FT Pot Washer/Dishwasher Kitchen Technician
Salary: $53,800.56 - $64,501.92 Annually
Job Type: Full Time
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Job Number: Pot Washer/Dishwasher-23Closing: 7/19/2023 11:59 PM Pacific
Location: Norwalk, CA
Department: Pot Washer/Dishwasher-23
Division: Health Occupations
Description
Equity and Diversity
The District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal opportunity employment. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation in any of its policies, procedures or practices. In fact, the college encourages applications from all segments of qualified people.
Closing Date
This position will close on July 19, 2023 at 11:59 PM (or when 150 applications are received, whichever occurs sooner)
College Profile
Cerritos College is ranked 14th among the top 100 schools with the highest Hispanic enrollment in the United States by the United States Department of Education. Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the college's district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate. Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 180 areas of study in nine divisions. Enrollment currently averages 20,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at http://www.cerritos.edu.
Department Profile
The Cerritos College Culinary Arts department is an educational training program that teaches professional cooking and baking to a diverse student population in an industrial kitchen and educational restaurant/cafe/banquets. The custodians are an important part of the culinary team and assists our faculty and students by providing support services during instructional and non-instructional periods. Some responsibilities during instructional periods include but are not limited to delivery of and pick up dishes from student work surfaces, washing and drying dishes, pots and pans and other supplies, storing clean wares in appropriate areas. During non-instructional periods, some responsibilities include but are not limited to the custodian provides a deep clean and sanitation not appropriate during instructional periods, mopping and/or using a floor scrubbing machine and cleaning of other kitchen surfaces/areas (walk-in refrigerators and freezers, storerooms, and floor drains).
Summary
The position of Pot Washer/Dishwasher Kitchen Technician maintains dishes, pots, pans, and plate ware along with work area, equipment, and floors in a sanitary condition.
Distinguishing Characteristics
The Pot Washer/Dishwasher Kitchen Technician is a service level position requiring the ability to wash items within established food production timelines and to sanitation standards. This position also requires the physical ability to perform the duties on a sustained basis.
Job Duties
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Receives and prepares dishware, utensils, and pots for washing. Busses dishware, utensils and related items from dining areas. Separates and removes food and trash and places in designated containers.
- Organizes and loads machine washers to effectively use space and maintain sanitation standards.
- Washes plate ware, flatware and glasses in dish machine to ensure complete cleanliness and sanitation.
- Checks washers for proper working order and cleaning temperatures. Maintain temperatures and chemical levels to standards. Notifies instructor of temperature variations.
- Hand washes utensils, pots, pans, trays with a 3-compartment sink to ensure complete cleanliness and sanitation using proper safety and sanitization standards.
- Performs general cleanup of the washing area and kitchen spaces. Cleans spaces to standards and to avoid foot traffic slipping on surfaces.
- Cleans and sterilizes counters and food preparation areas to required standards.
- Deep cleans all walk-in refrigeration, reach-in refrigeration, and storerooms to proper safety and sanitation standards.
- Deep cleans all cooking equipment, stainless steel surfaces, and floors on a weekly basis.
- Sweeps, mops, or machine cleans floors in food prep and serving areas after each class session for safety and sanitation. May operate a commercial scrubber.
- Replenishes paper supplies and serving areas. Fills drink dispensers. Removes trash from the washing area; empties and cleans garbage cans before the end of every shift or as needed during shift.
- Collects and properly stores linens between each class.
- Maintains and organizes equipment and chemical room to proper safety and sanitation standards.
- Transfers supplies and equipment between storage and work areas.
- Maintains a record of cleaning agent Safety Data Sheets.
- Maintains records of washing volumes.
- Ensures compliance with outlined safety procedures and sanitation regulations.
- Maintains currency of knowledge and skills related to the duties and responsibilities.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience
The position requires a high school diploma or equivalent. Prefer a minimum of 3 months' experience in dish washing or pot washing.
Preferred Qualifications
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Current Servsafe Food Handlers Certificate or obtains a Servsafe Food Handlers Certificate within the first 30 days of employment. Failure to obtain the Food Handlers Certification Card could be grounds for termination.
