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About The Position
The Porter I is an essential part of our team of dedicated culinary professionals producing meals with love every day for seniors and vulnerable neighbors in the Bay Area. The Porter I works as part of the team that ensures all dishes, utensils, equipment, tools and other kitchen appliances remain sanitized and ready to use. Porters thoroughly clean kitchen floors and surrounding areas, take out the trash, recycling and compost meals in a well-maintained kitchen. Porters also participate in the packaging of meals. This position is ideal for an ambitious team player looking to support large-scale meal production in a professional and mission-driven kitchen environment.
Requirements
- A commitment to Project Open Hand’s mission and operating principles
- Ability and desire to work as a part of a cohesive team
- Ability to take direction and responsibility for actions
- Ability to speak, read and write in English to facilitate communications with volunteers, peers and leadership in a fast paced kitchen environment
- Capable of safely handling and cleaning knives and other large commercial kitchen food preparation equipment requiring heat, cleaning agents, sharp edges, and other potentially hazardous materials
- Ability to pass CA food handling certification
- Must be flexible to work early mornings, afternoons, weekends or holidays to meet demands
Nice To Haves
- Professional commercial, industrial or production kitchen experience
- Experience with high volume meal production
- Bilingual in Spanish or Tagalog
Responsibilities
- Follows instructions and completes assigned trainings in all aspects of Porter duties and kitchen sanitation
- Completes assigned trainings in all aspects of porter duties and kitchen sanitation
- Adheres to kitchen department rules, policies and procedures
- Sets up, breaks down, maintains and fully cleans the dish machine, sinks and other porter machinery
- Takes temperature and performs sanitizer level checks on the machines and sinks
- Removes trash, cardboard, compost and recycled material from the kitchen
- Cleans, sanitizes, maintains and replaces all assigned equipment
- Assists with simple kitchen tasks, production and/or packing line as needed
- Performs laundry services
- Follows the posted master cleaning list and does side jobs as assigned
- Follows inventory policies & procedures
- Sets up, maintains and breaks down staff and volunteer dining areas and all utensils used
- Properly fills out all food service and inventory logs with required information and signatures per HACCP guidelines
- Works harmoniously with peers and volunteers to complete the goals of the department
- Maintains a clean work area and follows all local, state and federal health standard guidelines
- Attends kitchen trainings and agency meetings
- Completes other kitchen tasks as assigned
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, and Flexible Spending Account
- Long Term Disability, Life/AD&D, and Supplemental Life Insurance
- Retirement Savings Plan 403(b), Commuter Check Subsidy
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Financial Counseling, Cell Phone Discounts, and additional discounts
- Holidays (11 per year), generous vacation and sick leave, and complimentary lunch
