Job Description:

1. Maintains all kitchen equipment in good, safe working order, includes food preparation equipment, refrigeration equipment, cleaning-sanitizing equipment, and food storage equipment
2. Evaluates work order requests for repairs or replacement of all kitchen equipment. Recommends most efficient cost of repair or replacement of equipment
3. Establish contact with approved vendors or supplies, orders repair and/or materials as needed to maintain above equipment
4. Turns in request for purchase orders to the Director of Nutrition as needed for repairs and replacements to suppliers and vendors per district policy
5. Complete necessary repairs to equipment in a timely manner
6. Contact necessary outside vendors to make repairs when unable to complete repairs in-house
7. Maintain stock of commonly used repair parts, replenishes stock as needed
8. Create and maintain preventive maintenance program on all kitchen equipment
9. Maintain current files on all repairs to and replacement of kitchen equipment
10. Maintain and update kitchen equipment inventory for all kitchen equipment, e.g. brand, model, serial #, age, etc.
11. Ensure monthly, quarterly, and annual preventative maintenance procedures are carried out per equipment manufactures specifications
12. Coordinates work schedule with Director of Nutrition Services
13. Makes recommendation on replacement of equipment. Assists in 5 year/10 year equipment replacement plan