Food and Kitchen Service Receiver

San Diego, CA 92123

$21r hr + medical benefits

3-6 month contact to turn Permanent ( Based on performance)

Full-time M-F 6am-2:30pm

Our client provides “home-away-from-home” for families. Their vision is to provide a welcoming and convenient home base where families may take care of their basic needs so they can better focus on what really matters: caring for their critically ill or injured child. Thanks to an active volunteer program and generous community support, they are able to make a big difference!

Job Summary:

The Food Service Receiver (FSR) provides support to the Food Service department. The FSR works with staff and volunteers to ensure that food quality, service, and cleanliness are maintained at the highest possible level. This position is responsible for accounting for the food products that come into the building and ensuring appropriate rotations are utilized.

Reports To: Food Service Manager

Duties:

• Work with staff and volunteers to ensure that food quality, guest service, and kitchen/dining
• room cleanliness are maintained at the highest possible level.
• Follows all sanitary food handling practices and kitchen rules.
• Works with staff & volunteers to ensure proper receiving and rotation practices, such as FIFO (First in, first out).
• Maintain communication with Food Service Department.
• Work with the Food Service Manager to utilize donated products.
• Model kitchen standards for quality, service, and cleanliness.
• Sorting, logging, and rotating stock received.
• Checking the quality of donated and purchased food. Discard food which has exceeded expiration dates or is in any way questionable.
• Provide food service support, as needed.
• Ensure accurate tracking of donated products.
• Maintain cleanliness of resident and commercial kitchens utilizing cleaning checklist, as needed.
• Follow the FIFO principles to ensure that older inventory is used first.
• Utilizing FIFO, unpack and disperse the items to their designated areas.
• Store food in FIFO order on shelves in accordance with local health and sanitation requirements.
• Inform Food Service Manager of food items and kitchen supplies needed.
• Inspect and sort all donated products so that quality products are kept and used.
• Confirm items received from vendors match the invoice.

• Assist in reporting of receipt of product to Feeding America.
• Keep all coolers, dry good areas and loading docks (both receiving area and B6 drop off area) clean and free from debris. Clean and organize all storage areas. Sweep and mop storage area floors.
• Keep freight elevators clean and clear of debris.
• Keep all receiving carts clean. Alert Food Service Manager of any breakage of carts and storage shelving.
• Remove and dispose of all boxes, recycling them whenever possible.
• Use approved chemicals safely and according to directions on container.
• Perform any other tasks deemed necessary by the Food Service Manager or Director of
• Operations.
• May be required to work evenings, weekends, holidays and special events.

Requirements:

• High Diploma or GED required
• 2+ yrs experience in Hospitality, Kitchen work, Food Service Receiver or Restaurant support handling food and picking up items for the kitchen
• Must be comfortable driving a truck; picking up baked good, produce and other perishable items from Costo, Whole Foods and donation centers.
• Able to drive between 6am-10am picking up perishable items for the kitchen (Company truck provided)
• Able to lift 50lbs and be on your feet all day; ability to take boxes of food in and out of the truck
• Experience to check the fridge daily to ensure items are not spoiled; notify manager of items that are needed to be used asap
• Experience or ability Inspect and sort all donated products so that quality products are kept and used.
• Requires a California driver’s license and clean DMV
• Must pass background and drug test
• Will need to obtain Food handler and ServSafe certifications upon hire (company pays)
• Must enjoy driving, stocking/handling food and delivering items.
• Requires experience to follow safety and sanitary procedures, ex: Not leaving food on the ground, meat needs to be covered etc. Follows all sanitary food handling practices and kitchen rules.
• Good organizational and basic math skills
• Bonus: Have worked for a non-profit organization

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, sit; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

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