Foodservice Utility Worker, University, 16 hours, Mixed Shift

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Hiring Range: $19.00 - $31.55. The final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule

• Monday through Friday, Weekends (Saturday and Sunday)
• Scheduled Hours: 4p-8p
• Shift: 4 - Mixed Shift, 4.5 Hours
• Hours: 16 per week

This position may have a signing bonus available; eligibility will be confirmed during the interview process.

Union: UFCW (United Food and Commercial Workers)

About the Role

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

Responsibilities

• Performs dishwashing and pot washing duties.
• Responsible for sanitation of main kitchen and all food service equipment.
• Retrieves soiled patient trays.
• Inventories and stocks supplies in unit kitchens.
• Assists in training of other food service workers.
• Completes setup, stock, and sanitation of workstations following standard procedures.
• Collects and disposes of all refuse according to department policy.
• Hand washes pots/pans according to standard procedure.
• Operates and cleans mechanical ware washing machines according to standard procedures.
• Cleans steam kettles, grills, ovens, carts, exhaust hood, refrigerators, tray line equipment, floors, walls, ceilings, and other related equipment according to standard procedures.
• Stores various food, paper, and chemical supplies in appropriate areas.
• Fills handwashing soap and paper towel dispensers.
• Rotates and dates items following standard procedures.
• Stores perishables in an appropriate manner.
• Cleans work area, equipment in 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.
• Maintains equipment in good working order.
• Reports any hazardous conditions or equipment breakdown immediately to supervisor.

Requirements

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

Unless certification, licensure, or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility may be substituted for the above requirements.