and uniform rules.
• Demonstrate a positive can-do attitude and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Maintain kitchen and dish area clean, safe, and sanitary.
• Provide high level customer service and promote a restaurant-style dining atmosphere.
• Adhere to cleaning schedules as assigned.
• Wash and store dishes and equipment per policy.
• Keep kitchen floors clean and trash emptied.
• Maintain dish machine and temperature logs.
• Assist with transportation and storage of food and supplies.
• Complete assigned food preparation as required.
• Adhere to standard food safety practices.
• Assist cooks and wait staff as requested.
• Assist with preparation and execution of special events, banquets, and theme meals.
• Attend pre-meal stand up in kitchen prior to meal service.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Multitasking

Direction following

Food safety

Positive attitude

Ethics and accountability

Uniform policy adherence

Job description

Responsibilities

The following essential functions are the fundamental job duties of the position to be completed with or without appropriate reasonable accommodation.

• Maintain kitchen and dish room area in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition at alltimes.
• Provide a high level of customer service and promote a restaurant style diningatmosphere. Work closely with the Executive Chef and/or Executive Director to keep residents satisfied with food and dining programs.
• Adhere to cleaning schedules as assigned.
• Wash and store all dishes and equipment in accordance with policy and procedures.
• Keep kitchen floors clean (sweeps and mops) and trash emptied.
• Maintain dish machine after each meal by thoroughly cleaning and maintaining temperature logs.
• Assist with the transportation and proper storage of food and supplies.
• Complete assigned food preparation as required.
• Adhere to standard food safety practices.
• Assist cooks and wait staff as requested.
• Assist with preparation and execution of special events, banquets, and theme meals.
• Attend pre-meal stand up in kitchen prior to meal service.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Build positive and strong relationships with employees, coworkers and residents.
• Focused and dedicated to provide excellent customer service.
• Demonstrate a positive can-do attitude.
• Able to handle multiple jobs and priorities.
• Accept and effectively follow direction from superiors or other experienced staff.
• Share job knowledge or resident information with others as needed.
• Give and welcome feedback.
• Must abide by company uniform policy.
• Must demonstrate high standards of ethics and personal accountability.