Kitchen Mechanic

Cedar Fair • Buena Park, CA

95d • $32 - $41

About The Position

The Kitchen Mechanic repairs, maintains, and installs a variety of commercial food preparation and serving equipment. This includes, but is not limited to: commercial ovens, ranges, fryers, warmers, proofers, mixers, dishwashers, coolers, freezers, ice machines, and soft-serve ice cream equipment. The Kitchen Mechanic also orders supplies and spare parts as necessary to properly maintain the equipment under his care.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• At least 5 years' experience in the repair and maintenance of commercial kitchen equipment.
• At least 3 years' experience with the repair and maintenance of refrigeration equipment such as freezers, coolers, and ice making equipment.
• At least 2 years' experience with the repair and maintenance of gas or electric cooking equipment such as ranges, ovens, grills, or fryers.
• Basic electrical troubleshooting skills (including AC and DC motors and controls).
• Ability to work nights, weekends and holiday periods to meet business needs.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English at a level sufficient to follow written policies and procedures; complete a variety of basic forms; and interact with guests including understanding and responding to specific questions.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoots, repairs and maintains a wide variety of commercial restaurant and food preparation equipment such as mixers, slicers, blenders, etc.
• Repairs and maintains commercial ice makers and ice dispensers.
• Repairs and maintains commercial dishwashing and ware washing equipment.
• Repairs and maintains gas and electric grills, ovens, stoves, and ranges.
• Repairs and maintains commercial soft-serve ice cream machines.
• Repairs and maintains commercial gas and electric fryers.
• Repairs and maintains commercial freezers, coolers, cold tables, and refrigerated display cases.
• Orders and maintains a stock of repair parts as required to facilitate timely repair of kitchen equipment.
• Maintains all assigned equipment in a safe and functional condition.
• Completes a variety of maintenance related paperwork, including daily logs, work orders, requisitions, and quotes.
• Provides technical specifications for the purchase of new and replacement commercial kitchen equipment.
• Communicates the status of all kitchen equipment and components in both verbal and written formats to Maintenance and Foods management.
• Reads and interprets equipment schematics for commercial kitchen and serving equipment.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Benefits

• $32.22 / hr - $41.48 / hr based on overall experience

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees