Kitchen Aide

Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit (www.hillelday.org) delivers an outstanding general and Jewish education to Jewish children from early childhood through eighth grade. At Hillel, we inspire a passion for learning, responsibility to self and community, and devotion to Jewish living in a warm, innovative, and engaging environment.

We are seeking a full-time Kitchen Aide employee, Monday through Friday. 6:00am to 2:30 pm. Potential for overtime within house catering services. School year schedule August 18, 2025, through June 11, 2026. Summer coverage for other staff taking time off may be available.

Summary:

The Kitchen Aide performs a variety of routine manual tasks associated with the cleaning of the kitchen area and food preparation equipment to ensure the kitchen is clean and operational at all times.

• Helps kitchen team in kitchen staff absences
• Handwashing food preparation and serving equipment, utensils, pots, pans, etc.
• Delivers and stores clean dishes and utensils to proper storage area
• Cleans kitchen area, tables, cabinets, equipment and disposals of trash and garbage
• Assists in loading food in disposable containers for carts or trucks for delivery
• Assist with large catering events as required
• Performs related kitchen duties as required and assigned
• Help prep simple components of each dish on the menu by chopping, slicing, cutting cooking, baking, salad bar prep and service
• Report to the Food Service Manager
• Help with stocking inventory and supplies
• Able to follow health guidelines by state and local officials
• Ability to work some weekends, Saturday nights after Shabbat, Sunday (catering) very rare
• Other duties assigned as required under the Jewish day school guidelines
• Attend and/or schedule meetings and trainings as required
• Ensures a first-in, first-out food rotation system and verifies all food products are properly dated and organized for quality assurance

Requirements:

• High School Graduate,
• Minimum of 1 years’ experience in a similar role
• Knowledge of food and kitchen best practices and cooking methods
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Multi-tasking in a fast paced environment
• Must be able to work cooperatively and efficiently in a team
• Ability to work under pressure
• Exceptional Customer-Service Skills