Food Service Staff 1 at NATUREBRIDGE

Port Angeles, Washington, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

08 Sep, 26

Salary

18.0

Posted On

10 Jun, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Food Preparation, Dishwashing, Guest Service, Allergen Management, FIFO Inventory Management, Cleaning And Sanitation, Temperature Monitoring, Teamwork, Time Management, Physical Stamina

Industry

Education

Description

WORKING TITLE: Food Service Staff 1 (Kitchen Assistent) LOCATION: Olympic Campus SUPERVISOR: Food Service Manager FLSA STATUS: NON-EXEMPT Summary The kitchen assistant is responsible for ensuring the front of the house is clean, stocked, and running smoothly for buffet or cafeteria style meal services for up to 200 people. The kitchen assistant will also wash dishes and perform prep work tasks such as washing and chopping fresh fruits and vegetables, and packaging or portioning ready to eat items and ingredients for the cooks. The host will perform regular cleaning tasks and seasonal deep cleaning and may be assigned light maintenance in the kitchen. During some programs kitchen assistants will have additional guest service tasks. This position is seasonal from approximately February through approximately mid November, or May through November for the right candidate. Primary Duties and Responsibilities * Prepare, serve and clean up after meals in accordance with established procedures and checklists. * Understand how to manage allergens and minimize the risk of cross-contamination in the kitchen. * Ability to learn the menu, and basic information about NatureBridge campus and policy in order to provide outstanding guest service. * Check in and put away food deliveries according to FIFO and keep storage areas organized. * Perform daily cleaning such as sweeping, scrubbing the floor, and other general cleaning. * Maintain a safe and clean working environment. * Monitor and record cooking and food storage temperatures in accordance with U.S. public health standards. * Perform physical tasks requiring lifting up to 50 pounds such as moving equipment, and supplies. * Establish and maintain positive relationships with all staff, guests and Olympic National Park visitors and staff and provide outstanding guest service. * Perform other duties as assigned. Experience, Competencies and Education To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Qualifications include: * Demonstrated ability to work independently and consistently to high standards. * Demonstrated ability to work cheerfully as part of a team under sometimes stressful conditions. * Must be willing and able to work weekends, evenings, and early mornings. * Experience in food service is highly desirable. * Experience in guest service facing roles is must. * Expected to acquire a state food handler’s card and current upon hire. Working Conditions and Physical Demands The employee inside the kitchen is exposed to extreme heat and cold, wet and humid conditions, fire, boiling liquids, knives, moving mechanical parts, fumes and airborne particles, toxic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, in a confined area with other employees. The noise level of the work environment is usually loud. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk and sit; use hands, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hand and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must be able to lift and/ or move up to 50 pounds. This employee will use culinary tools and equipment along with major kitchen appliances. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. This position description intends to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. It is not intended to include all duties and responsibilities. Compensation Competitive salary, depending on experience. Excellent benefits package including medical insurance, retirement plan, plus generous vacation, holiday and sick leave plans. About NatureBridge Founded in 1971, NatureBridge provides environmental science programs for students in the world’s best classrooms—our national parks. Our mission is to connect young people to the science and wonder of the natural world, igniting self-discovery and inspiring stewardship of the planet. As the largest residential education partner of the National Park Service, NatureBridge serves more than 30,000 students and their teachers each year and offers programs in four national parks: Yosemite National Park, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Olympic National Park and Prince William Forest Park. In order to further our mission, NatureBridge is committed to supporting diversity, equity and inclusion and to promoting equal opportunity for students and staff in the field of environmental education. For more information, visit: naturebridge.org [http://www.naturebridge.org/]

Responsibilities

Responsible for maintaining a clean and stocked front-of-house for buffet services and performing kitchen prep work such as chopping and portioning. Duties include washing dishes, monitoring food temperatures, and providing guest services to visitors.