Utility Worker

Assists cook with the daily preparation and serving of meals and the maintenance of housekeeping duties at the workplace facility according to customer contract specifications

Essential Job Functions/Major Responsibilities: include the following:

• Clean and maintain galley and quarters (bedrooms, hallways, stairways, TV rooms and offices)

• Prepare and serve appropriate foodstuffs as directed by Steward

• Properly protect and store foods for health and sanitation purposes

• Prepare and maintain fresh coffee supply at all times

• Clean and sanitize dishes, utensils and all refuse containers

• Clean and organize pantry, walk-ins and freezers ensuring proper rotation of perishables

• Unload and store groceries and supplies as received, practicing proper rotation

• Inventory and bag all soiled linen to be cleaned.  Inventory and store all clean linen

• Make beds daily and clean storerooms

• Clean, sweep, mop, strip and wax floors and bathrooms regularly

• Clean and sanitize galley equipment as required

• Participate in Safety activities such as meetings, inspections and demonstrations

• Other duties may be assigned

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist Cook with other galley and food preparation duties as directed

• Maintain and clean galley along with quarters when special rig circumstances are required

• Assist with monthly inventory

• Show new employees on job their responsibilities and duties

• Other duties such as required by contract or as directed by management

• Basic knowledge in the safe and proper use of household pesticides and cleaning chemicals

• Customer and employee relationship

Essential Physical Functions:

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

• Standing-continuously-Stand for sustained periods of time

• Lifting-frequently-Lift maximum of 50 lbs.

• Carrying-frequently-Carry maximum of 50 lbs.

• Climbing stairs/ladders-frequently-Climb stairs and ladders

• Grasping-frequently

• Ability to support own weight to accomplish swing rope transfer

• Reaching-frequently-Reach in all directions

• Walking-constantly

• Stooping-frequently

• Pulling-frequently-Pull maximum of 70 lbs.

• Crouching-occasionally

• Feeling, particularly with fingertips

• Hearing-Ability to hear emergency or detailed information through verbal
• communication and alarms

• Speaking-Ability to express or exchange ideas and to convey detailed instructions to other workers accurately, loudly and/or quickly

• No active communicable diseases, diseases transmitted through food supply as listed
• by Centers for Disease Control Department of Health and Human Sodexo

Environmental Job Conditions:

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.

• Exposure to high or extreme cooking temperatures

• Exposure to industrial cleaning chemicals

• Exposure to operational equipment

• Exposure to drilling noises and rig vibrations
• Requires living and working in remote confined space workplaces for extended periods of time

• Exposure to boat and helicopter transportation from dispatch sites to jobsites and return

• Required traveling throughout the Gulf Coast area

• Exposure to work assignments consisting of twelve (12) hour workdays on assignments that may last up to four (4) weeks

• Exposure to day or night shifts

• Occasionally on standby for “on-call" status

• Exposure to uninterrupted work schedules