Utility Associate (Part-Time)

About the role

Provides timely and reliable cleaning and maintenance support for Swarthmore's dining services. This is a part-time, 9-month position, working during the academic year, August through May.

Responsibilities

• Scrapes foods from pots and pans
• Scrubs, rinses and sanitizes according to Serv-Safe procedures
• Air dries all and returns to proper storage locations
• Continually monitors pot wash sinks for proper water temperatures, detergent and sanitizer levels
• Continually check in with cooks to see they have needed vessels
• Cleans and sanitizes utensils and return to proper locations
• Scrapes food scraps from dishes and places them in designated racks for ware washing
• Empties liquids from cups/mugs and places in racks for ware washing
• Transports silverware bins from front of house and transfers to wash racks
• Places clean small wares in proper transport racks after they go through dish machine
• Place clean silverware on the sorting table
• Transport clean small wares to serving lines in a timely manner to insure plates, bowls, glasses, mugs, silverware are available throughout the meal periods
• Sorts silverware
• Keeps work area wiped clean of garbage and excess water
• Sweeps & mops kitchen, walk in boxes, serving area, & dining rooms according to daily cleaning lists
• Takes trash, recycling and compost to designated dumpsters/containers in loading dock area
• Keeps loading dock broom swept and organized
• Assists receivers in down times
• Cleans and sanitizes dish machine, transport dish dolly to serving lines and clean silverware to sorting table
• Clean and sanitize silverware retrieval area in servery
• Performs other assignments as directed by the utility supervisor and other managers

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Customer service experience
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment

Physical demands

• Prolonged periods of time standing on hard surface floor
• Good hand eye coordination
• Able to lift up to 30 pounds
• Frequent bending, pushing, pulling, reaching and lifting

Working conditions

• Fast paced high volume environment
• Must be able to work with a diverse group of individuals from different cultures and different levels of ability
• Exposed to equipment with moving parts and a moderate level of noise
• Floors are often wet and it can be warm and humid
• Must be able to report to work during inclement weather as we are essential and Swarthmore College is a residential College
• Seven day a week operation so schedules will include nights and weekends

Preferred qualifications

• 2-3 years prior experience in a dish room

Pay

$20.60 per hour