Foodservice Utilities Worker, University, 40 hours, Mixed Shift

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Hiring Range: $19.00 - $31.55. Final offer may vary within this range based on experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity.

Schedule

• Monday through Friday, Weekends (Saturday and Sunday)
• Shifts: 6:30 AM – 3:00 PM or 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM
• 40 hours per week, 8-hour mixed shifts

About the Role

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver—regardless of title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence, and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts. We are more than 20,000 employees working together in relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community, and each other.

Responsibilities

• Performs dishwashing and pot washing duties.
• Sanitizes the main kitchen and all food service equipment.
• Retrieves soiled patient trays.
• Inventories and stocks supplies in unit kitchens.
• Assists in training other food service workers.
• Completes setup, stocking, and sanitation of workstations following standard procedures.
• Collects and disposes of refuse according to department policy.
• Hand washes pots and pans according to standard procedures.
• Operates and cleans mechanical ware washing machines.
• Cleans steam kettles, grills, ovens, carts, exhaust hoods, refrigerators, tray line equipment, floors, walls, ceilings, and related equipment.
• Stores food, paper, and chemical supplies in appropriate areas.
• Fills handwashing soap and paper towel dispensers.
• Rotates and dates items following standard procedures.
• Stores perishables appropriately.
• Cleans work areas, equipment in the main kitchen, and/or patient units as directed.
• Assists in care and maintenance of facilities, equipment, and supplies.
• Maintains work area in clean, orderly, and safe condition.
• Reports hazardous conditions or equipment breakdowns to supervisor.

Requirements

• Ability to carry out standardized instructions and procedures.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English.
• Understanding of basic weights and measures.
• Understanding of basic mathematical functions.
• Ability to stoop, lift 30 pounds, and push/pull 300 pounds.

Unless certification, licensure, or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

Benefits

• This position may have a signing bonus available; eligibility confirmed during the interview process.
• Union: UFCW (United Food and Commercial Workers).