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Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade.
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At least six (6) months of experience in commercial foodservice within the last 5 years.
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Knowledge of and/or certificates in cleaning methods/handling of chemicals in a commercial/ industrial food environment.
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Knowledge of and experience with Department of Health Services (DHS) standards for cleaning and sanitation and safety regulations and chemicals used in a commercial/industrial food environment.
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Chemical Training Certificate(s)
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OSHA Training
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Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Training (HACC)
Supplemental Information
Knowledge and Skills
The position requires basic knowledge of dish washing and sanitization techniques used in commercial food preparation. Requires basic knowledge of commercial dishwashing and floor cleaning machine operating characteristics including water and temperature levels and detergents. Requires basic knowledge of safe work habits and food handling and sanitization requirements. Requires knowledge of basic arithmetic and English to read standing instructions and record production data. Requires sufficient human relations skills to work productively with food preparation staff and customers.
Abilities
Requires the ability to employ safe work habits. Requires the ability to read and use proper temperatures, soaps, and cleansing agents to comply with sanitization requirements. Requires the ability to work productively and cooperatively with others.
Physical Abilities
Must be able to function effectively indoors engaged in work of an active nature. Requires the ability to stand for extended periods of time, bend, kneel, and stoop. Requires sustained lifting of light to heavy objects up to 50 pounds. Requires the ability to handle hot material and work in an environment dominated by temperature extremes. Requires sufficient hand- eye coordination to maintain pace in a production setting, to use kitchen utensils and equipment, and move and position hot materials.
Licenses and Certificates
Requires ServSafe Food Handlers certification within 30 days of employment.
Working Conditions
Work is performed indoors where safety considerations exist from temperature extremes, physical labor, unstable surfaces, and caustic substances.
Salary/Fringe Benefits
Grade 28 on District Classified Salary Schedule ($4,483.38 - $5,375.16 /month).
Health and welfare benefits include District contribution for medical/dental/vision benefits and employee life insurance ($50,000). (Cash in lieu option available on medical insurance.)
Participation in the Public Employee's Retirement System that is also integrated with Social Security
Conditions of Employment
This is a full-time, 10-calendar month classified position, (August to May).
Hours of employment are: The work hours are assigned by the department and require flexibility depending on instructional schedules and catering/banquet events.
Initial placement of employees on Classified Salary schedule is at Step 1. After six months of successful probationary employment, employee is placed at Step 2.
Employment is to be effective as soon as possible following completion of the selection process.
Individual who is offered employment shall be required to obtain fingerprints for a criminal history clearance through the State Department of Justice and remit the required fee for processing the fingerprints (no fee if obtained at Cerritos College Campus Police Station), produce an original social security card, and submit negative TB test results (must be within the past four years or within the last 60 days if not previously employed in a school district in California) before employment.
Proof of eligibility to work in the United States and signing of loyalty oath per Government Codes 3100-3109.
Board Policy 2905 requires mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations as a condition of employment. The District requires all employees to submit proof of full vaccination against COVID-19, as defined by the CDC. Full policy details can be found on the website; Cerritos College - Chapter 2 - Board of Trustees. Employees may submit requests for medical or religious exemptions to the vaccine mandate for consideration. Details are available on the District's COVID-19 webpage
**Please note - the District does not provide for immigration sponsorships such as H1B Visas
Application Procedures
Application materials must be submitted by the closing date. Applicants who need special services or facilities due to disability in order to apply or interview for this position must notify Human Resources at the time of application or at least 72 hours prior to the closing date or date of a scheduled interview.
It is the applicant's responsibility to provide copies of all transcript(s) verifying all educational degree(s) and/or coursework required for the position. Transcripts must be from regionally accredited institutions. A foreign transcript must be evaluated by a NACES certified agency. The website address is www.naces.org.
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter
To apply, visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/cerritosedu/jobs/4099771/ft-pot-washer-dishwasher-kitchen-technician
The District ensures that all qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and equal access to employment opportunity, and are not subjected to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of national origin, religion, age, sex or gender, race, color, medical condition, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or because he or she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. .jeid-c5e1c272504675478e1495d22ff6dbb6
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