Utility Attendant/Potwasher

NYU Langone Health • New York, NY

9h • Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Health is seeking a Utility Attendant/Potwasher to join their team. This role involves performing various sanitation tasks in food preparation, production, storage, service, and ware washing areas to ensure a smooth and safe operation. The position requires adaptability to quickly changing demands in a team-centered environment. Responsibilities include garbage disposal, washing, rinsing, and sanitizing food equipment and surfaces, cleaning non-food-contact surfaces, and floor maintenance.

Requirements

• Must be able to communicate, read, and write English well.
• Must be able to understand and carryout simple oral and written instruction.
• Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Nice To Haves

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in food environments

Responsibilities

• Completes other duties assigned by the supervisor.
• Maintains a neat and sanitary work area throughout the scheduled working period.
• Assures routine and special cleaning assignments are complete.
• Washes, rinses, sanitizes and stores pots, pans, utensils, trays, domes, plates, dishes, glass-and flatware, and other food production/service equipment according to departmental procedures in three-compartment sink or ware washing machine. Assures all equipment is thoroughly clean and sanitized.
• Cleans, rinses and sanitizes kettles, skillets, griddle, and other equipment food-non-food contact surfaces in accordance with departmental procedures, the Joint Commission, CMS and all Federal, State, and local regulations. To distribute clean equipment to appropriate locations as required.
• Sweeps, mops, and scrubs floors in all kitchen areas.
• Empties, and disposes kitchen trash, maintains garbage bins clean and with liners lids.
• Operates sanitation equipment correctly and safely.
• Maintains hand wash stations filled with hand soap and paper towels.
• Sets up and breaks down assigned workstation and equipment, collects supplies and tools needed to complete duties and returns them clean and orderly at the end of the shift.
• Uses correct cleaning and sanitizing chemicals in accordance with instructions, departmental procedures, the Joint Commission, CMS and all Federal, State, and local regulations.
• Adhere to sanitation and safety procedures and report injuries, damages, maintenance problems or safety hazards to the supervisor.
• Attends and participates in meetings and in services for utility attendants and other trainings and demonstrates awareness and understanding of information and instructions given.

Benefits

• Financial security benefits
• Generous time-off program
• Employee resources groups for peer support
• Holistic employee wellness program focusing on physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees