Kitchen Prep/Salad Bar Prep - Full-time / Part-time

The Kitchen Prep/Salad Bar Attendant is a multi-function position responsible for assisting the Heart of House with preparing ingredients for recipes; and sets-up, maintains, and breaks-down the Garden Bar and dish machine area following Ruby Tuesday procedures and safety and sanitation requirements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Cleans food preparation and production areas as required.
• Wash and clean fruit and vegetables for peeling, dicing, shredding, or slicing using kitchen hand-utensils and electric equipment following Ruby Tuesday safety procedures
• Measure and assemble ingredients and cooked items according to Ruby Tuesday recipes and menu specifications.
• Complete specific cleaning responsibilities and station maintenance including, but not limited to, the walk-in refrigeration, prep, and dry storage areas.
• Ensure the highest quality preparation and presentation of food items served on the Garden Bar.
• Prepare food in a way to avoid waste and spoilage, ensure high quality, and maintain food safety standards. Stock/restock items on the Garden Bar ensuring the Guests have a fully stocked Garden Bar
• Clean and maintain the cleanliness of carpeted and non-carpeted floors according to Ruby Tuesday standards and procedures.
• Maintain clean, stocked, and sanitary restrooms through regular restroom checks.
• Clean, roll, and unroll kitchen mats.
• Sweep up trash around exterior of restaurant. Deck scrub walk ways and back dock area.
• Bags and haul dish room trash to dumpster at designed times.
• Responsible for the set-up, cleanliness, and organization of the work area before, during, and after every shift.
• Follows HOH Cleaning Program and AM Utility Programs

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be 18 years old
• High School Diploma or High School equivalency preferred
• Able to lift and carry up to 70lbs, up to 20 times per shift; places these items on high shelves and in walk-in freezer.
• Ability to stand 100% of shift.
• Works frequently in damp, hot work environment.
• May use slicers or other kitchen machinery.
• Able to hold items with hands (knives, pans) for extended periods of time, with up to 5 lbs. of weight.
• Able to work flexible shift including nights, weekends, and holidays.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

This position requires regular attendance; requires the ability to stand or walk for hours at a time; frequently required to hear, speak, walk, crawl, climb, stand, reach, bend, balance, kneel, stoop, lift and carry items up to 50 lbs; requires ability to tolerate significant changes in temperature, and frequent immersion of hands in water and cleaning or sanitizing solutions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.