Remote Kitchen Helper Part-time/On-Call - Manh Choh

NANA Management Services•Tok, AK

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Kitchen Helper maintains sanitation standards and performs cleaning, maintenance, food preparation, stocking, and serving duties in commercial kitchen, storeroom, dining, and serving areas at remote camp locations. This is an on-call position for local residents of Tok, Alaska, and surrounding areas within 60 miles. The position has no supervisory responsibilities. Employees may also be assigned other duties pertinent to the success of the department or unit. The work takes place in an industrial kitchen at a remote camp. Working conditions may be indoors or outdoors, with frequent exposure to arctic conditions and moderate-to-loud noise. Employees must be able to travel by plane and/or bus to remote camps, live in dormitory-style settings, and meet the remote camp’s cleanliness requirements. The role requires standing for 12 hours per shift during the scheduled rotation.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent preferred.
At least one year of commercial kitchen work experience, or documented vocational training sufficient to demonstrate knowledge of industrial cleaning equipment, restaurant food preparation, and general commercial cleaning processes.
Must have or obtain an Alaska Food Workers Card and/or ServSafe Certification upon hire.
Must pass applicable pre-employment contract requirements, which may include a drug test, physical and fit-for-duty assessment, and hearing test.
Ability to cooperate and work as part of a team with fellow employees, customers, and clients.
Ability to make decisions in the moment with little to no supervision.
Ability to stand for 12 hours per shift during the scheduled rotation.
Ability to live in dormitory-style settings and meet remote camp cleanliness requirements.
Must speak, understand, read, and write English.
Must meet and adhere to all safety guidelines and regulations set forth by the company and client.
Must be able to travel by plane and/or bus to remote camps.
Must be able to constantly stand, walk, climb, push, pull, use hands and arms, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
Ability to lift 50 pounds from floor to knuckle and 50 pounds from floor to waist twice.
Ability to lift 35 pounds from floor to shoulders twice.
Ability to perform 10 stoop-and-twist alternate cross-over toe touches on each side continuously at a self-paced rate.
Ability to kneel on one knee and stand, then repeat on the opposite knee; and perform five alternating kneeling sequences for each knee continuously at a self-paced rate.
Ability to squat continuously at a self-paced rate.
Ability to climb up and down 10 steps six times, for a total of 60 steps.
Ability to climb up and down 10 steps six times while carrying 10 pounds in one hand and using the other hand to grasp a railing for safety, at a self-paced rate.

Responsibilities

Assist cooks and other staff as needed and coordinate activities within a food service area.
Maintain products at specified levels in preparation, serving, and storage areas, including service machines.
Stock food service areas with products and materials.
Clean dishes, utensils, pots, and pans, and organize them in assigned storage areas.
Wash objects by hand or with cleaning equipment.
Clean, sweep, and wipe down dining, kitchen, storage, spike-room, and equipment areas, including floors.
Assist with periodically scheduled large cleaning projects.
Remove garbage from assigned areas.
Set up, break down, and clean tables, snack bars, display cases, and serving lines.
Occasionally prepare food or cook vegetables, entrees, coffee, sauces, meats, and other items.
Notify a supervisor if safety and sanitation standards are not being met.
Perform other duties pertinent to the success of the department or unit.