Kitchen Utility Worker

Atria Senior Living; Normal (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Atria Senior Living is seeking a Kitchen Utility Worker to support daily dining operations. You will wash and store dishes per procedures, maintain the dishwashing area, and help keep the dining room clean and organized.

You will assist with meal setup, serve items at breakfast and dinner, and deliver trays to residents as needed. You will participate in food preparation, support the food services team, and handle deliveries and table settings as required.

Qualifications

• General knowledge of cleaning and sanitation.
• General knowledge of safe food-handling practices.
• Effective communication skills in English.
• Ability and willing to follow standards and procedures, and work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, wash and store dishes following Holiday procedures. Clean the dishwashing area, food-serving areas and equipment, dining room tables and chairs and vacuum and clean the dining room area. Complete dishwasher temperature log at required times.
• Assist in the setup of serving carts for each meal, including preparing water carafes, distributing to each table, serving hot cereal at breakfast and bread at dinner, helping serve meals to residents and delivering trays to residents’ rooms when necessary.
• Assist with food preparation as assigned and work as part of the Food Services team to ensure smooth, efficient, and safe operation of the kitchen.
• As needed, assist with putting away deliveries, set dining tables for next meal.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Cleaning & sanitation

English communication

Teamwork

Food safety

Education

High School education or equivalent

Job description

Responsibilities

In the role of Kitchen Utility Worker you will help serve meals and clear/wash dishes from residents’ tables following Holiday procedures.

• Prepare, wash and store dishes following Holiday procedures. Also includes cleaning the dishwashing area, food- serving areas and equipment, dining room tables and chairs and vacuum and clean the dining room area. Complete dishwasher temperature log at required times.
• Assist in the setup of serving carts for each meal, to include preparing water carafes and distribute to each table, serve hot cereal at breakfast and bread at dinner, help serve meals to residents tables and deliver trays to residents’ rooms when necessary
• Assist with food preparation as assigned and work as part of the Food Services team to ensure smooth, efficient, and safe operation of the kitchen.
• As needed assist with putting away deliveries, set dining tables for next meal,
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School education or equivalent
• General knowledge of cleaning and sanitation
• General knowledge of safe food-handling practices
• Effective communication skills in English
• Ability and willing to follow standards and procedures, and accept direction & training and work as part of a team