Full-Time Dietary Aide 12pm-8pm

PACS•Lexington, KY

About The Position

The Dietary Aide performs food-service and kitchen-cleaning duties according to the needs of the shift. The position reports to the Cook and Dietary Supervisor and has no supervisory responsibilities. The role requires learning food-service routines quickly, preparing and serving meals and snacks, operating and monitoring dishwashing equipment, and maintaining a clean and sanitary kitchen. The employee also participates in the orientation and ongoing training of dietary staff and works cooperatively with personnel in all departments. A high school diploma or equivalent is required, as is obtaining and maintaining a food handlers’ certificate. The work environment is usually low to moderate in noise. Essential job functions require frequent standing or walking, reaching, pushing or pulling, talking or hearing, tasting or smelling, and lifting up to 50 pounds. Sitting and climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling occur occasionally.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Must obtain and maintain a food handlers’ certificate.
Ability to learn food-service routines quickly.
Ability to read technical procedures and follow recipes.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems and interpret written, oral, diagrammed, or scheduled instructions.
Ability to perform the physical demands described, including frequently lifting up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Learn food-service routines within a short period.
Set up meal trays.
Strip down returned trays and begin washing dishes.
Assist with serving meals.
Check and record the dishwashing machine’s chlorine concentration and water temperature at the beginning of the shift.
Observe dishwasher water temperatures during dishwashing cycles.
Operate the dishwasher.
Prepare nourishments and snacks.
Sweep and mop the kitchen and maintain floors.
Carry out trash and garbage.
Put groceries away in a safe, orderly, and clean manner.
Leave the kitchen clean and sanitary, and assist when called upon by the Cook or Dietary Supervisor.
Clean work surfaces and refrigerators.
Participate in the orientation and ongoing training of dietary staff.
Work cooperatively and harmoniously with personnel in all departments.