Kitchen Helper I
About The Position
Keep the kitchen running and make a difference behind the scenes! As a Kitchen Helper I, you'll play an essential role in supporting food service operations by ensuring dishes, equipment, and workspaces are clean, sanitized, and ready for use. From operating commercial dishwashing equipment to maintaining a safe and organized kitchen environment, your work helps the entire team deliver an exceptional dining experience. In this role, you'll wash and sanitize dishes, cookware, utensils, and kitchen equipment, assist with setting up and cleaning dining and special event spaces, and maintain the cleanliness of floors, walls, refrigerators, stoves, hoods, vents, food carts, loading docks, and other food service areas. You'll also help receive supplies, dispose of waste, and support the coordination and on-the-job training of student employees and other part-time staff working in sanitation and food service areas. If you take pride in keeping things clean, organized, and running efficiently while working as part of a collaborative team, this is a great opportunity to make an impact.
Requirements
- Ability to understand and follow directions.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in commercial, institutional, or high-volume food service operations.
- Experience operating commercial dishwashing and kitchen sanitation equipment.
- Experience following food safety and sanitation regulations.
- Experience coordinating or providing guidance for staff.
- Experience prioritizing multiple tasks while maintaining a clean, safe, and organized work environment.
Responsibilities
- Wash and sanitize dishes, cookware, utensils, and kitchen equipment.
- Assist with setting up and cleaning dining and special event spaces.
- Maintain the cleanliness of floors, walls, refrigerators, stoves, hoods, vents, food carts, loading docks, and other food service areas.
- Help receive supplies.
- Dispose of waste.
- Support the coordination and on-the-job training of student employees and other part-time staff working in sanitation and food service areas.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health and work-life benefits
- Medical and dental
- Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
- Generous vacation, holiday, and sick time and leave plans
- Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)
- Life insurance and long-term disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Various voluntary benefits and discounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellbeing program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
