Dietary Aide - PT

Essential Duties

• Must be able to learn food service routine within a short period.
• Set up meal trays.
• Strip down returned trays and start washing dishes.
• Aid with serving the different meals.
• Check and record chlorine concentration and water temperature of dishwashing machine at the beginning of shift.
• Observe the water temperatures of dishwasher during dishwashing cycles.
• Operate dishwasher.
• Prepare nourishments and snacks.
• Sweep and mop kitchen.
• Carry out trash and garbage.
• Put groceries away in a safe, orderly and clean manner.
• To leave the kitchen in a clean and sanitary manner and be of assistance when called upon by the cook or dietary supervisor.
• Clean work surfaces and refrigerators.
• Sweep, mop, and maintain floors.
• Participate in the orientation and on-going training of dietary staff.

Qualification

• Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Language Skills: Ability to read technical procedures and follow recipes.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems.
• Physical Demands: Standing and/or walking very frequently, sitting occasionally, reaching with hands and arms frequently, pushing/pulling very frequently, talking and/or hearing very frequently, lifting up to 50 pounds frequently, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling occasionally, close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception in vision: ability to adjust focus.
• Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.