Position Summary:
The primary purpose of your job position is to clean dishes, glassware, silverware, pots and pans by hand or machines and to provide assistance in all dietary/food services functions as directed/instructed and in accordance with established dietary policies and procedures.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Administrative:
- Work with the facilitys manager or director as necessary and implement recommended changes are required.
- Ensure that all dietary/food services procedures are followed in accordance with established policies.
- Perform administrative requirements such as completing necessary forms, reports, etc., submit to the Director of Food Services.
- Coordinate dietary/food services with other departments as necessary.
- Others as deemed necessary and appropriate, or as may be directed.
Personnel Functions:
- Develop and maintain a good working rapport with inter-department personnel as well as with other departments within the facility to assure that food services can be properly maintained to meet the needs of the residents.
- Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis as well as a calm environment throughout the department.
- Report any occupational exposure to the Manager of Food Services and/or the Director.
- Attend departmental and staff meetings as directed or called.
Staff Development:
- Participate and assist in department studies and projects as directed.
- Attend an participate in in-service educational classes, on-the-job training programs, etc., as scheduled or directed.
- Attend and participate in annual OSHA in-service training programs for hazardous communication, TB management, and blood borne pathogens standard.
Dietary Service:
- Operate dishwasher in a satisfactory manner.
- Take tray carts to each floor and returns trays in a timely fashion.
- Perform dishwashing/cleaning procedures. Assure that utensils, etc., are readily available for next meal.
- Assist in serving meals as necessary and on a timely basis.
- Serve food in accordance with established portion control procedures.
- Assist in daily or scheduled cleaning duties, in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Keep work areas clean.
- Set up meal trays, food carts, dining room, etc., as instructed.
- Serve food in dining room to residents as instructed in a courteous manner.
Safety and Sanitation and Equipment Functions:
- Follow safety regulations and precautions at all times.
- Follow established Infection Control and Universal precautions policies and procedures when performing daily tasks.
- Report all hazardous conditions/equipment immediately to the Manager of the Food Services department and/or Director.
- Assist in maintaining food storage areas in a clean and properly arranged manner at all times.
- Follows established fire safety and emergency procedures.
- Dispose of food and waste in accordance with established policies.
- Report missing/illegible labels of MSDSs to the Manager of the Food Services department and/or Director.
Equipment and Supply Functions:
- Checks condition of equipment and requisitions maintenance and repair or replacement.
- Assist in inventorying and storing in-coming food, supplies, etc., as necessary.
Miscellaneous:
- Assist in serving food for special meals, for parties, etc.
- Other reasonable duties as assigned.
