Primary Purpose of Job:
The Porter provides Food Bank's Community Kitchen with basic daily support services needed to ensure a safe and sanitary working environment for the preparation and service of meals for up to 700 community residents.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Comply with all sanitation, health, cleaning, and housekeeping procedures to health code standards
- Maintain sanitary conditions in the facility at all times, including bathrooms ad garbage room
- Execute duties such as baling cardboard boxes, dish washing, and equipment cleaning
- Coordinate pick up of baled boxes, pallets, and milk crates on a weekly basis
- Receive trucks and unload merchandise as needed
- Perform basic support duties such as product storage, FIFO, and inventory
- Maintain weekly inventory of cleaning supplies
- Maintain cleaning logs for the facility including temperature logs of the dry and cold storage areas
- Reset dining room daily after DFTA Senior Program is completed
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- Each evening, assist with cleaning the kettles, steamer, stoves, and ovens
- After the evening meal, assist with breaking down the dining room by moving tables and chairs aside for allowing for sweeping and mopping of the dining room
- Perform other Sanitation or Food Production task that may be assigned by manager
- Cross-train for other positions in the Community Kitchen
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent plus 2 years culinary training and/or experience
- Team player with excellent communication and customer service skills
- Ability to maintain a schedule
- Ability to lift boxes averaging 30-50 lbs., e.g., boxes, equipment, or supplies
- Attend ServSafe training to expand understanding of DOH sanitary and food safety standard
- Bilingual, English/Spanish strongly preferred