Food Service Porter - Part time

Yale New Haven Health•New Haven, CT

About The Position

Performs extensive cleaning duties in the Food Service Department, helping maintain kitchen sanitation and clean, orderly work areas. The role includes cleaning foodservice equipment, floors, walls, kitchen perimeters, customer-facing areas, and retail areas; managing waste and recyclables; maintaining supplies; and responding to spills and cleanup requests during operating hours. The employee follows infection-control, safety, departmental quality, and professional behavior standards, and works under the general direction of the manager on duty. Assignments and schedules may change as necessary.

Requirements

Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
Must be able to push and pull heavy equipment.
Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
Must be able to perform similar duties as required or directed.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Approximately one year of relevant experience in a food service setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Clean foodservice equipment and maintain kitchen sanitation, selecting appropriate cleaning materials and solutions for the equipment and assigned areas.
Clean floors, walls, kitchen perimeters, woodwork, customer-facing areas, and retail areas; perform floor care such as dusting, mopping, vacuuming, and sweeping.
Arrange equipment and supplies orderly after cleaning, return unused supplies to the janitor’s or chemical closet, and keep the closet clean.
Collect and remove kitchen waste, municipal solid waste, cardboard, and recyclables; assist with spills and garbage pickup during operating hours.
Maintain kitchen floors during production and Dietary operating hours.
Notify the manager or supervisor of equipment requiring repair, unsafe conditions, and other questionable matters.
Wash hands throughout the workday and follow hospital infection-control policies.
Use prescribed safety practices and appropriate protection when handling chemicals and waste.
Assemble cleaning equipment and supplies, prepare cleaning solutions, and use cleaning agents according to established practices or instructions.
Keep supplies stocked at proper levels in assigned Food & Nutrition areas.
Follow departmental quality standards, YNHH professional behavior standards, and applicable State Health Department, YNHH, and Joint Commission cleaning practices and procedures.
Perform duties with minimal interruption to customers and other personnel; be courteous to staff and patients and respond promptly to requests.
Accept assignments and schedule changes under the general direction of the manager on duty.
Use proper body mechanics when lifting or moving materials.