Food Service Worker

Location: Pahrump

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Food Service Worker

Full Time Regular Manual Labor Las Vegas, NV, US

Summary

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide a wide range of food service duties that ensures the highest quality nutritional meals and the highest degree of satisfaction in a manner consistent with the mission of HAND Senior Living.

Essential Functions and Work Duties:

The following essential functions of this position are performed personally, in cooperation with the supervisor, and/or in coordination with other staff. Additional work functions and duties may be assigned.

Food Preparation

• Make salads, sandwiches, special salads, and menu substitutions.
• Prepare raw food, vegetables, meats, starches, and desserts.
• Stock pantry and dry storage areas.
• Ensure all food is prepared, distributed, and is stored under sanitary conditions.

Cleaning and Sanitation

• Use dishwashing machine, monitoring for proper water temperature, soap and disinfectant level.
• Wash and sanitize all food carts, garbage cans and lids.
• Clean and disinfect all kitchen equipment.
• Clean and disinfect doors, floors, and walls.
• Wash all shelves, refrigerators, and freezers.
• Degrease ovens, stoves, and cooking surfaces.
• Have a clean and neat personal appearance.

Dining Room / Tray Service

• Take menu orders, wait on tables, serve beverages, and set up tables as needed.
• Set up and deliver trays to residents as required.

Attend In-Service Training

• Attend scheduled in-service training on safe food handling, meal presentation, storage, and special diets as offered.

Teamwork

• Support/assist other departments to ensure highest level of satisfaction from the residents.
• Respond to requests from other departments timely and appropriately.

Communication

• Communicate effectively with residents, families, visitors, and staff.
• Be courteous and polite when dealing with residents, families, visitors, and staff.

Dress Code

• Wears clean and wrinkle free white Polo shirt, black pants, black apron and black non slip shoes.
• Implement specific procedures and programs; insure confidentiality of all information.
• Cooperate with, participate in, and support the adherence to all internal policies, procedures, and practices in support of risk management and overall safety and soundness.

Other Functions and Work Duties:

• Perform other duties as from time to time may be determined necessary for the well-being of the total operation.
• Coordinate specific work tasks with other personnel within the department as well as with other departments in order to ensure the smooth and accurate flow of work and information.
• Perform tasks which are supportive in nature to the essential functions of the job, but which may be altered or re-designed upon individual circumstances.

Qualifications and

Skills Required:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. 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. Education and/or

Experience:

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age or older and have a High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have a valid Food Handler Safety Training Card (Health Card) from the Southern Nevada Health District.
• Must have a current and valid CPR and First Aid certification through the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, EMS Safety, or similarity accredited vendor, or the ability to obtain within the first 30 days of employment.
• Must be able to obtain a Sheriffs Work Card

Other

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to read, write and speak in English.
• Demonstrate ability to learn on the job.
• Able to follow directions.

Physical Requirements:

• Stooping - frequently bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist, requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Kneeling - frequently bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knees.
• Reaching - frequently extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction.
• Handling - frequently seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with hand or hands.
• Standing:
  Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Lifting: raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and…