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Heritage Senior Living•Kimberly, WI

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Aspire Senior Living is seeking a dependable, friendly Culinary Assistant to join its dining services team at Aspire Kimberly Senior Living. The role supports food preparation, meal service, kitchen operations, and a clean, welcoming dining environment. The Culinary Assistant serves residents, guests, visitors, and team members, helps create enjoyable dining experiences, and supports the culinary team in daily kitchen functions. Previous healthcare or food-service experience is helpful but not required.

Requirements

Passion for serving older adults.
Positive, friendly, dependable, and hardworking attitude.
Strong communication and customer-service skills.
Ability to present and serve food in an appealing manner.
Understanding of, or willingness to learn, sanitation, food-safety, and infection-control practices.
Ability to work collaboratively with coworkers and community team members.
Ability to follow directions and established procedures and help wherever needed.
Ability to meet applicable pre-employment, training, and regulatory requirements.
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods and bend, reach, stoop, kneel, push, pull, and perform movements needed for kitchen duties.
Ability to regularly lift, carry, and move items weighing up to 50 pounds.
Ability to safely handle food, dishes, cookware, kitchen equipment, cleaning supplies, and other materials, and work around heat, steam, hot surfaces, sharp utensils, cleaning products, wet surfaces, and temperature changes.
Ability to work a flexible schedule that may include weekends, holidays, and additional hours as needed.

Nice To Haves

Previous food preparation, restaurant, hospitality, senior living, or healthcare experience; preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Provide friendly, attentive service to residents, guests, visitors, and team members.
Serve meals and beverages, take individual food orders as needed, and prepare and deliver room-service trays.
Present meals in an appealing manner, respond courteously to resident requests, and help create a positive dining experience.
Assist with food preparation and meal production as directed by the Executive Chef or Sous Chef.
Prepare food and dining areas for special events, celebrations, and community programs.
Receive and store food and supply deliveries; assist with inventory and organization.
Label, date, rotate, and store food products according to established procedures.
Organize refrigerators, storage areas, and other kitchen spaces and assist with other kitchen functions as needed.
Wash and sanitize dishes, utensils, cookware, and kitchen equipment.
Maintain clean and organized kitchen, food-preparation, storage, and service areas; follow cleaning schedules and infection-control procedures.
Remove garbage and assist with general kitchen cleanup.
Follow safe food-handling, sanitation, and infection-control practices.
Assist with food, equipment, cleaning, in-service, OSHA, and other compliance logs.
Monitor dishwasher temperatures and chemical levels and report equipment or maintenance concerns to the Executive Chef.
Follow Heritage Senior Living policies, procedures, and applicable food-service requirements.
Communicate effectively, read and follow menus and safety information, and maintain regular, reliable attendance.