Standard |
Essential Function |
Examples |
Communication
Oral / Written |
- Skills sufficient to communicate information and ideas so others will understand
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- Communicate with coworkers and customers
- Explain procedures
- Give and take directions
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Mobility / Motor Skills |
- Motor skills sufficient to move the hands and use hands to grasp or manipulate objects
- Mobility sufficient to perform physical activities that require considerable use of arms and legs and moving the whole body
- Ability to safely operate in and around kitchen equipment
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- Use mixing, whisking, dicing, and piping skills
- Move freely, quickly, and safely in a close environment
- Move supplies between floor and standard height above head
- Move from workstation to workstation
- Lift supplies from floor or remove supplies from overhead storage racks
- Lift and transport trays with plated foods, china, and small wares
- Complete cleaning responsibilities that require stooping, bending, and climbing
- Safely manipulate small wares, equipment and equipment controls
- Safely use knives and other commercial cooking equipment
- Safely pour liquids including hot liquids
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Sensory
- Sight
- Sound
- Taste
- Touch
- Smell
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- Visual skills sufficient to see details at close range
- Listening skills sufficient to communicate with others
- Identify various sounds in the kitchen
- Ability to analyze flavors, textures, and scents for all products produced
- Ability to tolerate various odors and textures
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- View food for presentation
- Read meters and gauges
- Read printed and written instructions and labels
- Hear voice instructions in a noisy environment
- Detect equipment alarms
- Taste and feel all products produced and be able to determine quality and doneness
- Adjust flavor appropriately
- Touch raw meat
- Smell various foods
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Environmental / Occupational Exposure |
- Possible exposure to foods that cause life-threatening food allergies
- Possible exposure to chemicals
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- Wheat or nut allergies
- Cleaning chemicals
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Field or Industry Professional Standards |
- Operate machinery and equipment safely and efficiently
- Read MSDS documents
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- Use a hand-held fire extinguisher
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