Kitchen Attendant

New York, NY

Summary

Our client, a top-ranked AmLaw firm, is seeking a Kitchen Attendant for their New York office. The Kitchen Attendant is responsible for setting up conference room refreshments and meals; delivering food to attorneys as requested; maintaining kitchen supplies and cleanliness.

Schedule: 7am – 3pm (overtime compensated)

Responsibilities

• Maintain a supply of fresh coffee, fresh fruit, cookies, and various food products in assigned pantries.
• Maintain clean and tidy pantries, including equipment, cabinets, refrigerator and the like.
• Set up food for conference room meetings as directed.
• Clean dishes and conference rooms after meetings.
• Set up meals and delivering food to attorneys as directed.
• Collect and clean used mugs and dishes left throughout the office.
• The following applies only to the employees in the “beverage clerk” position:
• Stock and rotate beverages, including water.
• Maintain the basement/stock room.
• Distribute water to employees.
• Supply conference rooms and kitchens with garbage bags.
• Maintain cookie/cracker supplies, fill pantry cabinets when necessary.

Qualifications

• Approximately one year on the job experience in professional food services setting.
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints.
• Excellent customer service skills in order to follow instructions effectively from a diverse group of attorneys and staff.
• Excellent interpersonal skills in order to communicate by phone or in person and provide information with courtesy and tact.
• Maintain a friendly and helpful demeanor.
• Ability to push carts loaded with food and beverages; clear away dishes; load dishwasher; unpack food products including fruit and packages of cookies and place in overhead cabinet.
• Work may require a high level of effort and strain when performing several tasks and meeting several deadlines at one time.
• Work often requires more than 35 hours per week to perform the essential duties of the position.  Ability to work overtime is essential.
• Ability to work as a team and assist where needed.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $58,000 – $63,000, nonexempt.