Kitchen Cleaner

Pay Rate: $16.00 an hour

Schedule:

Monday thru Friday, 12 AM – 5 AM

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Professional Kitchen & Floor Care:
  Perform thorough cleaning of kitchen floors, including sweeping, foaming with a foam gun, scrubbing with a deck brush, safely hosing, and drying using squeegees, mops, or wet vacuums.
• Safe Hosing Practices:
  Execute proper hosing techniques (maintaining a 3" to 6" floor clearance and hosing under rather than at appliances) while strictly avoiding electrical outlets to prevent water damage.
• Heavy Equipment Cleaning:
  Degrease and deep-clean commercial kitchen equipment, including hoods, pizza ovens, grills, fryers, ranges, steamers, and kettles.
• Appliance Detailing:
  Scrape grills and fryers using metal brushes (ensuring gas is off), wipe down equipment interiors and exteriors, and polish all stainless steel fixtures and hoods with oil-based cleaners.
• Wheeled Equipment Handling:
  Carefully pull out appliances on wheels to clean behind, under, and around them, taking care not to damage drain pipes, gas lines, or wiring.
• PPE Compliance:
  Consistently wear mandatory Personal Protective Equipment, including slip-resistant boots (during kitchen work and hosing), heavy-duty gloves (for degreasing), and protective eyewear (for high dusting, pressure washing, or overhead chemical use).
• Workplace Safety:
  Secure work areas with appropriate safety signs (e.g., WET FLOOR) and strictly follow all safety and infection control practices, including proper hand-washing techniques.
• Facility Organization:
  Keep hallways and pathways clear of carts and tools, never leave cleaning carts unattended, and ensure custodial closets remain locked at all times.
• End-of-Shift Duties:
  Manage waste disposal by taking trash to assigned areas, and ensure all cleaning tools and equipment are left clean and ready for the next shift.
• Communication & Reporting:
  Promptly report any safety hazards, equipment damage, or maintenance needs to your supervisor.
• Department Standards:
  Perform all work as directed in a professional manner, maintaining strict confidentiality according to policy and upholding the highest integrity of the Custodial Department.

• Ability to understand written and verbal instructions.
• Apply common sense understanding to follow instructions that were provided.
• Must be able to communicate and understand English.

• Bend 15 to 30 times during 6.5 hours shift
• Carry 5 to 10 times while carrying 5-10 pounds.
• Kneels 15 to 30 times.
• Lift floor to waist 3 to 4 times.
• Pull and Push 3 to 5 times while carrying 15 to 20 pounds.
• Reach overhead 3 to 5 times while carrying 0-1 pounds.
• Sits 2-3 times during the 6.5 hour shift.
• Stands 80% of the time while carrying 1-5 pounds.
• Twist 10% of times while carrying 1-5 pounds.
• Walks approximately 50% of the time while carrying 15-10 pounds.
• Grasp 75% of the time.