Job Description

Job Location: CHESHIRE, CT 06410
Position Type: Per Diem
Salary Range: $17.50General Description:
Responsible for performing a variety of duties to include general cleaning of kitchen, equipment, floor care, dishwashing, potwashing, and delivery of food carts.  Performs duties in compliance with established state and company policies and procedures, and performs all other duties as may be required.
Essential Job Functions:
- Responsible for the cleanliness of pots, pans, floors, work surfaces, dishes, etc.
- Responsible for practicing good sanitation practices such as wash, rinse, sanitize in the pot sink.
- Operates dish machine, records temperatures, keeps area clean and organized.
- Mops floors using proper chemical and procedures.
- Takes out trash and cleans trash cans.
- Uses appropriate safety equipment (PPE: wet floor signs, gloves, goggles, etc.)
- Cleans and sanitizes equipment as directed.
- Assists Cooks with running, stocking and production as requested.
- Attends scheduled meetings and in-services.
- Adheres to unit standards of dress.
- Performs all other duties as required in the Culinary Department.
Key Characteristics:
- Demonstrates neatness, accuracy and dependability.
- Contributes, develops and carries out new ideas.
- Demonstrates an ability to work with others.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to work in cost and time efficient manner.
- Teaches skills and knowledge to new staff.
- Wears appropriate clothing/uniform.  Appearance is neat and well kept.
- Relates well with residents; is friendly and pleasant.
- Demonstrates good safety habits­—uses equipment appropriately.
- Attendance/punctuality—comes to work when scheduled and on time.

QualificationsWork Area and Working Conditions:
- Well lighted, well ventilated kitchen, dining rooms, and dish room.
- Subject to frequent interruptions.
- Frequently exposed to wet and humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes, or airborne particles, fluctuating temperatures.
Entry Level

Qualifications:
- Ability to read and write
- Posses positive communication skills
- Ability to perform simple math
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
- Ability to follow with standardized job tasks with occasional variations to job
Physical Requirements:
- Must be of good physical and mental health.
- While performing the duties of the job, the employee must be able to frequently sit, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, stand, walk, use hands, talk, pull, push, feel, and smell.
- While performing the duties of the job, the employee must be able to regularly lift and move 30 pounds and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
- Specific vision abilities required, including close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.