Kitchen Utility Worker

Atria Senior Living; Napa (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Atria Senior Living in Napa, CA is seeking staff to support kitchen and dining operations. You will maintain clean dish areas, help with food prep, and assist cooks and wait staff to ensure a smooth dining experience for residents.

You will help promote a restaurant-style atmosphere, follow safety standards, and participate in special events while coordinating with cooks and supervisors to meet residents' needs.

Qualifications

• Must provide excellent customer service to residents.
• Ability to follow safety and sanitation policies.
• Able to multitask in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Reliable, punctual and respectful to staff and residents.

Responsibilities

• Maintain kitchen and dish room area in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition at all times.
• Provide a high level of customer service and promote a restaurant style dining atmosphere. 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.

Skills

Customer service

Multi-tasking

Ethics & accountability

Teamwork

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

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 all times.
• Provide a high level of customer service and promote a restaurant style dining atmosphere. 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.