Mess Attendant

at Riley Food Service in Fort Riley, Kansas, United States

Job Description

MESS ATTENDANT and MESS ATTENDANT – STEP 1

 Responsibilities include a significant amount of the following duties, which are typical but not all-inclusive:

1. Wash dishes, glasses, silverware, cooking vessels, cooking utensils
2. Clean and sanitize woodwork, walls, ceilings, tables, counters, floor drains, kitchen and serving equipment
3. Remove trays from dining tables left by patrons
4. Remove garbage and trash to disposal areas
5. Fills condiment (salt, pepper, sugar, etc) containers
6. Policing outside areas of trash, garbage, cigarette butts, etc.
7. Climbing ladders (4 ft and up)
8. Lifting and/or carrying up to fifty (50) lbs without assistance
9. Must be able to push seventy (70) pounds on wheels
10. Load and unload dishwashing machines
11. Clean dishwashing machines
12. Clean restrooms, dry storage areas, and refrigeration units
13. Unloading supply trucks
14. Procuring subsistence items from storeroom or refrigerator as requested
15. Washing, cleaning, peeling, slicing, or otherwise preparing fruits and vegetables for salads, desserts, and general cooking
16. Serving of food to patrons
17. Maintaining outside beautification (weeding beds, planting plants, etc)
18. Tasks requiring prolonged standing and/or walking

Other requirements may come up that mess attendants may have to accomplish.  As long as the task does not produce bodily harm or a flagrant violation of safety guidelines, the task will be completed by the mess attendant.