Kitchen Night Person

Blue Lake Casino & Hotel

POSITION DESCRIPTION

MANAGEMENT RETAINS THE RIGHT TO CHANGE JOB DESCRIPTION AS DEEMED NECESSARY

Job Title: Kitchen Night Person

Department: F&B - Kitchen 

Reports To: Executive Chef  

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Prepared By: Employment Manager 

Revised Date: October 31, 2018

Approved By: General Manager  

Approved Date: May 13, 2013

JOB SUMMARY 

Maintains kitchen work areas and restaurant equipment and utensils in a clean and orderly condition and keeps food production area in a clean, orderly, and sanitized condition by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Washes pots, pans, dishware, flatware, glassware, and trays.
• Sweeps and mops kitchen floors.
• Washes worktables, walls, and refrigerators.
• Segregates and removes trash and garbage and places it in designated containers.
• Mop all food production floors.
• Clean all mats.
• Clean all floor drains, sinks, countertops and cooking equipment.
• Maintains and cleans the sinks’ “big dippers”.
• Washes hood filters and grease catches.
• Keeps work area clean and free of clutter.
• Maintains Casino cleanliness as delegated by supervisor.
• Maintains cleanliness of kitchen equipment.
• Fills dishwashing equipment with cleaning detergents and reports any needed maintenance or repairs to supervisor.
• Must wear black non-slip shoes or temporary non-slip shoe covers.
• Conducts advanced cleaning and sanitation procedures while using safe chemical handling practices.
• Performs deep cleaning of equipment, which includes moving heavy equipment, and additional special cleaning projects.
• Other duties as assigned by management, including any supervisor, manager, or executive.

Promotes the following within the department and among all Team Members:

• Creates an atmosphere of FUN for all casino guests.
• Encourages mutual respect, dignity and integrity with all Team Members, by setting positive examples at all times.
• Maintains a professional departmental, company and community reputation.

Blue Lake Casino & Hotel requires Team Members, on a continual basis

• To provide a safe work environment for Team Members, through compliance with established safety guidelines, identifying potential safety hazards, and reporting same to the appropriate person for proper resolution.
• To maintain a professional departmental, company and community reputation.
• To enforce performance standards, policies and procedures as they relate to the department.
• To maintain a consistent, regular attendance record.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES 

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Some janitorial experience preferred. 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE 

High school diploma or GED equivalent and preferably up to one year related experience or training.

LANGUAGE SKILLS 

Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS 

Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

REASONING ABILITY 

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS 

While employed, you must maintain a valid and active Blue Lake Tribal Gaming Commission License.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Familiar with sanitation standards for restaurants. Must be able to work without supervision.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The Team Member is frequently required to talk or hear. The Team Member is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The Team Member must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The Team Member is occasionally exposed to cigarette smoke, wet and/or humid conditions, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat and to hazards of wet floors. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.