About The Role

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Peckham is a nonprofit vocational rehabilitation organization. We specialize in providing vocational rehabilitation and training opportunities for people with significant disabilities, and/or other barriers to employment. If you have a disability or other barrier to employment, please be sure to fully complete the ‘eligibility for services questionnaire’ to help us determine the best fit and necessary accommodations for your employment needs.

If you do NOT have a disability, please complete the entire application including the questionnaire. Being a person without a disability will not impact your eligibility to be hired for this position.

This specific job is open to all interested candidates, both people with and without disabilities.

Peckham Inc. Food Service Worker 1

Important Details

Wage: $13.73
Hours: 6:30am-2:30pm
Location: 3510 Capital City Blvd, Lansing MI, 48906
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SUMMARY

The Food Service Worker Level I assists Peckham Marketplace staff with food prep, food service, cleaning, and stocking food/supplies.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensure excellent customer service.
Work well with teammates in order to help contribute to a positive atmosphere.
Following health and safety standards regarding washing hands, wearing/changing gloves, personal hygiene, etc.
Prior to opening, take coffee to the airport warehouse.
One pot should be black
One pot should have 2 cups of milk in it.
Should also take cups and sugar if necessary.
Assist with fruit preparation for disbursement to team members if we do not have any volunteers or students performing this task. This includes taking fruit to the Airport Warehouse café.
Assist the cashier with completion of the morning inventory to determine what food needs to be prepped for the café using the inventories created for each section.
Assist the cashier with doing morning inventory to determine what packaged items need to be stocked in the café and stocking those items. Must ensure that proper rotation methods are employed, meaning that expiration dates are checked during inventory.
Ensuring throughout the day that all stations in the café are fully stocked. This means going into the café in between tasks and after rushes to stock.
Following recipes help to prep any items listed on the inventory or the board.
Ensure that all food they are prepping is packaged correctly, labeled correctly and dated.
If food items need to be stocked in the café, health and safety standards regarding proper rotation must be followed.
Recycle any of the refuse possible, including cardboard, cans, milk jugs, etc.
If there is downtime, cleaning in the café and kitchen utilizing the Cleaning Checklist for direction and documenting the date it was done.
Assist FS II with lunch preparation if necessary.
Serve breakfast/lunch when necessary or in the absence of FS II.
On Thursday or Friday, all used coffee pots should be cleaned using the coffee pot cleaner packets and the scrub brush provided. If its noticed that a pot needs to be cleaned prior to Thursday, ensure that it is done immediately.
At closing (2:00ish), bring in large coffee pots from the common area. Empty them and fill with water to allow to soak overnight. On Thursday and Friday (2 pots on Thursday and 2 pots on Friday), or sooner if needed, put 2 packets of coffee pot cleaner in each and fill with hot water and allow to soak. Use the scrub brush provided when necessary. Rinse very well the next morning.
Put filled coffee filters, trays and clean/empty coffee urns at the coffee maker in the common area for use the next morning.
Prior to leaving for the day address any and all phasing out tasks that can be accomplished by the end of the shift.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Must be at least 18 years old.
Exceptional customer service to interact with a wide variety of customers.
Must be able to communicate effectively.
Must be able to prioritize, organize, and follow through on work assignments.
Must be able to work well with teammates and contribute to a positive atmosphere.
Ability to function independently for certain tasks.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

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

This job operates in a kitchen/cafeteria setting in a professional office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but occasionally loud.

OTHER INFORMATION

This job description in no way states or implies all duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Peckham is an Equal Opportunity Employer - EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled. Peckham provides equal opportunities and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. EEO is Law

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SPECIAL NOTES

These jobs are part of the AbilityOne program, to learn more about the AbilityOne program go to www.abilityone.gov

PECKHAM IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled. Peckham provides equal opportunities and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR APPLYING NOTICE

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of your application please:

Click HERE and you will be directed to the ILRU Directory to find an agency in your area that can assist you
Click HERE and you will be directed to the American Jobs Center (AJC) finder to locate a center near you
Email us at jobs@peckham.org
Call us at (517) 316-4000
Visit us at: 3510 Capital City BLVD, Lansing, MI 48906 (M-F 8am - 4pm)

Examples of reasonable accommodations may include making a change to the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.